Dehumidifier Advice

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Petriix said:

Or just run the hose into a much bigger container so you only need to empty it after a few days rather than multiple times per day. Otherwise at least buy one with a decent size tank. 

Dehumidifiers can be a reasonably energy efficient form of heating or, more significantly, heat conservation. If you don't need to ventilate then you can retain the warm air in your house. I wouldn't want to run one on peak electricity but, if you've got a cheap overnight rate or maybe solar panels, there's probably a financial saving vs just opening the windows.

My biggest issue is persuading Mrs Petriix not to 'let the fresh air in' after the dehumidifier has been running for hours causing the double blow of losing our expensive, warm, dry air and replacing it with cold, damp air from outside. 

Mrs. Zxzxzx trumps Mrs. Petriix, as she has the bathroom window open with the dehumidifier running and does not respond to my cries of “we can’t afford to dry Wiltshire” well.