View Full Version : Why would my dehumidifier freeze?
DianeMH
May 28, 2013, 01:15 PM
Did anyone ever have a dehumidifier that freezes up? The filters are clean, it seems to run fine but then Ice forms over the filters. It's only 2 or 3 years old.
JudyKayTee
May 28, 2013, 01:31 PM
Yes - I bought it from Sears and it was a constant problem which I never got resolved. I have no idea why a piece of equipment which is not creating cold air would freeze!
ma0641
May 28, 2013, 02:54 PM
But it does create cold when refrigerant goes through the coils, that's how it dehumidifies. Are you getting airflow through the coils?
drtom4444
May 29, 2013, 04:58 AM
Most likely something is impeding the airflow, like dirt, or a dirty filter.
DianeMH
May 29, 2013, 07:29 AM
Yes, there is air flow. I cleaned the filters, maybe there is something else I have to clean?
drtom4444
May 29, 2013, 10:46 AM
You have to clean the coils which get very dirty. You have to spray them with alkaline coil cleaner or the spray Easy-Off oven cleaner that contains sodium hydroxide (Both have liquid sodium hydroxide also called lye.). You then wash out the coils and fan blades very well with a hose nozzle and make sure you get it all dry before running it again, especially keep water off any motor capacitors and/or dry them well before running the device.