Archive for February, 2008

whats the differance between a dehumidifier and a humidifier?

Friday, February 29th, 2008

bgdluis619x asked: Im waking up with a sore dry throat, stuffy nose and cough in the middle of the night and in the morning?Jeffery

what is a good level to set my dehumidifier at? I have it at 35 now?

Friday, February 29th, 2008

nitowl asked: we had a wet spot on our carpet in the basement. We had it dried out and with a dehumidifier on it has stayed dry. The setting is at 35 and the resevoir fills about every 24 hours. Is this to low? What is a good setting?Clyde

why would the inside of my electric dryer be wet?

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

ajh76 asked: basement is dry. has a sump pump. dehumidifer runs when needed. dryer vent appears to go all the way outside, but has a covering and isn't visibly wet.Debra

I’m thinking about putting unvented gas logs in my basement rec room. Will this add too much humidity?

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

dbm77 asked: I already need to run a dehumidifer. I read that gas logs add moisture to a room. And how about gas odor?Stephen

My basement is damp and linty– should I put in a dehumidifer ro air purifier?

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

meggiew asked: dryer in basement with no vent to outside.Jesse

My landlord tells me to get a dehumidifier?

Monday, February 25th, 2008

tessypoo74 asked: Hello everyone I live in an older farm house style home and I have this nasty crawl space (where mice live) downstairs and I am on a well system. Now that spring has started I have water all over my basement floor that is running through the crawl space ...

Will a dehumidifier work well in conjunction with an evaporative (swamp) cooler?

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

darth_momm asked: I live in the desert and use a swamp cooler, but lately the house is just getting too humid to be comfortable. Would it help to run a dehumidifier to eliminate some of the extra humidity being created by the cooler? Right now the inside temp ...

Why does a dehumidifier make the temperature go up?

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

Lola76 asked: I just bought a dehunidifier for my basement because it was recently finished and seemed to have dampness in the air. I started it up yesterday and it collected a lot of water, but the temperature in the room went up 4 degrees and it was getting pretty ...

My dehumidifier gets very hot on the back. Is this normal?

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

Andrew G asked: I have a Whirlpool dehumidifier in my basement (not a part of the recall) and it runs continuously -- it is set for continuous and has a hose to get rid of the water directly down the drain. The back (where the condenser is) blows hot air ...

Is there a quiet dehumidifier?

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

Ceci asked: We recently purchased a Kenmore 70 pint. It was so noisy! It was placed in the basement on a concrete floor. We recently had a lightning strike and the surge took out the dehumidifer. Now we have to replace it and I want something more ...