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Preventive Maintenance

Dehumidifier Coil and Drain

The dehumidifier check is the coil, the drain, and the filter, and a cover comes off only with the unit off. The technician writes the as-found reading and compares it with the last one on the asset. Do not change a humidity setpoint from this work order. Anything past that line belongs to the site's own procedure, the OEM manual, or a permit. This is the inspection ChatterFix schedules. It is not itself permission to go further.

Interval Every 2 weeks
Est. Duration 1.0 hr
Steps 5
Applies To Cannabis Cultivation & Processing

The Procedure

The steps ChatterFix schedules for this PM. Every step is a checkable item on the work order — a technician can speak their way through it without touching a keyboard.

  1. With the unit off and locked out if a cover comes off, inspect the coil and the drain
  2. Clean or replace the filter to the site's change-out
  3. Confirm the compressor area is dry and the guard is on
  4. Do not change a humidity setpoint from this work order
  5. A unit that will not hold the room is written up. The setpoint stays

Why This PM Exists

The dehumidifier check is the coil, the drain, and the filter, and a cover comes off only with the unit off. The technician writes the as-found reading and compares it with the last one on the asset. Do not change a humidity setpoint from this work order. Anything past that line belongs to the site's own procedure, the OEM manual, or a permit. This is the inspection ChatterFix schedules. It is not itself permission to go further.

What Skipping It Looks Like

The room climbs, the setpoint moves, and the blocked drain is still blocked tomorrow. The round still closes, the number never lands on the asset, and the next person inherits a guess. Do not change a humidity setpoint from this work order.

Setting the interval

Every two weeks. A unit that will not hold the room is written up. The setpoint stays. An as-found reading outside the limit the site already published is a finding. It does not become a new setpoint on this work order.

Equipment This Covers

Common Questions

How often should this PM run?
Every 2 weeks. Every two weeks. A unit that will not hold the room is written up. The setpoint stays. An as-found reading outside the limit the site already published is a finding. It does not become a new setpoint on this work order.
How long does it take?
Budget about 1.0 hour for a technician working to the standard procedure. ChatterFix uses that estimate for capacity planning, then learns your plant's actual time from completed work orders.
What happens if we skip it?
The room climbs, the setpoint moves, and the blocked drain is still blocked tomorrow. The round still closes, the number never lands on the asset, and the next person inherits a guess. Do not change a humidity setpoint from this work order.
Can I use this checklist in ChatterFix?
Yes — this exact procedure ships in the Cannabis Cultivation & Processing industry pack. Pick your industry at signup and it is scheduled on the right assets automatically, with no configuration.

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This procedure — and every other PM for your industry — is already built into ChatterFix. Pick your industry and it lands on the right equipment, on the right interval, in about three minutes.