A Customer Guide to Drying Equipment

How to use the drying equipment installed to dry your property

If you have suffered water damage to your property, there may be a lot of information for you all in one go. Here is a useful guide to refer back to on how to use the drying equipment in your home.

Dehumidifiers

We use Dri-Eaze  dehumidifiers and depending your property you may have either a DrizAir 1200  or a very similar DrizAir 1800.

The control panel on the dehumidifier looks like this:

1 – ON-OFF.

Press the ON-OFF key to turn the unit on or off. When turning the machine on, usually the display reads CMPRSR DELAY and performs a numeral count down from a maximum of 60 seconds to 0.

The compressor delay gives the machine time to warm up (when needed). If you don’t see a compressor delay countdown, the machine is ready to go. Once the unit completes the CMPRSR DELAY, the display reads DEHUMIDIFIER ON, and continues to cycle between TOTAL HOURS, JOB HOURS and DEHUMIDIFIER ON.

Press the ON-OFF key again to turn the unit off. The display will read DEHUMIDIFIER OFF.

2 – DISPLAY.

This is used to monitor how many hours the machine has been running for. Customers do not usually need to press this button.

3 – PURGE.

Press the PURGE key to empty water from the pump reservoir. During normal operation, the pump purges automatically every six minutes, or whenever the reservoir is full. The display will read PUMP PURGING with a numeral countdown. To purge the pump manually:

1. Turn the power off using the OFF key, and let the unit sit plugged in for about 10 minutes. This allows water to drip from the coils and collect in the drip pan.
2. Press PURGE to remove residual water.

4 – CLEAR.

Customers use of dehumidifiers does not require this button to be pressed.