About Dehumidifiers

cheriw02893 asked:


I am currently running a dehumidifer but I heard of “damp rid” and was wondering if anyone had any postive or negative experience with it.

Thanks.

Cynthia

kelvin j asked:


we endeavour to keep condensation in our home to a minimum because we suffer so badly with it …..we are a large family living in quite a small house so obviously dampness in the winter months is a big issue! Apart from opening windows during the day and running a dehumidifer during the night there isnt much else we can do .The problem is, if we were to leave the house empty for a week or so, I am sure, as a neighbour found out recently , that upon return the house and windows will be damp ridden ….my question is .is there a substance you can leave arround the house such as salt or other chrystals to collect the moisture for me

Harvey

earlymorn asked:


We have a small pump to remove the standing water,but I see the dehumidifer has an option of a pump. What does the pump do in this case.

Karen

nher7 asked:


I have hardwood floors in the 1st floor of my home here in New England USA. I contracted a wood floor refinisher to strip and apply 4 coats of oil-based polyurethane which he did but the floors are full of small pits which make the floors look terrible.
The contractor has applied 2 additional coats of Poly to try to fix the problem. The first time we had lots of fans going to try to get it to dry faster but that didn’t fix it. The floor still has lots of little pits. The second time (this morning) he sanded, cleaned and applied another coat (#6) and we had the house all the windows closed so there are no drafts and the AC going and a dehumidifer to keep the humidity lower so it will dry faster which he claims will reduce the pits.

No luck. The floors look terrible and now the Poly is getting pretty thick.

Do I need to fire this guy?
Or is he using poor quality Poly?
Or should he start over in the fall when the humidity is lower?
They original flooring refinisher claims that the problem is that he tried to put the coats on too quickly and didn’t give them enough time to dry between coats. This certainly seems to be the case as the top surface is now hard but if we place any heavy furniture on it, it dents into the finish.
His suggestion is to wait a month, then and down the finish and apply a coat of Bona Kemi premium water based poly. The key he _thinks_ is that the solvents that are stuck in all the layers of oil-based poly have to dry out before we try to put down another coat.
Naturally I don’t have a lot of faith in this guy. He is very experienced and other people have used him with excellent results. He says he just made a mistake with my floor and is willing to work it out.
But we’re getting another opinion from another flooring guy…

Rita

nickdanger22802 asked:


I just bought a 40 pint dehumidifier for my 400 sq ft efficiency apartment, which is actually in a basement.

The dehumidifier has a setting for humidy % desired, as I’m sure they all do, but I don’t know if it will shut itself off immediately, or if I need to get a hygrometer to regulate the RH of my home.

I understand that they shut themselves off when the water container is full, but does anyone know if it is typical for a consumer-grade dehumidifier to shut-off when it reaches its desired RH%?

If not, how long should I run it at a time?

Clinton

AuroraBorealis asked:


My friends apartment had a really bad leak and everything is soaked. So she took the big items outside (its 86 degress and very windy). And inside there are fans going, and a dehumidifier. Does a dehumidifier work best if all the windows and doors are shut, or would it dry faster if you opened up the windows?

Cody

aldera22 asked:


I use a humidifier constantly during the winter months, and the tap water we have around here is awful, scaling up the filter. I had the bright idea of saving the water that was created by our dehumidifer this summer in the humidifier over the winter; free and clean. However, I’m worried about things growing in it during the 3 months or so before I start to use it. Would it be safe to put a little bleach in it, or would the small amount I use (2 tsps per gallon) be harmful to breathe?

Teresa

matthew.armstrong asked:


Hello all,

Ok, its the time of the year where washing is indoors. I rent a house and the moisture is making my duvet damp.

Originally I thought, ok, Ill buy a dehumidifier but a proper one cost about £100 my house is rented so its not like it a long term investment.

Is there a nifty trick I can utilise to remove the moisture from the air.

(I think a solution may be to contact the land lords but that aside what can you wonderful people suggest.)

thank you

matt

Christian

Tiger L asked:


We just plugged it in yesterday and it is running all the time. We’ve emptied it twice so far (it has been completely full both times). Is it supposed to run all the time? The fan runs all the time but I don’t know if the dehumidifer is running all the time. How can I tell? Thank you!

Bradley