Do you have to have the dehumidifier higher then drain for it to work?
1313260
Not if you use the holding tank. If draining it directly into a drain, yeah.
1313261
Yes, the humidifier only drips down. After dumping the bucket several times, I bought:Little Giant VCMA-15UL 1/50 horsepower 115 volts VCMA Series Automatic Condensate Removal PumpandWatts SVIG20 Pre-Cut 1/2-Inch Diameter by 3/8-Inch Clear Vinyl Tubing, 20-Foot LengthThe humidifier now drips into the pump and the pump drives the water up into a clothes washer drain. The pump only runs when the water level gets to high enough within it and it just takes some seconds to empty, so the pump only runs when it needs to. Now I don't have to empty the bucket or bother with it at all any more. Yes, the humidifier only drips down. After dumping the bucket several times, I bought:Little Giant VCMA-15UL 1/50 horsepower 115 volts VCMA Series Automatic Condensate Removal PumpandWatts SVIG20 Pre-Cut 1/2-Inch Diameter by 3/8-Inch Clear Vinyl Tubing, 20-Foot LengthThe humidifier now drips into the pump and the pump drives the water up into a clothes washer drain. The pump only runs when the water level gets to high enough within it and it just takes some seconds to empty, so the pump only runs when it needs to. Now I don't have to empty the... » Read More Yes, the humidifier only drips down. After dumping the bucket several times, I bought:Little Giant VCMA-15UL 1/50 horsepower 115 volts VCMA Series Automatic Condensate Removal PumpandWatts SVIG20 Pre-Cut 1/2-Inch Diameter by 3/8-Inch Clear Vinyl Tubing, 20-Foot LengthThe humidifier now drips into the pump and the pump drives the water up into a clothes washer drain. The pump only runs when the water level gets to high enough within it and it just takes some seconds to empty, so the pump only runs when it needs to. Now I don't have to empty the bucket or bother with it at all any more. « Show Less
1313262
The hose connector is near the top of the unit. I have a 10ft piece of hose connected. Mine sits on the basement floor and the drain is in the floor. I would assume as long as the drain is lower than the hose connector you should be fine.
1313263
Yes, the humidifier only drips down. After dumping the bucket several times, I bought: Little Giant VCMA-15UL 1/50 horsepower 115 volts VCMA Series Automatic Condensate Removal Pump and Watts SVIG20 Pre-Cut 1/2-Inch Diameter by 3/8-Inch Clear Vinyl Tubing, 20-Foot Length The humidifier now drips into the pump and the pump drives the water up into a clothes washer drain. The pump only runs when the water level gets to high enough within it and it just takes some seconds to empty, so the pump only runs when it needs to. Now I don't have to empty the bucket or bother with it at all any more.
2150016
Note that this unit, as with all in-room A/C units, needs to be vented to a window in order to cool the room. In my experience this unit does not require any ADDITIONAL water drainage as many other units do. All moisture exhausts through the air hoses. However, in the manual it does say there may be circumstances where water collects in the unit and needs to be drained. Even in continuous 80%-90% humidity, I have never had this happen.This is a very good unit.
676653
Yes - we use in in our crawl space and it works quite well. One of the criteria was the drain pump which we use to drain the dehumidifier into our washer drain which is above floor level.
1361979
Yes, you can run a dehumidifier with this controller and you would only need a auxiliary contact if the dehumidifier exceeds the rated amperage of the controller.
545020
Yes the fan does. The unit does not turn on and off but the fan runs continually. The dehumidifier only runs when the humidity is above the setting you input.
1849947
Absolutely not as long as the rooms are connected. The air that is dehumidified will act as a sponge and draw in the moist humid air from the adjacent rooms. They do sell a duct kit which serves as a way for you to operate the dehumidifier in an area outside of your living space for aestethic purposes. If you have a finished basement with a utility area, you can mount the dehumidifier behind the wall and duct it in to the living space. I have done that very thing myself and it is a fantastic way to permanently install the unit. When deciding on placement keep in consideration that the dehumidifier must drain into either a sump pit or a condensation pump close to your central air system. Absolutely not as long as the rooms are connected. The air that is dehumidified will act as a sponge and draw in the moist humid air from the adjacent rooms. They do sell a duct kit which serves as a way for you to operate the dehumidifier in an area outside of your living space for aestethic purposes. If you have a finished basement with a utility area, you can mount the dehumidifier behind the wall and duct it in to the living space. I have done that very thing myself and it is a fantastic way to permanently install the unit. When deciding on placement keep in consideration that the... » Read More Absolutely not as long as the rooms are connected. The air that is dehumidified will act as a sponge and draw in the moist humid air from the adjacent rooms. They do sell a duct kit which serves as a way for you to operate the dehumidifier in an area outside of your living space for aestethic purposes. If you have a finished basement with a utility area, you can mount the dehumidifier behind the wall and duct it in to the living space. I have done that very thing myself and it is a fantastic way to permanently install the unit. When deciding on placement keep in consideration that the dehumidifier must drain into either a sump pit or a condensation pump close to your central air system. « Show Less
1276489
Up in the Seattle area I sometimes have to drain it. I believe it is related to humidity, although I'm not sure that it might also be related to having the fan run at a variable speed. I don't see why the fan speed would matter, but I have noticed a correlation.
1972104
No, you will just send the moisture back into the basement air. Get a real dehumidifier.
1936702
No. But you will need a pail to collect the water. When the air "conditioner" is on it will take water out of the air to lower the humidity. My experience was that I needed to empty the pail several times the first week or so, but then once the humidity in the room went down, I only had to empty it every few days. I do like my unit.
1206363
I never used the the dehumidifier mode, since the air conditioner dehumidifies the air while it is cooling. I have found that the settings are confusing and anytime that the power goes out the settings are reset and the settings revert back to Celsius. I play around with the remote control until it starts cooling again. During the summer during times of high humidity I had to empty the tank 3 times a day. When the tank is full the air conditioner cuts off to prevent overflow onto the floor. I had considered rigging a sump pump to expel the water in the tank through a tube in the window so that I would not have to keep emptying the tank. I have since replaced my portable air conditioner with a Frigidaire window unit. The window unit has the benefits of draining the water out of the back onto the ground, the settings do not reset when power goes out so the air conditioner resumes cooling when power returns, and my energy bill went down quite a bit when I switched to the window unit. I believe that there is no way to stop the tank from filling up when the unit is running, so you may want to rig a 12 volt bilge pump or sump pump in the water tank and send the water build up out of the window through tubing. You may contact Danby who was of no help anwering my questions. If there is anyway that you can use a window unit you should do it, the window unit will pay for itself through lower energy costs.
232096
Yes you will need to drain and use the flush. You have to get all the water out. Draining leaves moisture behind. Water and Evans don't mix.
1814047
Agree with other comment. container has to be higher than the plants in order to allow the water to drain down. I put the plants on the floor and the container on a stand above and it worked great.
1670504
I have had a few of these burn out on me from using the dehumidifier into a sink with this pump attached. The vendor that I purchased from has been excellent in replacing the faulty units. After several replacements, I stopped keeping it on the automatic switch and just plug/unplug the unit each day. In my opinion, the sensor unit cannot handle the load. Hope this helps.
1106990
I have the dehumidifier- hooked up hose to back threads and put in drain (but its above in sink) does this need to be drained in ground as it is not draining & is there something I need to turn on/ off to use continuous draining? TY in advance!
2208480
NoIt should drain automatically. I have 2. One drains fine and the other has a mind of its own. Last year Haier suggested elevating the front by maybe a quarter inch . I have both set that way. One works and the other doesn't.
1078034
No. The drain is on the bottom. You have to get on the floor to drain it with a hose or bucket.
2035917
I don't think so. One night ours was making a nasty noise and i realized the water level was below what it should have been. I was glad it did though since mine is in the garage and that way i knew it was time to clean the unit and add more water.