Hi,

Does anyone know if there is a dehumidifier, instead of using
a humidistat setting, allows you to set the time on and the time off?

Example: Set the dehumidifier to run for a half hour, then be off
for an hour. This cycle repeats over and over.

Almost all new dehumidifiers have electronic controls.

My mechanical control dehumidifier recently "died". I used an external
controller I made that employs a binary counter. The dehumidifier, which was
set to "Max", was plugged into this external device. When the power was off,
in effect it is the same as "unplugging" the dehumidifier. I used this
system for years and it worked GREAT. Note: I use a humidity gauge.

PROBLEM:

With electronic control dehumidifiers, "unplugging" (in effect) the
dehumidifier for a half hour or more, most likely will cause it to loose the
settings.
Thanks in advance, Brad

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On Sat, 13 Oct 2007 13:01:45 GMT, (Brad) wrote:

Hi,

Does anyone know if there is a dehumidifier, instead of using
a humidistat setting, allows you to set the time on and the time off?

Example: Set the dehumidifier to run for a half hour, then be off
for an hour. This cycle repeats over and over.

Almost all new dehumidifiers have electronic controls.

My mechanical control dehumidifier recently "died". I used an external
controller I made that employs a binary counter. The dehumidifier, which was
set to "Max", was plugged into this external device. When the power was off,
in effect it is the same as "unplugging" the dehumidifier. I used this
system for years and it worked GREAT. Note: I use a humidity gauge.

PROBLEM:

With electronic control dehumidifiers, "unplugging" (in effect) the
dehumidifier for a half hour or more, most likely will cause it to loose the
settings.

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On Sat, 13 Oct 2007 13:01:45 GMT, (Brad) wrote:

Hi,

Does anyone know if there is a dehumidifier, instead of using
a humidistat setting, allows you to set the time on and the time off?

Example: Set the dehumidifier to run for a half hour, then be off
for an hour. This cycle repeats over and over.

Almost all new dehumidifiers have electronic controls.

My mechanical control dehumidifier recently "died". I used an external
controller I made that employs a binary counter. The dehumidifier, which was
set to "Max", was plugged into this external device. When the power was off,
in effect it is the same as "unplugging" the dehumidifier. I used this
system for years and it worked GREAT. Note: I use a humidity gauge.

PROBLEM:

With electronic control dehumidifiers, "unplugging" (in effect) the
dehumidifier for a half hour or more, most likely will cause it to loose the
settings.
Thanks in advance, Brad

Before you type your password, credit card number, etc.,
be sure there is no active keystroke logger (spyware) in your PC.



Ok, so your control is dead. Bypass it, get a cheap-o timer from the
hardwar store and be done with it... Right?

As to the electronic units loosing settings, I won't comment, but that
implies each power failure would require you reset your de-humidifier:
really dumb design.