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Works like a sponge–but needs a modification for hose drainage
. It appears that the hose drain in the back just works on gravity–there’s no pump. So if the floor is not level and/or if the hose is a little narrower than the male connector on the back of the unit (as most are) the water will not drain through the hose the valve. The fault is poor product design. To remedy, I bought a right-angle PVC adapter, barb adapter and clear tubing (to visually see whether it was working) from Flex PVC.com. Parts: “508-007 FGH by .75 FPT (female NPT) 90degree”, “PPN46 3/4 mpt x 1/2 barb adapter”, and “1/2 x 5/8 Clear Tubing BTF”. The right angle adapter is large and maintains the 3/4″ garden hose opening from end to end. Once assembled and attached I experimented and found the correct position for the dehumidifier which is on a slightly uneven floor. Now the water drains through the hose (which I can watch through the clear hose) and it works as it should. Frigidaire should provide this setup to all users that need to use the hose valve in the back until they fix the design issue. I keep the unit running continuously and it gives off more heat than I would like, heating up the basement which is usually cool in the summer. But it’s somewhat unavoidable with this technology so I will take heat over humidity. I’ve added an image of my setup to the product images for visual reference.
This dehumidifier does the trick
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