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Whole House Dehumidifier

Posted by Tony in Other related posts on September 23rd, 2011

If the level of humidity in your home is out of control and you feel you need dehumidification in more than three rooms you should consider purchasing a whole house dehumidifier.

You should also consider buying one if the allergy sufferer in your home has little control over their symptoms.

A whole house dehumidifier, along with decreasing the level of humidity in your home, can decrease the amount of allergens as well. These allergens like to live in a warm environment with a lot of moisture.

This moisture clings to everything, especially your carpet and upholstery. Dust mites love carpet and upholstery and they are probably everywhere because of the carpet and upholstery you have in your home. Housecleaning is a chore that no one likes to do but if you clean frequently you should be able to help keep the allergens under control.

Now, we can’t live without our furniture but we can live with hardwood floors or laminate flooring and area rugs. Keeping these things clean can also reduce the amount of dust mites you find in your home. You can’t see them but they are there.

Too much humidity in your home can cause you to feel sticky and uncomfortable. It also can cling to your walls and woodwork and cause mold and mildew to form. This happens frequently in your bathroom and should be dealt with immediately. You can kill mold an mildew with a mild bleach solution in a spray bottle.

When choosing a dehumidifier for your home you should first, measure the rooms that the dehumidifier will be handling and make sure that the unit you buy is big enough and powerful enough to control the humidity throughout your house.

The correct square footage matters. That is how the units are sold, by how much square footage they can handle. So, be sure to measure correctly and then multiply the length of the room by the width of the room and add all the room measurements together then buy the dehumidifier that has a range and that number is at the top of that range.

Do not be confused by all of the smaller portable units. They are only good for single rooms or areas and can be rolled from one room to the other with little effort. A dehumidifier that can control the humidity in your entire house is a bigger unit that is permanently situated near your ductwork system connected to your furnace and air conditioner.

The unit is connected directly into the ductwork so the vents in your house help disperse the drier air to all the rooms in your house. If the dehumidifier runs a while and you notice that things are getting a,little too dry then just reset the dehumidifier to a higher humidity setting.

You will not have to worry about carrying and dumping the water from your whole house dehumidifier either. It will have a drain running from it to the floor drain in the basement, or depending on where it is situated in your basement it could possibly drain to the outside of the house.

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Quiet Dehumidifiers Do Exist!

Posted by Tony in Other related posts on September 18th, 2011

Dehumidifiers are nice for removing humidity from the air of your home. Reducing the level of humidity will make your home feel cooler and more comfortable in the warmer months of the year and help you save money on cooling costs.

If you need the dehumidifier in your basement then how loud it runs will not bother you too much. But, if you need to run the dehumidifier in the rooms of your home where you spend family time you might want to shop around for quiet dehumidifiers.

If possible, choose a dehumidifier with multiple fan settings. This way you can run the dehumidifier on it’s lowest setting and it will be a little quieter than on the higher fan settings. They will use less electricity on these lower settings, too.

Make sure the quiet dehumidifiers you research, and ultimately buy, can be programmed by you to set the level of humidity you want in the rooms of your home. Some even will reset themselves to your pre-programmed settings even after the power goes out. This is an awesome feature. No muss, no fuss.

Portable dehumidifiers can easily be moved from room to room. Just do not try to move them with a full bucket or you will risk spilling the collected moisture.

Rule of thumb is that you want about a 50% humidity level in your home to be comfortable. You can set the dehumidifier to this level and in a couple of days that level should be achieved. Then the dehumidifier should cycle on and off to maintain that level.

Most dehumidifiers made today are equipped with an automatic shut off feature. This is essential if you are going to place your dehumidifier in a room with carpet or another type of flooring that should not get wet. When the collection chamber is full the unit will shut down until it is emptied.

Quiet dehumidifiers


If you have “gone green” you could probably use the water that is collected to water house plants or even your outside garden instead of pouring it down the drain. Use it to help fill up your rain barrel, or wash your car. Use your imagination, I am sure you could think of something to use the “free” water you get from your dehumidifier.

Keep your budget in mind. Dehumidifiers can cost from less than one hundred dollars to several thousand dollars, depending on the brand, model and size of the unit you want or need.

Just make sure that the dehumidifier you choose will handle the correct amount of square footage you need, too. If you move it from room to room the rooms need to be relatively the same amount of square footage to ensure proper dehumidification.

Anyone can get used to some noise in their homes, but if you don’t have to then why do it. Constant noise can be annoying to some people and cause an undo amount of stress on them. Buying quiet dehumidifiers will not only decrease the humidity of your home but your stress level as well.

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