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Andrew writes:
It might be the solenoid that reverses the warm gas flow to melt the ice
on the cooling coils has failed. I would investigate this and try and
disable it before assuming the gas has gone.

Never seen that in a dehumidifier. Defrost is normally
just switching off the compressor but keeping the fan on,
if the evaporator drops below zero.

This is now my 30 yo ebac homedry works. There is a 555 timer that
triggers for 5 mins, once an hour to operate a solenoid that backfires
warm gas through the cold coils melting any ice.

when I took it to Fiji I phoned ebac and they said because the
heat and humidity would be so high I could just pull the spade
connector off the solenoid and allow it to drip into the
container all the time.

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Andrew Gabriel
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