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Ed Pawlowski Ed Pawlowski is offline
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Default Recharging a Dead Dehumidifier

On 8/28/2016 12:14 PM, Ceapea wrote:
replying to Actionman, Ceapea wrote:
The coils and lines are packed tight in dehumidifiers. Leaks are very
common.
Find and repair the leak, evacuate the system and recharge.


Sadly, 11 years ago the OP had mold growing in his damp basement. If
spread over the entire interior of the hose and the DEP condemned it
after his wife and two dogs died from lung infections. The house was
burned in an exercise for the local fire department.