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Anybody have a spare dehumidifier or air conditioner we can borrow?

Started by Jason, June 17, 2017, 07:12:02 PM

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Jason

Our dehumidifier died sometime over the last year. I never thought it worked very well but omg, with the humidity right now, I can see that it did. Unfortunately, we can't get a replacement (or an air conditioner) until July. Does anybody have a spare one they could lend for three weeks? Or an air conditioner?
Zorin OS 17.3 installed on:
* Dell Precision 3630 Tower - i5-8600@3.1 GHz (4.3 GHz turbo) six core, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB M.2 drive, GeForce 1060 card (Zorin OS 17.3)
* Lenovo ThinkPad T480 w/ i5-8350U@1.7 GHz (3.4 GHz turbo) 4 cores/8 threads, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB M.2 drive, touchscreen (Zorin OS 17.3)

ssfc72

Jason, do you know what has failed on your de-humidifier?  Maybe we could repair whatever component has broken?

Bill
Mint 20.3 on a Dell 14" Inspiron notebook, HP Pavilion X360, 11" k120ca notebook (Linux Lubuntu), Dell 13" XPS notebook computer (MXLinux)
Cellphone Samsung A50, Koodo pre paid service

Jason

I haven't the slightest, Bill. When I turn the dial, I hear the click sound it usually makes before it turns on but it doesn't. Or at least the motor for the fan doesn't (it doesn't make any noise). I never checked to see if the (condenser?), the coils on the back got cold or not. If you want to take it and take a look at it, you're welcome to. As soon as I have some money, I'll give you something for checking it out. However, it's probably 20 years old now so I think it just got its number called.
Zorin OS 17.3 installed on:
* Dell Precision 3630 Tower - i5-8600@3.1 GHz (4.3 GHz turbo) six core, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB M.2 drive, GeForce 1060 card (Zorin OS 17.3)
* Lenovo ThinkPad T480 w/ i5-8350U@1.7 GHz (3.4 GHz turbo) 4 cores/8 threads, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB M.2 drive, touchscreen (Zorin OS 17.3)

ssfc72

OK, maybe I can drop by Tuesday, if you are not tied up with something else, and I can just take it outside, to have a look at it and maybe crack it open, to check it out.
Mint 20.3 on a Dell 14" Inspiron notebook, HP Pavilion X360, 11" k120ca notebook (Linux Lubuntu), Dell 13" XPS notebook computer (MXLinux)
Cellphone Samsung A50, Koodo pre paid service

Jason

Yeah, I don't have anything then, I don't think. I'd appreciate that. Thanks!
Zorin OS 17.3 installed on:
* Dell Precision 3630 Tower - i5-8600@3.1 GHz (4.3 GHz turbo) six core, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB M.2 drive, GeForce 1060 card (Zorin OS 17.3)
* Lenovo ThinkPad T480 w/ i5-8350U@1.7 GHz (3.4 GHz turbo) 4 cores/8 threads, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB M.2 drive, touchscreen (Zorin OS 17.3)

Jason

Another friend is giving us a spare dehumidifier and coming by tomorrow night or Wednesday. So we won't have to fix this one after all. But thanks so much for the offer, Bill!
Zorin OS 17.3 installed on:
* Dell Precision 3630 Tower - i5-8600@3.1 GHz (4.3 GHz turbo) six core, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB M.2 drive, GeForce 1060 card (Zorin OS 17.3)
* Lenovo ThinkPad T480 w/ i5-8350U@1.7 GHz (3.4 GHz turbo) 4 cores/8 threads, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB M.2 drive, touchscreen (Zorin OS 17.3)

ssfc72

Mint 20.3 on a Dell 14" Inspiron notebook, HP Pavilion X360, 11" k120ca notebook (Linux Lubuntu), Dell 13" XPS notebook computer (MXLinux)
Cellphone Samsung A50, Koodo pre paid service