Dehumidifier ?

N9eav

I am seriously considering getting a dehumidifier as we are getting lots of mold and consensation especially in the wet weather.

Those that have them, how big is yours for your size of house?

Where do you put it? centrally or in one room?
thanks

Ken68

I have two, N9, one for after a shower (NOT during the shower), on about 1 hour (no extractor fan as yet) Starts at 98 cuts out at 60.
The other one is for clothes drying where it hasn't dried completely on the line. The clothes are hung on clothes horses near a radiator. About two hours, not on auto. The Duracraft is 175W and the other machine is an older Trion Dryhome.
I find the sitting room and bedrooms don't need drying out.Cupboards occasionally. Easily tested by placing the Duracraft and see the start temperature . Close all doors and windows.

SavingCashUK

First of all you need to asses if you need a dehumidifier. Buy a humidity meter, they are cheap at around £2.
If you do need one, if humidity is over 50 degrees or you have damp and mould then you can get cheap mini dehumidifiers.
I have the PREM I AIR and it is brilliant.
There are lots of free things that you can do around the home to reduce moisture. There are some great tips over at minidehumidifier.co.uk.

sajjed

think the OP might be sorted now, they posted 2 years ago.
So are you in anyway connected to the product you are posting about?

N9eav

I did get one and it's a big one. Sucks moisture out at 25 l per day. Handy for those cold or wet high condensation days... Never have it on all the time though..

cyclonebri1

My advice is find the cause of your problem and treat that, not the syptoms.

DRP

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

My advice is find the cause of your problem and treat that, not the syptoms.

Yep this ^^

Since moving into our damp, smelly, humid house a year ago we have:

• Lifted all floorboards on ground floor to investigate.
• Lowered exterior ground level at front.
• Installed new airbricks to exterior and created underfloor airways between rooms.
• Dug out c1500 litres of soil and rubble from under 2 rooms (just the hall to finish...).
• Removed a sodden concrete hearth and removed plaster from a damp chimney breast.
• Lagged all pipes to prevent condensation and hopefully improve the heating efficiency.

Last but not least, we realised the gutter is leaking/spilling onto the ground adjacent to the worst areas of damp - we are getting someone in to look at this (should have been the first thing on the list, but we only just noticed!)

It has been a huge amount of work (ongoing) and the problems have been mainly the result of previous bodge-work and misguided 'renovation' over the years - but we are starting to see the benefits e.g. much less condensation compared to last year, musty smell has totally gone (touch wood). Humidity has also started to reduce.