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There is one site that says it has the 25804 model, but you have to register. Manual are normally free from the Sears Kenmore site. Check the model number is correct.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Kenmore+129.25803+dehumidifier+manual
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580.5451 appears to be the dehumidifier model #Contact Sears online or by phone:https://www.searspartsdirect.com/model/3gdb2g701p-000582/kenmore-58054351900-dehumidifier-partshttps://www.searspartsdirect.com/search?q=580.54351
I would suspect the cooling coils have leaked the freon and aren't cooling enough to condense the humidity into water. These units aren't really made to repair unless it's a switch or humidity sensor. The cost to have the leak fixed and freon reloaded would exceed just buying a new unit.
First I'm not a Kenmore Tech.
* Check your warranty and call for service.
*** The following is for information only ***
* I had one of these dehumidifier. I've used both the drain bucket by itself and well as the hose attachment.
* the bucket has a hose cap at the bottom to allow a typical garden hose to be attached. Remove the cap and attach the hose.
* If you want to use just the bucket then you will need to remove the garden hose and re-cap the bucket. Otherwise the water will just drain on the floor. You can find a replacement cap at any hardware or garden shop.
* There is a sensor switch under the drain bucket. This senses if there is a bucket present and it will turn off the unit once it's full of water.
*** The bucket must be present for this dehumidifier to work ***
* You must place the bucket in the right position for the unit to come on. The attached hose must move freely up and down to prevent the bucket from being weighed down and turning off the unit as it thinks the bucket is full. Lifting the hose a bit up and down will give you an idea if it's too heavy.
* Final; there is an adjustment knob in the front to determine how dry the air you want. I've used this unit to dry out wet carpets in a room so it's set at max and usually takes about 1-2 days to dry out a room (in Hawaii with 60% humidity). You will need to set this up and adjust it for your purpose.
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You probably have it set for too high (moist) a setting, so it doesn't need to run long.
Slowly reduce setting to Drier settings to get it to run longer.
You've posted in DEhumidifier section.
Sounds like you have a Humidifier. Please post there.
Although why you want to add humidity to the tropics is beyond me.
Did you punch out (or cut) the plug that the hose connects to? If not, its blocking the water from draining to the hose.
Also, make sure the unit is higher than the drain and that the hose is not kinked or clogged.
Please rate 4 stars if this is helpful. Thanks and good luck!
Unless equipped with special equipment most dehumidifiers will produce little if any water under 65-70 degrees. Many state operation down to 50-60 degrees but this was under lab conditions and therefore a marketing tool. The best performance is gained when the air temperature is above 70 degrees. The water you are finding is from melting frost, if you have a humidity problem you should be adding heat to the area to be dried, warm air holds much more moisture than cold and drying is much more effective if you can heat the area to around 80 degrees.
signs of frost on your machine is an indicator that (1) there's not enough air flow over coils
and (2) there has occurred a leak in your system and some or all of the gas has escaped out to the atmosphere
number 1 usually causes number 2 due to increase in heat
unplug for 48 hrs then try it again if no joy then you'll need to replace it
as with any freeze up of any unit (any mfg) there are a few things to look at first before consulting a profesional ,
1st ck your filter most units have a filter these are the most forgoten things when it comes to reg cleaning , remove it and run under tap shake excess water off and replace in unit
2nd is unit warm enoght to work air temp has to excede 68 degrees for these to work
3rd how old is unit if unit is over three years and has been largely neglected for cleaning and maint issues then overheating can cause gas charge to leak out and cause freeze ups , replacement is only option on this reason
4th setting: is unit large enoght to remove water from area if its undersize it runs too hard and never cycles off/on this causes freeze ups , purchase a small humidmeter to measure the area % rh 70%rh is considered normal for a home
