We just brought the dehumidifier and we have it on continuous drain with the hose on it but it keeps filling the bucket...any suggestions thanks
1112519
Yes, actually. The hose is soooooo wrapped up in the box, that when you run the hose to the drain, you need to place something on it, to maintain the slope. i placed a small 2x4 piece on mine, and that did the trick. The hose is so stiff, that a 2x4, weight plate, book, etc, will be enough to make the water drain down.
1112520
The unit needs to be higher than the drain initialy---once it starts draining thru the hose , the unit can then be set on the same level as the drain
1112521
I would say that you may not have the continuous drain hose installed correctly or else you may have a defective unit. Mine has had a hose on it right from the start and it has worked perfectly now for most of a year. Good luck!
1717774
It does not fit inside the dehumidifier. I placed mine a few feet away and routed a hose from the humidifier to it. It only runs for a few seconds when full and is very quiet. I was planning to use an extra washing machine supply hose that I had for the drain but it was too stiff. I found a hose made for dehumidifier drains at Lowes and it works very well.
1922315
There is a small pan at the bottom of the unit that catches the water and then the heat from the air coming off the unit, through the hoses, evaporates the water to the outside world. There is also a small drain that can be emptied to a floor drain or into a small flat pan and disposed of. I've only had it for one season and I had to drain it twice. The drain is low to the floor so a jelly roll pan of something like that works best. I use mine in a shop so it is intermittant use. For constant use the evaporation might work better??
715173
the only problem I have is how to drain the hose. I thought the hose would drain into the kitchen sink . but in stead I had to buy large buckets . I only do family & friends (free) so it is a sink . But I only do one person a time every couple of weeks . I have it down to one bucket per person . So when they leave I empty the bucket. I wish I had a better place for hose to drain.
2280825
Yes, yes. Indeed. I had the same problem as the unit wanted to fill the bucket (then turn off) instead of running out the rear spicket through the hose and run for me non-stop - which was why I bought it in the first place. It works for me now .. I just have to make absolutely sure that 1) the humidifier is sitting level; 2) the hose is always lower than the spicket on the back of the humidifier and 3) there is no relative "rise" in the drain hose. That means water is always running "downhill" from the drain spicket to the floor drain. Taking these deliberate measures solved my problem (now for years). Hope it helps you.
1849584
You should not have water around the unit. It could be you are positioning the mist into the indentation in the top that is then overflowing. Other than that I would say your unit is malfunctioning. Good luck.
1531094
When you first set up your dehumidifier, you are instructed to run it in continuous mode for 24 hours. You will get a notification on the dial face when the bucket is full to empty it. After the continuous operation, you can then select the humidity level you want on the dial face.
1206362
Unfortunately you can't. Danby will spin a good tale and say the air is humid. You can call them on 1-800-263-2629. I did. Many times. They will refer you to a service agent who will say this is normal and advise you to run two pieces of garden hose from the drain ports to a bucket. The end result will be that they wash their hands of a very poor design and do nothing for you.I no longer use my unit as it's caused more damage to wooden floors that the unit cost.So, if you want to continue using it get some garden hose and a bucket. And good luck!
1043474
The hose connection comes out above the tank inlet. So the dehumidifier does not set any higher off the floor. But to gravity drain the drain the hose goes to has to be lower than the unit.
1016034
It has a hose connection so you can set it up to drain that way. I've only used it by emptying the bucket every few days.
1002453
You are not supposed to let the bucket run dry. Not sure what happens if you do. I went out once and there was only an inch or two of water in it but it was cold out. Steam was coming off the water. It's still working fine.
460049
The water just drips off the cold condensing coils. From there it runs into the bucket or hose by gravity. There is no pump so the drain path must slope downward all the way or the water will back up into the unit.
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.
1095842
Mine does the same thing if I fill it even close to the max line. I just fill it up to under the max line and it works better, still leaks some but not as much as before.
2120510
You can use either. I started using the bucket only on mine, but it filled very quickly. It took &lt; 24 hrs to fill the bucket then it goes into kind of a standby mode waiting for the bucket to be emptied. I had to switch the the hose (by default it works with just the bucket, but you can attach the drain hose and water goes there instead).
1276485
We live along the gulf coast of Florida. We attached a short piece of garden hose to the upper drain outlet. The hose drains into a 5 gallon bucket. We empty the bucket every few days when the unit is being used....before it fills up.
25774
Correct. I did run a short plastic overflow hose to a bucket just in case but it has always been dry...