De-humidifers

jessmist

Hi i have been using a dehumdifier for a few years now,mine is always on when my windows are shut and they do not cost a lot to run but the make a big difference if you suffer with condensation.
have a look at http://www.ebac.com/

fluffymuffy

I wouldn't be without mine. I empty it every morning and evening from Ocober to March. I don't use it with the window open (which is April to September) as I'd just be sucking moisture out of the atmosphere.

I reckon it saves on heating bills as the house feels warmer when it's not damp. And it certainly saves on tumble drying - we just hang stuff about the house and it dries in a few hours.

fat-tony_4

I've been running mine for a few months, I think it's possibly another 10-20 pounds a quarter depending on what you pay for electricity.

Most say they cost about 1 or 2 p an hour to run. That's 90 days 24 hours at 1p would be an extra 20 pound.... so maybe they don't actually cost that much, or maybe the people using them don't have them on all the time.

they do take a lot of water out of the air.

fat-tony

fluffymuffy

Ours has a setting so we can choose the target humidity level (45% for us) - that way it doesn't run all the time, just the fan, and the dehumidifying thingy clicks in when it needs to. I haven't noticed any great cost - but then again we've had one for over ten years. It's an excellent thing.

FIBAMAN

welshdeedee wrote: »

Please could someone tell me if they are heavy on the electric useage?

Has anyone noticed a huge increase with their electric bill as a result of using one?

Many thanks

Deedee

Try to cure the source of dampness instead of treating the resulting condensation etc

fluffymuffy

FIBAMAN wrote: »

Try to cure the source of dampness instead of treating the resulting condensation etc

mmm :think: . We'll stop having baths and showers, cooking things, hanging damp towels about the place, & breathing out water vapour then. That should fix it.

darich

FIBAMAN wrote: »

Try to cure the source of dampness instead of treating the resulting condensation etc

You can easily have condensation without dampness as many people on here will testify.
So just because you have a condensation problem, doesn't necessarily mean you have a dampness problem.

ryandj

I have one in the basement running all the time, keeps it nice and dry - I don't think that it uses much electric, our lecky bill is quite low.

My parents have a barn conversion so quite a damp house, they have one on most of the time too and it seems to get rid of the mouldy bits that used to be on the walls

welshdeedee

Many thanks fellow MSE's for your thoughts and advice!!

latecomer

Note that there is one at half price at Argos:

http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&catalogId=1500001151&productId=1500263395&langId=-1&engine=froogle&keyword=Dehumidifier+14+Litre

Seems to get a reasonable reviews.