Argos 10L dehumidifier fault

[Aron82]

Hi new to here I have a Argos 10L dehumidifier which only turns on once every 10 min if you turn it off it won't come back on straight away after pressing button. plus it only produced water once now it wont. any ideas what it could be thanx.

 

[danadak]

Not unusual these days quality of builds, soldering on PCBs, cabling, etc
poor.

I use a magnifying glass and inspect PCB for solder joints missing solder, ones with
partial solder, cracks......

Also power related components that need heatsinks, look around them for burn marks
where a component is getting hot. If thats the case not unusual several components in-
volved in the problem.

Any screw terminals loose where wire connections being made....


Regards, Dana.

 

[Lightium]

Do you have a hygrometer? Is the room dry?