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new dehumidifier for basement? N8N 04-10-2008
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Posted by Phisherman on April 11, 2008, 6:07 pm
wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>got a fairly old (1940's) house with a basement that tends to get
>humid in the summertime - no visible water intrusion, it just gets
>damp. I assume because it stays nice and cool down there and the hot
>air from outside has a lot of water in it that just can't stay when
>the air cools off. I have an old dehumidifier that came with the
>house, but I don't think it's doing a whole lot - it runs a lot, but
>the container never seems to get full. I suspect that this is wasting
>a lot of electricity, plus it's loud. (the door is missing to the
>laundry room, so if I'm trying to sit in the other room and watch TV I
>have to turn the volume up when it kicks on.) I suspect I should just
>buy a new one, any particular recommendations on brands? Quiet would
>be my first concern, efficiency second. I may not need it at all once
>it gets warm as we have central A/C installed (which we didn't last
>year) but there are still a couple months where it is warm/humid that
>I probably won't use the A/C.
>
>thanks
>
>nate


You may want to seal the walls if they are concrete. There are
rubber-based paints made specifically for this. Dehumidifiers are
noisy and require considerable power. You can put the dehumidifier
on a 24-hour timer so it only runs at certain hours. A fan can help
circulate air or you can run the furnace blower. Moisture tends to
move away from warmer locations and toward cooler areas.

Posted by Jay Stootzmann on April 12, 2008, 11:11 am
Get a new one that is "energy star" and has a built in humidity sensor.
Then set it up to drain to a floor drain and then all you have to do is set
you humidity level and forget it.

If you don't have a floor drain the feed it into a "descasent pump" [like
what is used a lot with furnaces etc] that will pump it to a drain.

> wrote:
>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>got a fairly old (1940's) house with a basement that tends to get
>>humid in the summertime - no visible water intrusion, it just gets
>>damp. I assume because it stays nice and cool down there and the hot
>>air from outside has a lot of water in it that just can't stay when
>>the air cools off. I have an old dehumidifier that came with the
>>house, but I don't think it's doing a whole lot - it runs a lot, but
>>the container never seems to get full. I suspect that this is wasting
>>a lot of electricity, plus it's loud. (the door is missing to the
>>laundry room, so if I'm trying to sit in the other room and watch TV I
>>have to turn the volume up when it kicks on.) I suspect I should just
>>buy a new one, any particular recommendations on brands? Quiet would
>>be my first concern, efficiency second. I may not need it at all once
>>it gets warm as we have central A/C installed (which we didn't last
>>year) but there are still a couple months where it is warm/humid that
>>I probably won't use the A/C.
>>
>>thanks
>>
>>nate
>
>
> You may want to seal the walls if they are concrete. There are
> rubber-based paints made specifically for this. Dehumidifiers are
> noisy and require considerable power. You can put the dehumidifier
> on a 24-hour timer so it only runs at certain hours. A fan can help
> circulate air or you can run the furnace blower. Moisture tends to
> move away from warmer locations and toward cooler areas.



Posted by ransley on April 12, 2008, 11:23 am
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> >Hi all,
>
> >got a fairly old (1940's) house with a basement that tends to get
> >humid in the summertime - no visible water intrusion, it just gets
> >damp. =A0I assume because it stays nice and cool down there and the hot
> >air from outside has a lot of water in it that just can't stay when
> >the air cools off. =A0I have an old dehumidifier that came with the
> >house, but I don't think it's doing a whole lot - it runs a lot, but
> >the container never seems to get full. =A0I suspect that this is wasting
> >a lot of electricity, plus it's loud. =A0(the door is missing to the
> >laundry room, so if I'm trying to sit in the other room and watch TV I
> >have to turn the volume up when it kicks on.) =A0I suspect I should just
> >buy a new one, any particular recommendations on brands? =A0Quiet would
> >be my first concern, efficiency second. =A0I may not need it at all once
> >it gets warm as we have central A/C installed (which we didn't last
> >year) but there are still a couple months where it is warm/humid that
> >I probably won't use the A/C.
>
> >thanks
>
> >nate
>
> You may want to seal the walls if they are concrete. =A0There are
> rubber-based paints made specifically for this. =A0 Dehumidifiers are
> noisy and require considerable power. =A0 You can put the dehumidifier
> on a 24-hour timer so it only runs at certain hours. =A0 A fan can help
> circulate air or you can run the furnace blower. =A0 Moisture tends to
> move away from warmer locations and toward cooler areas.- Hide quoted text=
-
>
> - Show quoted text -

Old non energy star units were hogs, for about $3 a month mine
dehumidifys 25x25

Posted by Josh G on April 23, 2008, 1:31 pm
You should look google for a GOOD dehumidifier for your basement.
I can offer our website link which of course is the best dehumidifier
out there because it's made just for basements.
http://www.basementsystems.com/dehumidifier/

We deal with basements everyday so i'd ask you to research about our
product called the Sanidry Dehumidifier.

Hopefully you will find a good solutions for your humidity problem

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