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Dehumidifier - add to HVAC or stand alone tom carr 03-25-2008
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Posted by on March 30, 2008, 9:44 am
My house is not extremely moldy or humid, but my wife has developed a
bad mold allergy and we have to get the house less humid before the
weather gets warmer in May. I have talked to several HVAC people
about adding a dehumidifier to the main system. This will be
expensive but I will do it if I have to.
One guy told me that one stand alone unit often does the trick. I
can
buy one of these at Home Depot for about $160. They are noisy and
you
have to empty them frequently though and I don't really want one
running in the house. Then he told me something I am questioning,
and
this is my real question for you. My house has a crawl space, just
about 3 feet high. I put plastic down years ago. This fellow told
me
I could put a stand alone dehumidifier in the crawl space under the
house and it had a good chance of solving my problems and lowering
the
humidity in the whole house. Does this make sense?


If you have the crawl space sealed properly then you stop it at the
source and your normal AC unit should do the rest. By sealing it
properly I mean with a heavier plastic then what you probably used and
seal as in to all seams and to the brick work/ cinder blocks. This is
usually done by someone in the business and not a home owner. Other
than that a proper cleaning of your appliances AC and Frig you should
be in good shape.

Posted by on March 30, 2008, 9:47 am
My house is not extremely moldy or humid, but my wife has developed a
bad mold allergy and we have to get the house less humid before the
weather gets warmer in May. I have talked to several HVAC people
about adding a dehumidifier to the main system. This will be
expensive but I will do it if I have to.
One guy told me that one stand alone unit often does the trick. I
can
buy one of these at Home Depot for about $160. They are noisy and
you
have to empty them frequently though and I don't really want one
running in the house. Then he told me something I am questioning,
and
this is my real question for you. My house has a crawl space, just
about 3 feet high. I put plastic down years ago. This fellow told
me
I could put a stand alone dehumidifier in the crawl space under the
house and it had a good chance of solving my problems and lowering
the
humidity in the whole house. Does this make sense?


If you have the crawl space sealed properly then you stop it at the
source and your normal AC unit should do the rest. By sealing it
properly I mean with a heavier plastic then what you probably used and
seal as in to all seams and to the brick work/ cinder blocks. This is
usually done by someone in the business and not a home owner. Other
than that a proper cleaning of your appliances AC and Frig you should
be in good shape.

Posted by tom carr on March 31, 2008, 10:27 pm
Thanks for the info. I'm going to get an estimate on having someone
in the business seal it with that heavy plastic. How much does that
usually cost?


On Mar 30, 9:47 am, csstouf...@gmail.com wrote:
> My house is not extremely moldy or humid, but my wife has developed a
> bad mold allergy and we have to get the house less humid before the
> weather gets warmer in May. I have talked to several HVAC people
> about adding a dehumidifier to the main system. This will be
> expensive but I will do it if I have to.
> One guy told me that one stand alone unit often does the trick. I
> can
> buy one of these at Home Depot for about $160. They are noisy and
> you
> have to empty them frequently though and I don't really want one
> running in the house. Then he told me something I am questioning,
> and
> this is my real question for you. My house has a crawl space, just
> about 3 feet high. I put plastic down years ago. This fellow told
> me
> I could put a stand alone dehumidifier in the crawl space under the
> house and it had a good chance of solving my problems and lowering
> the
> humidity in the whole house. Does this make sense?
>
> If you have the crawl space sealed properly then you stop it at the
> source and your normal AC unit should do the rest. By sealing it
> properly I mean with a heavier plastic then what you probably used and
> seal as in to all seams and to the brick work/ cinder blocks. This is
> usually done by someone in the business and not a home owner. Other
> than that a proper cleaning of your appliances AC and Frig you should
> be in good shape.





Posted by Noon-Air on April 1, 2008, 8:20 am

> Thanks for the info. I'm going to get an estimate on having someone
> in the business seal it with that heavy plastic. How much does that
> usually cost?


I dunno...my crystal ball is broken and I can't *SEE* it through my computer
keyboard.

--
Steve @ Noon-Air Heating & A/C

Stop calling me for freebies!
Satan, I'll fix your air conditioner when you pay me.
Cheapskate!"


Posted by Bubba on April 1, 2008, 5:09 pm
It depends on which drunk at the bar you pick + the cost of the boxes
or saran wrap he uses.
Bubba

On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:27:01 -0700 (PDT), tom carr

>Thanks for the info. I'm going to get an estimate on having someone
>in the business seal it with that heavy plastic. How much does that
>usually cost?
>
>
>On Mar 30, 9:47 am, csstouf...@gmail.com wrote:
>> My house is not extremely moldy or humid, but my wife has developed a
>> bad mold allergy and we have to get the house less humid before the
>> weather gets warmer in May. I have talked to several HVAC people
>> about adding a dehumidifier to the main system. This will be
>> expensive but I will do it if I have to.
>> One guy told me that one stand alone unit often does the trick. I
>> can
>> buy one of these at Home Depot for about $160. They are noisy and
>> you
>> have to empty them frequently though and I don't really want one
>> running in the house. Then he told me something I am questioning,
>> and
>> this is my real question for you. My house has a crawl space, just
>> about 3 feet high. I put plastic down years ago. This fellow told
>> me
>> I could put a stand alone dehumidifier in the crawl space under the
>> house and it had a good chance of solving my problems and lowering
>> the
>> humidity in the whole house. Does this make sense?
>>
>> If you have the crawl space sealed properly then you stop it at the
>> source and your normal AC unit should do the rest. By sealing it
>> properly I mean with a heavier plastic then what you probably used and
>> seal as in to all seams and to the brick work/ cinder blocks. This is
>> usually done by someone in the business and not a home owner. Other
>> than that a proper cleaning of your appliances AC and Frig you should
>> be in good shape.
>
>
>

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