MODIFYING A DEHUMIDIFIER
Ok… As I’m a little confused now as to where/how to post what without making a new thread. So I’ll post this here, I guess. Hence, the reason for the “title” before this new…topic, sort of.
I have an older (I’m not sure how old, it doesn’t look old, has that “smart” dehumidify feature - the brain symbol, hah.) dehumidifier, I honestly don’t quite remember how I got it, but I’m 99% sure I didn’t buy it. Anyway, it’s Danby model number DDR060BFCWDB, if you wanna search that you’ll find it and it’s specs on the Danby site.
One of it’s functions it very stupid, that is, if it reaches it’s set point - or a few percent below setpoint - whatever the threshold is, the compressor turns off (and that’s fine), but the fan turns off as well. I can explain how counterproductive this is, especially in a garden scenario, which it obviously isn’t intended for, but it’s still stupid.
I want to open it up, find the AC hot conductor, and “bypass” whatever pcb and relay are responsible for this, and wire it so that the fan always has power; meaning that as long as it’s plugged in/getting power the fan will be running.
This is very much something I’m capable of and will attempt regardless, but I’m just wondering if anyone else has had a device that was working against them like this and if they did something similar. The best part is that, I think I was given this dehumidifier, and I’m even more ok with taking it apart. I like to take things apart and put them back together.
I might have it open by the time anybody replies, should anybody reply. But feel free to talk about it, if you like.
Link to my post on dehumidifier ratings/standards: Anyone with practical experience regarding Dehumidification, Standards (AHAM vs DOE)?