We have a small 115 volt Sears 'portable' type dehumidifier in basement. Portable! Well; it has four casters on the bottom and probably weighs about 50lbs?
Works fine. But occasionally has frozen up solid. Right now it is off and have a fan in front of it circulating basement air about at 60 degrees to melt the ice.
Right now, as bought, there is a humidistat that switches the whole thing on and off. There is also a float switch that also switches everything off when the reservoir is almost full.
Thinking of changing wiring so that the circulation fan, but not the compressor, runs continuously as long as the unit is plugged in to aid defrosting.
Any comments or advice please.