Repair stories from PartSelect's customers - like you. We give all our customers a chance to help out others by sharing the story of their appliance repair. You can find useful tips as well as estimates of the difficulty of the repair and how long it will take, along with any tools you may require to complete your repair.
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Humidistat was inoperatative and the defrost thermostat.
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Overall Rating:
Very Helpful
Rated By:
1 Customers
Posted By:
Martin From Lords Valley, PA
Posted:
9/20/2007 10:23:13 PM
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Appliance Repaired:
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Westinghouse
Dehumidifier
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Age Of Appliance:
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5 - 10 years
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Removed two screws holding the faceplate that held the humidistat. Removed knob, and two screws holding humidisat.. Removed two wires (push on terminals) . Reversed procedure to install new humididstat. Removed defrost thermostat from suction line, cut wires, installed new defrost thermostat, stripped wires, used wire nuts to connect control. Replaced faceplate..
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| Level of difficulty: |
Really easy |
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Less than 15 mins |
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Parts Used in this Repair
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Humidistat Control
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This humidistat control is a little over three inches long, and is used with dehumidifiers.
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