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| Thread ID: 69381 | 2006-05-30 22:46:00 | Dehumidifier recommendation | Greg (193) | PC World Chat |
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| 459227 | 2006-06-01 07:57:00 | you need to establish the cause and treat it. At the end of the day a dehumidifier may be the best solution, but I doubt that.Well I think the cause (en.wikipedia.org) is pretty much established. Curing it has been the subject of meteorological studies for decades, without much success. So I reckon I'm gonna be stuck with a sub-$200 solution. ;) | Greg (193) | ||
| 459228 | 2006-06-01 08:23:00 | Well I think the cause (en.wikipedia.org) is pretty much established. Curing it has been the subject of meteorological studies for decades, without much success. So I reckon I'm gonna be stuck with a sub-$200 solution. ;) I'm well aware what dew point is Greg, it is not a cause of condensation, it is an effect of a set of conditions, nor is it a source of condensation. However the condenstaion is a symptom, the cause is high relative humidity and the source is ????????. And, this has absolutely nothing to do with meteorological conditions, unless the house has not been built to suit local conditions, and/or there is an issue that brings them in to play, which is what I have been trying to get at from my first post on this thread. As I said earlier, you may well be correct in your dehumidifier assumption. I don't think so, though. |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 459229 | 2006-06-01 09:55:00 | you guys forgot one thing....one big thing thats brings water into a house.....US ie people and pets. you can simply fix it with ventilation BUT a lot of us have the house shut up while we are at work then shut to keep heat in when we are home. hence humity will rise. out of interest i called into a mates place tonight and he has a dehumid in his spare flat (no tenants) and the dehumid collects about 3 litres per day. there is no leaks and the flat is shut up so where is the water coming from? would there be that much coming up through the floor boards? or is he just running it to hard? |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 459230 | 2006-06-01 10:25:00 | Which guys tweak'e? | Murray P (44) | ||
| 459231 | 2006-06-01 10:27:00 | The consumer lot the other day,mentioned that a LPG heater produced a lt of water per hour. | Cicero (40) | ||
| 459232 | 2006-06-01 10:31:00 | Which guys tweak'e? the ones squabbling :eek: :D :lol: |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 459233 | 2006-06-01 10:42:00 | just remember you don't NEED to have it running all the time and they work best in smallish SEALED rooms . absolutly pointlees running one if you have a window/door open or lots of people useing the door . i simply put it in a room and shut the door leaving it to run all day and then switch rooms etc . it has a bonus of heating the room quite nicly . Yes, and crucial to close doors to the bathroom and toilet, otherwise they will try to suck up all the liquid in those places . $$$$ . i find what you spend on the dehumifier you save in heating costs . it heats rooms quiet nicly as well as it makes the room "feel" warm . i havn't needed to run a heater for years . It is definitely warmer afterwards ! cheers Misty :thumbs: |
Misty (368) | ||
| 459234 | 2006-06-01 10:47:00 | out of interest i called into a mates place tonight and he has a dehumid in his spare flat (no tenants) and the dehumid collects about 3 litres per day . there is no leaks and the flat is shut up so where is the water coming from? would there be that much coming up through the floor boards? or is he just running it to hard? Three litres sounds a lot . Has the dehumidifier not long been purchased/used? You have to remember that unescaped moisture goes into furnishings, eg lounge suites, beds, bedding, curtains, clothing, carpet, etc so the dehumidifier is extracting water from those items as well as the air . It would take quite a while before everything is pretty much completely dry . As for moisture coming up from the floorboards, ask Murray that one . ;) |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 459235 | 2006-06-01 10:59:00 | yeah its been runnning for a few years now. it used to get a full container per day, now its just half. i think he might have a draft somewhere. i don't think there is much under floor vents but it is fully lined in plastic (the ground under the house that is). | tweak'e (69) | ||
| 459236 | 2006-06-02 00:19:00 | That's blatantly wrong . For example in our house we've got extractors in both bathrooms and above the stove in the kitchen . Our laundry is in the garage, which is the driest part of the house due to the direct sun it gets on the metal door . Greg - with all due respect, you don't need to be so aggressive . People here are trying to help you . Here is what Consumer say - litres/day produced: Cooking 3 . 0 per day Clothes washing 0 . 5 per day Showers and baths 1 . 5 per day (per person) Dishes 1 . 0 per day Clothes drying (unvented) 5 . 0 per load Gas heater (unflued) up to 1 . 0 per hour Breathing, Active 0 . 2 per hour (per person) Breathing, Asleep 0 . 02 per hour (per person) Perspiration 0 . 03 per hour Murray has consistantly pointed out that dehumidifiers treat a problem - the real solution is to identify the cause/s of moisture and change them . |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
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