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posted on October 08, 2009 at 06:35AM Inappropriate?

I am getting my basement finished (900 sq feet) and need to get dehumidifier because it smells musty down there now.  Is there some formula to figure out what size to get?  Should I get th biggest one and then dial up the humidity setting if the air is drying out too much?

replies: 4 latest post: October 10, 2009 at 04:57PM by BobL27
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posted on October 08, 2009 at 10:43AM
 

They seem to be sold by the volume of water they can hold - in pints, between emptying.

Although, if you can provide a drain for a dehumidifier to continuously drain to, pint size of the unit is moot.

The Sears site carries a selection of dehumidifiers.

The biggest comments, in general, about any of the humidifiers is that due to their continuous duty, some form of Protection Agreement would be a wise choice.

 

posted on October 08, 2009 at 12:35PM
 

What size you will need depends on the square footage of the area in question.

Usually, a 35 pt. model will handle 100 sq. ft. area without issue.

And for reference, 35 pints is the amount of moisture the unit can remove in 24 hrs.

posted on October 10, 2009 at 04:10PM
 

Wow!

You're going to need a really BIG dehumidifier for a 900 square foot area...

Maybe, more than one unit?

posted on October 10, 2009 at 04:57PM
 

Actually, 35 pints a day is a lot of water being removed from the air with a relatively small unit like a dehumidifier is. I have an LG 65 pint dehumidifier in my basement which is about 1500 sq feet or maybe a little more. It works well, but the digital display of the actual humidity is in my opinion far from accurate or consistent. It removes quite a bit of water from the air, and I have it draining into a house drain insted of it filling up its built in pan/bucket all the time.

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