De-humidifier question

Syke · 2005-01-02T20:08:55+00:00

We experience slight condensation problems in our 3-bedroom, centrally (oil)heated, double-glazed house. The windows are aluminium frames. We arethinking of a de-humidifier and see that Ebac are offering a 28 day trial ofone of these. We are inclined to the 2650e model, which incorporates anair-purifier unit as well.Does anyone have experince of this or similar? Would it have to be movedfrom room to room or would some central position be all right? Are theyvery noisy?Regards and thanks in advancePat Macguire

bigcat 21 years ago

probably less than cost of >running a de-humidifier.

I dont think it is, no.

up to a point, yup

I thought they were very similar to upvc windows, filled with foam, meaning they should insulate fairly well. Not sure though.

be more sensible than running a de-humidifier indefinitely.

Continuing condensation is a recipe for toxic mould, the problem needs fixing.

incorrect

rooms, sick building syndrome, respiratory problems, mould >growth etc.

all these were known before dg became the norm.

re free trials, you'll only end up paying more if you go with those. Dehumids are 150 in shops, always get one with a humidistat. Why would you need to trial one anyway? You know what it does.

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Mike 21 years ago

This was a post a while back where I was trying to get rid of damp in an underground room - effectively a cellar but on same level as the rest of the house. Opening the window wasn't the solution - in fact NT pointed out how it could make it worse - but another poster suggested a new type of dehunidifier which is currently removing about 5 litres of water per day. Hopefully this will drop off in a few days though.

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bigcat 21 years ago

Let us know what happens on that project.

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Pete C 21 years ago

I doubt it :( there's more where that came from....

Running the dehumidifier for an hour several times a day might be much more cost effective, a cheap 'hygrometer' would tell how long it takes for the damp to be removed and return.

If it's not helping enough some form of damp proof dry lining with the cavity vented to outside might help.

cheers, Pete.

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