I have a 180 sq.ft. sun room with no insulation that I use as an office with a portable heater. Is my room too large for this dehumidifier?
1883572
I would think yes. I have it in my basement and it really collects a ot of water.
1883573
Well, I use this dehumidifier in my house of 1000 sq. feet - and although I know it may be too small for it - I was looking for something that wasn't an energy hog - it does cost me $20.00 a month but it did remove moisture in the air. My house is sealed up tight with new windows so I wasn't battling the outside elements. I would say for your size it would be fine - just know it runs all the time - the fan runs and the compressor shuts off when it reaches a desired level. Hope this helps Dave
1883574
I use it in our Vintage Airstream and the amount of water it draws is impressive as well as serving as a small warming device by virtue of it's process.
1883575
My Dad uses it in a small bedroom at his hunting camp and it works great. I think it would be fine.
52077
Well it heats up my small bedroom of about 120SF... Might not put out enough heat for an uninsulated garage that size.
622920
this is a fairly high out put for a portable humidifier and it does very well (on low fan) in my 1300 sq ft home. I don't know your square footage or how 'tight' your home is, so it's hard to say definitively if this will do the trick.
1327597
I have never used this as a Dehumidifier... but found the manual online... http://cache.air-n-water.com/manuals/newair-ac-12000e-user's-guide.pdf
1587491
Yes, but it will deplete the oxygen in the air and in too small of a room since it is not vented. Therefore it should not be used as a sole source of heat in a living area. Is fine for basements, garages and emergency heat.
1939376
VERY poor insulation is only one factor in understanding room "heat loss" so it is difficult to answer your question specifically. Any heater would be used to compensate for this "heat loss" and provide "enough heat". Given the size of the room, I would think you will see some limited improvement in comfort but it would be difficult for this OR any 1500W heater to sustain a high level of heat comfort IF you have significant heat loss.
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That depends 100% on the area & structure you're trying to dehumidify. Very tight construction 3,000 sqft home in the desert? Sure. Old wood-frame 1,000 sq ft home without vapor barrier in the middle of a Louisiana swamp? Nope. You almost can't go too large with a dehumidifier. The smaller the unit, the longer it will run. If it manages to reach the setpoint it'll shut off until the moisture level gets too high, so there's no harm in having one too large. However, if one's too small it might not ever be able to get the moisture out of the house to your liking.
729968
According to Sylvane (an online merchant), the realistic room size for a 30 pint dehumidifier is 400 square feet. But of course that will vary.
1023995
I think it will do fine in a room that size. Depending on the configuration, you might need a supplemental fan to circulate the heat, since the unit's fan isn't all that powerful. BTW: My unit is very quiet. It started making a bit of noise during oscillation when I put it out this year and with some investigation, I found the screws holding on the back panel needed tightening. A few minutes with a screwdriver and the heater is now wonderfully quiet again. Altogether a very satisfactory purchase.
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HiI used the u it for a medical spa room where a high power laser emits lots of heat energy. I have standard cooling but it was quite insufficient for my purpose. This suint has made it so much better for the room and my main unit dosent have to be revved up before and after the procedures. The room is about 16x16. So it shall be fine for your 15x15 room.
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It would kick off some heat because it is doing work. These work by pumping heat from the condensors and exhausting it out. Then the cooler air from the condensor would come out at the bottom. The net effect of this would be zero, but it takes work to transfer the heat, which generates some additional heat. The heat generated would probably not be enough to affect the room temperature, though, unless you are dehumidifying a closet for some reason.
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I am in Colorado, pretty dry here. I am not sure how well it would work in a humid area. It doea not freeze out my daughters room and hers is 100 sq ft. It just makes it cool. I would not get this one if your area is much larger than that.
545007
Sorry I don't have the room square footage info you asked about, but I used one in a very large and cold bathroom and it worked very well even though I just turned it on when I was in that room bathing, dressing, etc. I have another in a large and very cold sunroom (lots of windows) whenever I am sitting in there (except in summer) and it warms it up nicely.
2156181
I would not recommend that. There is an inline control switch which may not handle the humidity well in a sauna or steam room.
2193158
I have a well insulated attached-garage conversion, but with large, single-pane, non-insulated windows on three sides of a structure with an overall size similar to yours. There is also an outside door that is weatherstripped, but has no storm door associated with it. Additionally, there is a ceiling fan that I run all the time on low, changing the direction of the fan rotation to respond to the seasons. In other words, updraft in the winter, and downdraft in the summer. I have chosen to use three of the Envi High-Efficiency Electric Panel Whole Room Heaters placed, one on each side of the room with the windows, under windows since these heaters work by convection (air flow; hot air rises) with the heated air passing in front of the poorly insulated windows. In my case, I find that three of these heaters, set on the lowest (temperature) setting, are necessary to keep the room at about 70 F in the cold winters of northwestern New Mexico , a temperature comfortable to me. If you have a lesser number of windows that are smaller and better insulated, you may find that fewer heaters are required, especially since a basement is typically better insulated from the wind and exterior temperatures than even a well-insulated, above-ground structure. Remember, these heaters put out 425 Watts, about three times LESS than a typical stand-alone electric heater, but their appearance and permanence of installation are considerably more pleasing to the eye. Also, if you were to have a ceiling fan in operation, the overall comfort of the room would be considerably improved as the localized temperature differences (near your windows) would effectively be eliminated.
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Same square footage as yours. This heater puts out only a mild heat that will dissipate quickly in bigger rooms, with possibly large or multiple windows. The smaller the space the better it works. It struggled to keep up a satisfactory temp in a space the size of ours. High ceilings probably didn't help my situation either. I placed mine in a bit smaller room and it works wonderfully.
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I believe so, but it didn't work for my room. Even though I kept it by an open door, my room still got super humid. But I might have been too far away still.