Dehumidifier - Moisture Collection Less After Initial Operation

Part of the cooling process is removing humidity from the room. When first installed or after the unit has not been used in awhile, it is normal for the tank to fill up quickly and require more frequent emptying. Even once an hour can be normal.Initially, you are not only dehumidifying the moisture in the air but what is in floor, walls, ceiling, plus the materials in the room. , Once the humidity in the air decreases to a certain level, the moisture in the floor, walls, ceiling, and materials in the room will start to release their moisture into the air and dry out. Once all of this is finished, there will be a reduction of the number of times it will need to be emptied.If it is winter season there is likely not enough humidity in the air to have water collect in the bucket.   A dehumidifier will only pick up humidity out of warm air. If you are running a dehumidifier in your basement in the winter, the room may be damp but too cold (41 degrees F or less) for the dehumidifier to pull out the humidity.