everydefense
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I tried that idea, but unfortunately the model I have doesn't have a physical clicker switch for on-off... anytime it loses power, the initial state upon regaining power is "off" even if it was on before. So that means you either have to physically press the power button to turn it back on each time the power is cycled, or open up the dehumidifier and create an electrical bypass to that switch with a mechanical switch that could always be left on on... I haven't gotten around to trying option #2, and option #1 makes automating part of it pointless (since I'd still have to press a button)...Without going into a lengthy exchange to try and diagnose the problem, I'm going to make a few assumptions and suggest you get a timer switch (like one of those Intermatic things you plug into the wall and program by sticking the black and red clips into the appropriate slots in the dial) and set it to run the dehumidifier twice a day for 30 minutes at a time. I know the unit has all sorts of controls on it, but they were not designed to work properly when the dehumidifier was operating in a small enclosed space. You'll gamble about $10 and if I'm right your dehumidifier will run for several years.
If only it were that simple... please, show me a new, currently available model that ISN'T made in China (and has a long life, as you state), and I'll gladly buy it. Rest assured that the new model I did purchase wasn't inexpensive...Either he is buying el cheapo Chinese junk or used-either way, spend a few bucks more and get one that will give you long life.
Exactly... exactly!!!I am willing to spend twice as much on one that will last. Every dehumidifier I looked into had parts made in China (some "assembled" in the USA). The only USA made dehumidifiers I could find on-line were huge units for office buildings.
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