If you have the skills, put a thermostat on the coils that get icy. When the coils get cold, the thermostat is satisfied, and opens the circuit to the compressor.

More air flow is good.
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"gregz" wrote in message ....
Tegger wrote:
This thing keeps my basement from being dank and dungeon-like.

Occasionally this dehumidifier would refuse to shut off and would turn the
coils into a solid block of ice. I would unplug it, let it thaw, plug it
back in, and it would work fine again for weeks or months more.

But now it refuses to turn off at all. Plug it in and it runs forever and
goes all Ice-Agey on me every time.

What's wrong?



I have one that the contacts stick on. Have to use external control to be
certain it shuts off. If it ices needs more airflow. If it ices in one
spot, needs refrigerant.

Greg