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IN, USA
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Posted: 4/28/2024 1:28:29 PM EDT
What do you set it at? 40%? 30%? Just "On" at all times for the summer?
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Posted: 4/28/2024 1:29:59 PM EDT
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I keep mine at 30% and it's on year round but obviously doesn't run much in the winter.
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USA
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Posted: 4/28/2024 1:30:49 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Echd]
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50%. I don't see rust on anything and it doesn't seem to run 24/7, and it doesnt smell musty. In the winter it only runs occasionally at that setting.
I'd assume it should and will vary with the climate an individual lives in. Mine isn't a huge energy hog but if I am not deriving a difference from 35 and 50%, why run it way more? |
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USA
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Posted: 4/28/2024 1:31:31 PM EDT
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I run mine at 30.
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Posted: 4/28/2024 1:32:07 PM EDT
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Does anyone have a recommendation for one that won't die in the 1st year because it runs all the time? Mine runs but it's not pulling moisture from the basement.
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Posted: 4/28/2024 1:32:09 PM EDT
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55 for me
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OH, USA
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Posted: 4/28/2024 1:32:21 PM EDT
[#6]
50%
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Posted: 4/28/2024 1:33:57 PM EDT
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I keep mine at 40%. That's enough to prevent rust and mold. Much lower than that and (supposedly) it's possible to crack wood gunstocks. Seeing as my gun safes are in the basement, I don't want the humidity that low.
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WI, USA
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Posted: 4/28/2024 1:34:38 PM EDT
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50% here. It's a fieldstone foundation so anything less is an exercise in futility.
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WV, USA
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Posted: 4/28/2024 1:35:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By XDONX3: 55 for me +1 for double nickels |
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USA
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Posted: 4/28/2024 1:37:10 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Echd]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By metalsaber: Does anyone have a recommendation for one that won't die in the 1st year because it runs all the time? Mine runs but it's not pulling moisture from the basement. Sounds like you might need to do some sealing work. My basement is about 1800 sqft and after the first few days with a 70 pint dehumidifier it was able to maintain it. That Frigidaire lasted 6 years, which was pretty dang good for a $150 amazon unit that just drained into a sink. It died when the refrigerant leaked out at some point, due to corrosion on the pipes. I replaced it with a Midea which says 4500 square ft but also only 50 pint, so I assume they changed how they measure things and it probably isn't consistent anyway. It seems to work just as well but has a pump so I don't have to sit it near the sink to discharge, which is nice. Looks like I've had it for about a year now. |
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Posted: 4/28/2024 1:37:43 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Burnsy: What do you set it at? 40%? 30%? Just "On" at all times for the summer? Thanks. |
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Posted: 4/28/2024 1:39:53 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Muricha]
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It should be set for the minimum space temp your basement will ever encounter.
Some of you folks are wasting allot of energy, but to each his own.  Attached File |
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Posted: 4/28/2024 1:40:33 PM EDT
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Back when I had a basement in RI, I ran it at 40%.
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GA, USA
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Posted: 4/28/2024 1:41:09 PM EDT
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60% for me. I think it's working just fine.
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Posted: 4/28/2024 1:41:24 PM EDT
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How do you drain them? I mean, like auto magically. I live in Texas we don't really do basements. Do they dig out even deeper to put a drain line out to a really deep leach field or something?
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Posted: 4/28/2024 1:44:12 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Vne]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 1Andy2: How do you drain them? I mean, like auto magically. I live in Texas we don't really do basements. Do they dig out even deeper to put a drain line out to a really deep leach field or something? Mine has a port on the side in which you can screw a garden hose thread. So I got a short length of old hose, screwed it in there, and put the other side into the basement drain. No emptying to do as it drains itself. |
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Posted: 4/28/2024 1:44:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Vne: Mjne has a port on the side in which you can screw a garden hose thread. So I got a short length of old hose, screwed it in there, and put the other side into the basement drain. No emptying to do as it drains itself. Where does the basement drain go? |
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Posted: 4/28/2024 1:45:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 1Andy2: Where does the basement drain go? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 1Andy2: Originally Posted By Vne: Mjne has a port on the side in which you can screw a garden hose thread. So I got a short length of old hose, screwed it in there, and put the other side into the basement drain. No emptying to do as it drains itself. Where does the basement drain go? Sewer |
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Posted: 4/28/2024 1:46:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 1Andy2: How do you drain them? I mean, like auto magically. I live in Texas we don't really do basements. Do they dig out even deeper to put a drain line out to a really deep leach field or something? I had the drain hose zip tied to the washer drain hose. |
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Posted: 4/28/2024 1:51:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Vne: Sewer So when you build a house with a basement there, I assume you have to pick the most elevated spot on the property possible. Or move alot of dirt to make one? Could explain why we don't really do basements. To fucking flat most places in Texas. |
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WI, USA
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Posted: 4/28/2024 1:53:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 1Andy2: Where does the basement drain go? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 1Andy2: Originally Posted By Vne: Mjne has a port on the side in which you can screw a garden hose thread. So I got a short length of old hose, screwed it in there, and put the other side into the basement drain. No emptying to do as it drains itself. Where does the basement drain go? Downhill 
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USA
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Posted: 4/28/2024 1:53:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By metalsaber: Does anyone have a recommendation for one that won't die in the 1st year because it runs all the time? Mine runs but it's not pulling moisture from the basement. Go to a rental store and buy the same brand as them. Look into a: https://www.menards.com/main/heating-cooling/dehumidifiers/dri-eaz-143-pint-lgr-commercial-dehumidifier/114631/p-1516692586182-c-1497103338432.htm |
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IN, USA
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Posted: 4/28/2024 1:53:36 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Burnsy]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 1Andy2: Where does the basement drain go? |
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KY, USA
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Posted: 4/28/2024 1:53:43 PM EDT
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Basement on all summer
Bathroom up stairs off at 50 usually after showers it runs a few hours. |
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Posted: 4/28/2024 1:53:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SirSqueeboo: I had the drain hose zip tied to the washer drain hose. Yeah, I've got one in my gun room draining to a sink drain. I was more curious about the building/plumbing aspect. I'd like to dig out a detached basement next to my house but I'm unsure about how to handle the plumbing aspect. And I want it to have plumbing at least to handle a dehumidifier. |
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USA
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Posted: 4/28/2024 1:53:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By metalsaber: Does anyone have a recommendation for one that won't die in the 1st year because it runs all the time? Mine runs but it's not pulling moisture from the basement. Go to a rental store and buy the same brand as them. Look into a: https://www.menards.com/main/heating-cooling/dehumidifiers/dri-eaz-143-pint-lgr-commercial-dehumidifier/114631/p-1516692586182-c-1497103338432.htm |
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IN, USA
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Posted: 4/28/2024 1:54:58 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Burnsy]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 1Andy2: So when you build a house with a basement there, I assume you have to pick the most elevated spot on the property possible. Or move alot of dirt to make one? Could explain why we don't really do basements. To fucking flat most places in Texas. |
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OH, USA
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Posted: 4/28/2024 1:59:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 1Andy2: Where does the basement drain go? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 1Andy2: Originally Posted By Vne: Mjne has a port on the side in which you can screw a garden hose thread. So I got a short length of old hose, screwed it in there, and put the other side into the basement drain. No emptying to do as it drains itself. Where does the basement drain go? My basement drain runs across our property to a creek. |
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Posted: 4/28/2024 1:59:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 1Andy2: So when you build a house with a basement there, I assume you have to pick the most elevated spot on the property possible. Or move alot of dirt to make one? Could explain why we don't really do basements. To fucking flat most places in Texas. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 1Andy2: Originally Posted By Vne: Sewer So when you build a house with a basement there, I assume you have to pick the most elevated spot on the property possible. Or move alot of dirt to make one? Could explain why we don't really do basements. To fucking flat most places in Texas. My entire neighborhood sits on a bit of a hill. The hill is the result of alluvial deposits left behind when the glaciers subsided. We built an addition onto the house with extended basement space underneath. When we dug it out we went 12 feet deep. It was straight sugar sand all the way down. Once dug out, I took a piss in the corner of the hole and it didn't even pool. The drainage is amazing. |
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USA
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Posted: 4/28/2024 2:04:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 1Andy2: How do you drain them? I mean, like auto magically. I live in Texas we don't really do basements. Do they dig out even deeper to put a drain line out to a really deep leach field or something? That depends a lot some you don't need to drain others you have to pump or use gravity and drain into a creak, leach field or sewer. Some insist on building in a lake and there basements will be under water after a good rain even if pumping it. |
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IN, USA
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Posted: 4/28/2024 2:09:15 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Burnsy]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RodMI: That depends a lot some you don't need to drain others you have to pump or use gravity and drain into a creak, leach field or sewer. Some insist on building in a lake and there basements will be under water after a good rain even if pumping it. The house I grew up in on the other hand, absolutely needed a sump pump stay dry. It didn't matter if it was raining or not, if that pump died or the power went out long enough, mops and buckets had to start appearing. Even in dry spells that pump ran several times a day. If we were having severe downpours, it became a bilge pump and ran constantly. |
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Posted: 4/28/2024 2:18:02 PM EDT
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I have three finished rooms in my basement. I run it in the big one on one side of the house, and if I don't leave it on always on it won't pull the far rooms.
It can be 35% in that room and 45%+ in my gun room. The line drains to my sump pump. |
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NE, USA
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Posted: 4/28/2024 2:31:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JKH62: 50% ^THIS |
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Posted: 4/28/2024 2:32:30 PM EDT
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wife had a dehumidifier when we met. about 1500ft^2 unfinished basement.
she/we have dogs - current pack is 5, was up to 10 at one point (yeah, we're that house at the end of the cul de sac that rescues dogs) so the dog hair/dander is epic. like, we could probably do contract field testing for Dyson, Bissell, Hoover, etc. have a small forest of carpet cleaning implement handles poking up across the room. what works is the cheap bagless Shark and an old school Rug Doctor, same kind you used to rent just blue not red. can't kill that thing. back to dehumidifiers. I got the house on the "run the hvac fans 24/7" and set the ac as needed to knock down the humidity in the summer. haven't needed a dehumidifier in 15 years. if you keep the air moving and pay attention to the inside/outside temps and dew points, you don't need one. running the blowers 24/7 really keeps the dust under control as well. 5 dogs make an unbelievable amount of dander and fur. |
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IN, USA
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Posted: 4/28/2024 3:01:31 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Burnsy]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By racer765: wife had a dehumidifier when we met. about 1500ft^2 unfinished basement. she/we have dogs - current pack is 5, was up to 10 at one point (yeah, we're that house at the end of the cul de sac that rescues dogs) so the dog hair/dander is epic. like, we could probably do contract field testing for Dyson, Bissell, Hoover, etc. have a small forest of carpet cleaning implement handles poking up across the room. what works is the cheap bagless Shark and an old school Rug Doctor, same kind you used to rent just blue not red. can't kill that thing. back to dehumidifiers. I got the house on the "run the hvac fans 24/7" and set the ac as needed to knock down the humidity in the summer. haven't needed a dehumidifier in 15 years. if you keep the air moving and pay attention to the inside/outside temps and dew points, you don't need one. running the blowers 24/7 really keeps the dust under control as well. 5 dogs make an unbelievable amount of dander and fur.  There is no way I am running my furnace blower 24/7. |
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Posted: 4/28/2024 3:18:25 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Bellows1]
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I have one in my gungeon, it's set to 50 I think.
The basement stays 50-60 degrees year round. The dehumidifier has a tank that can be emptied when full, or it can be set up to drain while running. I empty it down the sink every couple of days no matter how much is in it. ETA: It also depends on how often/long you introduce warm/cold air into the basement. If I open the walk in door for an hour in the summer, it's like a rainforest in the basement. |
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Posted: 4/28/2024 3:20:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 1Andy2: How do you drain them? I mean, like auto magically. I live in Texas we don't really do basements. Do they dig out even deeper to put a drain line out to a really deep leach field or something? I bought an air conditioning condensate pump. I have the dehumidifier drain into the pump, and I ran the discharge tube of the pump through the wall to outside adjacent to my actual ac condensate discharge. |
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MN, USA
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Posted: 4/28/2024 3:20:51 PM EDT
[Last Edit: MetalChef]
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I run 40% to keep the mold and musty smell under control.
During the winter/fall, it barely runs. During the spring, I empty it 2x week, during the summer 3x week. The next unit will have a drain hose. |
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Posted: 4/28/2024 3:30:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Echd: 50%. I don't see rust on anything and it doesn't seem to run 24/7, and it doesnt smell musty. In the winter it only runs occasionally at that setting. I'd assume it should and will vary with the climate an individual lives in. Mine isn't a huge energy hog but if I am not deriving a difference from 35 and 50%, why run it way more? I read that 50% is ideal for gun storage somewhere. Since my safe is down there I keep it on 50. Doesn’t run all the time and my upstairs thermostat usually says humidity is in the 40s. |
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Posted: 4/28/2024 3:32:29 PM EDT
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Always on.
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Posted: 4/28/2024 3:34:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By metalsaber: Does anyone have a recommendation for one that won't die in the 1st year because it runs all the time? Mine runs but it's not pulling moisture from the basement. Almost all of them die just outside the two year warranty period. Can’t be but a handful of manufacturers. Lots of them look near the same. If had the best luck with one from Home Depot made by Toshiba. Smaller dump it yourself unit. Not large commercial. My basement is maybe 450 sq ft. |
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PA, USA
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Posted: 4/28/2024 3:35:12 PM EDT
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50% and mine is set up to drain through an attached hose into a drain.
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Posted: 4/28/2024 3:41:20 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Kharn]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JVD: 50% here. It's a fieldstone foundation so anything less is an exercise in futility. You could have it covered in shot-crete and a vinyl membrane draining to the sump pump. Kharn |
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Posted: 4/28/2024 3:41:55 PM EDT
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Fiddy %
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Posted: 4/28/2024 3:43:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By metalsaber: Does anyone have a recommendation for one that won't die in the 1st year because it runs all the time? Mine runs but it's not pulling moisture from the basement. |
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Posted: 4/28/2024 3:48:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 1Andy2: How do you drain them? I mean, like auto magically. I live in Texas we don't really do basements. Do they dig out even deeper to put a drain line out to a really deep leach field or something? Hose going to the floor drain. It also keeps that trap wet. Kharn |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 4/28/2024 3:51:07 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Pallas]
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45-50%. Lower and you run the risk of actually drying things out too much, wood, etc. i mean, it isn’t a massive risk, but it exists.
I have a couple of Fridigairs that I nicked from my family when they moved into a condo, they are going strong and have to be 6-8yrs old. They ran them all summer when out of town. I run one in the bathroom. I put the rest out when we have the werid parts of the year where it is like 80% humidity outside, but 68deg, and the HVAC won’t turn on. Keep the filers/screens clean, the unit will last longer, and is less likely to catch on fire. *someone on here mentioned they speed up air drying clothes, so ours is getting more use when I told the gf that. |
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LA, USA
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Posted: 4/28/2024 5:08:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JAR0023: Almost all of them die just outside the two year warranty period. Can't be but a handful of manufacturers. Lots of them look near the same. If had the best luck with one from Home Depot made by Toshiba. Smaller dump it yourself unit. Not large commercial. My basement is maybe 450 sq ft. |
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Posted: 4/28/2024 5:49:54 PM EDT
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35-55% depending on season.
winter is lower, of course, and summer semi higher but also run the ac then in (small) basement townhome (~2500 sq ft). |
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Posted: 4/28/2024 5:54:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 1Andy2: So when you build a house with a basement there, I assume you have to pick the most elevated spot on the property possible. Or move a lot of dirt to make one? Could explain why we don't really do basements. To fucking flat most places in Texas. Bedrock is pretty shallow in much of Texas, in Austin I know sometimes that have to blast to build walkouts and put in footings. Look up sewage lift station if you want to know how drains work where everybody has a basement. You have to dig past 8' deep here to build anything, if your footings are not below the frost line the building won't stand a chance of surviving. That is way almost everybody has a full basement up here. If you have to dig down that far anyway, you might just as well make a basement. |
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