I guess it would depend on the zones (I'm sure someone else here knows). Does the presence of a cupboard door between a point & the bath/shower affect the zoning, or do you have to measure as if it weren't there?
Whoever pays for the heating?
Ok, that's yours though and I thought you were offering advice to the OP?
I believe it would if you are also trying to dry clothes, especially via a dehumidifier. But if *you* aren't trying to do that then I'm sure that would be fine. ;-)
Cheers, T i m
I used to have an all-in-one dehumidifier with pump in the cellar, with the hose running out through an air brick, about 1 m horizontally outside, & into a rain drain, but I had problems with it freezing in the winter. (The dehumidifier died eventually anyway.)
My new system consists of a dehumidifier (on a shelf) that drains into a separate condensate pump. This time, I put a piece of 22 mm overflow pipe through the wall from a (different) drain, fixed so it is gently sloped up inside & goes about 2 m into a crawl space. The hose from the pump goes into that pipe with something like 500 mm of overlap, so I don't think the water that "sticks" in the narrow hose can freeze, & the pipe will drain completely (so not freeze). This winter will be the first test.
(That reminds me, I need to drain & shut off the outside tap.)
We just bought a Meaco DD8L, The dessicant variety work down to one degree centigrade whereas the compressor ones only down to 10 degrees. (Allegedly) We bought it primarily for use on a boat over the winter period. We had a c ompressor type one previously which ran on a timer during daylight hours bu t that wouldn't do with the dessicant de-humidifiers as they need to run th e fan for a short period after being turned off at their control panel.
SWMBO tried it in the conservatory (which is really a glorified airing cupb oard) and thought it excellent at drying some clothes.
We ran it on the upstairs landing for a night and it pulled a few pints of water out of the air but after the first night the humidity had apparently dropped sufficiently as it extracted very little there after
One of three humidity levels cane be selected and once the required humidit y has been achieved it turns itself off but re-checks the humidity every 30 minutes coming back on if required.
It came with a length of hose which can be threaded neatly through the top of the tank. We use this on the boat allowing it to decant into the shower tray which has a built in bilge pump on a float switch.
If it is as successful as the last one, which lasted over 20 years, and kep t the boat snug, we will be well pleased.
SWMBO is now making noises about one for the house but of course wants the dearer one with the built in de-ioniser.
In message , Chris French writes
Well, I bought the above Meaco 10L.
It's doing the job as hoped, clothes dry a lot quicker.
I have it sitting on the draining board at the moment, with the drainage pipe running into the sink. If I want to collect some water I stick a jug under it. Seems well built, and not that noisy (not really an issue for us anyway, as shut away in the utility room) most of the noise comes from the fan, sounds rather like a fan heater I guess.
Keep meaning to stick a fan in the room as well to circulate the air better, see if that speeds things up at all.
And good service from Aircon Centre, they had the cheapest price, that included next day delivery. Which in my case was slightly surprisingly Saturday.
We dry the washing on ceiling mounted washing hanger in the utility room, size about 2.5 x 3.5 m. Room can be left with the door closed most of the time.
We'd like to get a dehumidifier to speed up the drying, presumably a small 10 - 12 L one is all we need, no need for anything bigger?
I bought a de-humidifier to use on my boat .... it has built in 7L tank, I also like the continuous drain feature via a hose, auto settings, adjustable humidity ..... - superb piece of kit. Also not noisy.
Because it has humidity settings I don't need a timer.
"Eco Air ECO DD122FW"
I bought it from:
They did a price match and I had a good deal - currently shows as on offer, and final price £4 less than I paid 3 years ago.
I had a load of 'wet' wood delivered yesterday, using the unit in garage to dry all the wood ... taken a couple of litres out over night
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