In 2003-4 I bought a kenmore dehumidifier. AFter less than a year, I took
it for warranty service- fan motor replaced. Now, 2 years later, it's just
not pumping out any more water. Sounds like the compressor is running, but
I haven't taken it apart to check it. I keep it on a shelf with a drain
into the sink and the humidity level in the basement requires it to run
almost full time. I'm thinking that, if it is a fan motor, I'm ready to
replace the whole unit because I want one with greater reliability.
Thoughts? Recommendations on a good model? Does pint capacity matter since
it's on a drain system, rather than the tub?
Thanks.

"Michael Muderick" wrote in message
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In 2003-4 I bought a kenmore dehumidifier. AFter less than a year, I
took it for warranty service- fan motor replaced. Now, 2 years later,
it's just not pumping out any more water. Sounds like the compressor is
running, but I haven't taken it apart to check it. I keep it on a shelf
with a drain into the sink and the humidity level in the basement requires
it to run almost full time. I'm thinking that, if it is a fan motor, I'm
ready to replace the whole unit because I want one with greater
reliability. Thoughts? Recommendations on a good model? Does pint
capacity matter since it's on a drain system, rather than the tub?
Thanks.

The pint capacity is how much water the unit can remove fron the air in a
given time period, not how much water the tub or drain system can hold.
You should size the unit to the size of the area that the dehumidifier is
in, and maybe how damp the area is .

"Michael Muderick" wrote
In 2003-4 I bought a kenmore dehumidifier. AFter less than a year, I
took it for warranty service- fan motor replaced. Now, 2 years later,
it's just not pumping out any more water. Sounds like the compressor is
running, but I haven't taken it apart to check it. I keep it on a shelf
with a drain into the sink and the humidity level in the basement requires
it to run almost full time. I'm thinking that, if it is a fan motor, I'm
ready to replace the whole unit because I want one with greater
reliability. Thoughts? Recommendations on a good model?
==
I got a 70 pint Danby to replace my Kenmore and am very pleased with its
performance so far.

You are right to dumb the Kenmore. Mine broke 4 times in 4 years. Each
time it was covered by the refrigeration system warrant. When it broke
again, I decided that was enuf. I bought a 70 pint whirlpool at Lowes. I
think it was built in the US. Works well so far but note that one of their
factories just closed so check the carton before you buy to see where yours
is built. The Kenmore was from CHina and well rated by consumer reports.


"Michael Muderick" wrote in message
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In 2003-4 I bought a kenmore dehumidifier. AFter less than a year, I
took it for warranty service- fan motor replaced. Now, 2 years later,
it's just not pumping out any more water. Sounds like the compressor is
running, but I haven't taken it apart to check it. I keep it on a shelf
with a drain into the sink and the humidity level in the basement requires
it to run almost full time. I'm thinking that, if it is a fan motor, I'm
ready to replace the whole unit because I want one with greater
reliability. Thoughts? Recommendations on a good model? Does pint
capacity matter since it's on a drain system, rather than the tub?
Thanks.