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Posted by Joseph Meehan on October 1, 2005, 10:50 am
k wrote:
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>> Depends on if you can conveniently rig a way for it to drain itself,
>> or if you have to go down into the basement and empty the damn
>> bucket every night just before dinner.
> I have a floor drain in the right place, or believe me, I wouldn't be
> asking these questions. I've just learned from the net that there are
> dehumidifiers - low temp units - made specifically for basements.
Good point. I made the mistake of getting one not marked low temp and
ended up getting a new one so designed for basements. As it turned out
after about three recalls of the old one the finally came up with one last
recall which I installed myself and now the original ones functions just
fine in the basement. I use it as a backup.
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> I'll pick up a 50 pt one tomorrow. Lowes has one with a hose
> connection, energy star and all that, two speed and 50 pt capacity. That
> seems to be about the minimum basement size available, and it's
> 200 bucks. I thought I was looking at more money, so I'm just going
> to buy one.
> Thanks for all the good advice.
> Keith
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Joseph Meehan
Dia duit
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Posted by Joseph Meehan on September 30, 2005, 10:03 pm
k wrote:
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>>> This might help...
>>> http://www.applianceaid.com/dehumidsize.html
>> That is likely about as good a chart as you are going to get. The only
>> thing likely better might be an experienced professional
>> from your local area to make a judgment call based on a good amount
>> of experience with like homes in like conditions.
>>>> We rarely go down there, so is a dehumidifier even our
>>>> best bet?
>>> Having one would be a good idea.
>>> jeff.
>>> Appliance Repair Aid
>>> http://www.applianceaid.com/
>> --
>> Joseph Meehan
>> Dia duit
> Thanks for the replies, and especially the chart. Our basement is
> damp, not really wet. There are no windows or doors to the outside,
> and it's very rarely used, thus the musky smell down there. We get
> some white fluff on the exposed concrete wall, so I expect the
> dampness is from a minimal seepage thru the front wall.
> Is it good to oversize? From the chart, a 25 pt unit would take care
> of a 'very wet' basement the size of ours. Should it be plenty for a
> slightly damp space of the same size, or is it a better idea to just
> buy a big sucker?
> k
Well oversize will work better than undersized, but it will be more
expensive to buy and a little less efficient so it will cost a little more
to run. If you are on the edge, I would go larger. If you go too small you
may find you need a second one. BTW the efficiency rating of the larger one
MAY be better than the smaller so it may end up being cheaper. I really
don't know what the likelihood of that is.
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Joseph Meehan
Dia duit
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Posted by splinter on October 16, 2005, 8:29 pm
On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 15:12:33 GMT, "Joseph Meehan"
A cupla years ago I was looking for a DH also.
I believe it was the Consumer's mag that said to get the largest one
you can afford. I did that and it worked fine.
Splinter
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>Appliance Repair Aid wrote:
>> k wrote:
>>> I need to size a dehumidifier for a basement that's about 1,050 sq
>>> ft. The space is irregular but open, and there is a floor drain
>>> available. I don't know how to specify one, and am probably asking
>>> the wrong questions on google. Is there a chart somewhere that will
>>> help me size a unit.
>>> This is a damp basement, and for the first time it's smelling moldy
>>> (or maybe just crappy). We rarely go down there, so is a
>>> dehumidifier even our best bet?
>>> thanks,
>>> Keith
>> Hi,
>>> I need to size a dehumidifier for a basement that's about 1,050 sq
>>> ft.
>> This might help...
>> http://www.applianceaid.com/dehumidsize.html
> That is likely about as good a chart as you are going to get. The only
>thing likely better might be an experienced professional from your local
>area to make a judgment call based on a good amount of experience with like
>homes in like conditions.
>>> We rarely go down there, so is a dehumidifier even our
>>> best bet?
>> Having one would be a good idea.
>> jeff.
>> Appliance Repair Aid
>> http://www.applianceaid.com/
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Posted by z on September 30, 2005, 9:25 am
k wrote:
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> I need to size a dehumidifier for a basement that's about 1,050 sq ft. The
> space is irregular but open, and there is a floor drain available. I don't
> know how to specify one, and am probably asking the wrong questions on
> google. Is there a chart somewhere that will help me size a unit.
> This is a damp basement, and for the first time it's smelling moldy (or
> maybe just crappy). We rarely go down there, so is a dehumidifier even our
> best bet?
> thanks,
> Keith
My not terribly extensive experience is that if the normal sized
basement is damp enough to notice that it needs a dehumidifier, the
more or less biggest one around (50 or so pints) always ends up running
pretty nearly full time during the damp season, even if the humidistat
is set at 50%. Of course, that means in the dry season it doesn't run
that much.
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>> or if you have to go down into the basement and empty the damn
>> bucket every night just before dinner.
> I have a floor drain in the right place, or believe me, I wouldn't be
> asking these questions. I've just learned from the net that there are
> dehumidifiers - low temp units - made specifically for basements.