Can you use it for a basement dehumidifier
924371
i would say yes but i am sure it depends on the size since this for about 1000 sq ft.
14413
I'm not sure if it would.. it does do a very good job of taking air out of an area, but as far as using as a dehumidifier it is useless. It worked ok in the dead of winter but as soon as thaw came I had to go purchase another traditional style dehumidifier, as this did nothing... was up to 95% humidity in basement.
130363
No, it would work anyplace you need to reduce humidity by a large amount. Note: We had to set ours at a slight tilt toward the drain end otherwise it would leave puddles of water underneath. Our basement is just painted concrete block walls and poured painted concrete floors, not finished but with teh lower humidity, it is now a great storage area.
97008
I wouldn't the coils will freeze. I would do some research on using a dehumidifier in a garage at 30F
1995634
I would not get this for the living part. The fan is always on and never turns off. So once you achieve your humidity level, the compressor shuts off but the fan is still on. I don't believe there is a way to turn the fan off. This is good for the basement to keep air moving. Some dehumidifiers shut off completely once the humidity level is reached. all will be somewhat loud like a window air conditioning unit. Most of the time, you will not need a dehumidifier in a living part of the house as long as you have an air conditioner.
477391
Yes. We love this unit. Live by the beach and this has really solved our damp basement problem.
1987644
Proabably not. It is advertised as being used for a large room or basement. We have 4 individual units in our shop, one for each major area.
325197
We only use it in the basement and have never tried for the whole house. It is a full basement, thought and it does a great job.
224854
You can use simple gravity to drain the dehumidifier. Note that several of these units, however, have had internal electrical problems that required replacement or repairs.
1923269
My basement is probably about 1200 sq ft. The EDV-4000 pulls 2 liters out of the air in less than a day. That keeps my basement at about 60% relative humidity at 70 degrees F, which is good enough to keep it from smelling musty. I think it could get to lower RH or handle a bigger room if it was connected to drain continuously. The thing that seems to be limiting it is that the tank is fairly small. Since I don't empty it more than once a day, it can only do 2 liters a day. Overall I'm really happy with it. It's much smaller and quieter than my old compressor dehumidifier.
1849948
Absolutely not as long as the rooms are connected. The air that is dehumidified will act as a sponge and draw in the moist humid air from the adjacent rooms. They do sell a duct kit which serves as a way for you to operate the dehumidifier in an area outside of your living space for aestethic purposes. If you have a finished basement with a utility area, you can mount the dehumidifier behind the wall and duct it in to the living space. I have done that very thing myself and it is a fantastic way to permanently install the unit. When deciding on placement keep in consideration that the dehumidifier must drain into either a sump pit or a condensation pump close to your central air system.
729967
I use the FAD301NWQ in a 960 sq ft house with a full basement -- almost 2000 square feet all together. The dehumidifier is in the basement and always on. The unit manages to dehumidify the whole house even on the dampest days in Nebraska.
2208451
We use it to vent two bathrooms at once with a "Y" branch fitting to take humidity out. Works great,so for a basement, probably would work well also. We let it run all the time coupled with a speed control ,low when no showers are going on, and high with a shower.
489472
First off I am no electrician however I did wire in a bath fan to mine. I would think if your dehumidifier has only a on off switch you could wire this dehumidistat to the outlet. Power going to the dehumidistat first thus controlling when the outlet would or would not have power. Once again I am not an electrician.
1390306
I would say yes. It has worked well for me appling liquid wood hardener, which is high in voc's, in my basement.
1867265
I dont see why not, I use it to exhaust smoke from my single car garage and it clears it in about 2 minutes, Its mounted in the attic and wrapped with insulation, quite quiet for the size it is, it will definitely move your air and probably draw air from your house into the basement and than outside
2272619
I checked the manufacturer's web site for specifications. They claim that it can be used as a primer for other paints, so I painted over the Hydro Seal 75 that I had applied with a vapor-barrier type paint. The combination seems to work really well. I'm not ready to sell my basement dehumidifier yet, but it hasn't been used since I painted the walls about seven months ago.