[Shop-talk] dehumidifiers

[Wayne]

On 3/16/2011 6:43 PM, Dan Fest wrote:
> I was given a second hand dehumidier which I thought I'd run in the garage for
> a while to help dry things up.  Whenever I run it, after say 7-8 hours,
> there's no water in the bin and the fins are frozen with ice on them.  Is this
> one junk and I need to get another or is there a simple solution ??

Icing can be a sign it's operating in too low an ambient temperature, or 
that the refrigerant is low.

-w