If I keep this in my room with the house at 80f, but I want to put this in my room (around 300 sqft) will it get too humid if I keep the door closed?
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but wouldn't he heat from outside that's 100 deg plus make it hotter?what if I just kept a door open in my room?
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An open door or window is recommended for cross ventilation. Have in mind that the Air Coolers work best in climates where humidity is low.
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It's great for a bedroom, reasonable for a medium-sized room, but probably not enough for a large room. If you live in a humid place, don't even bother; just get a fan or an air conditioner.
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&lt;30% is where you'll see 10-15 degree decreases in your room. When humidity gets over 60%, evap coolers stop working, and in fact can increase the temperature by pumping in hotter, more humid air. At 50% humidity, you'll only get 2-5 degree decreases. With a smaller unit like this, I doubt that you'll notice anything above 50%. Right now in SLC, UT, it just rained. Humidity is about 53%. I can feel cool air coming out of the unit, but it doesn't travel more than 5-10 ft from the unit. When the humidity is the normal 20-25%, this thing blows frigid air and cools my 200 sq ft room quite well.
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It has vents for cooling off, but I don't know how it would be in a humid climate. We live in the high desert.
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Good day, I ran mine in a 28 ' RV for extra heat. Because it is unvented there is always a concern about low oxygen and excess carbon dioxide in a tight space. I had windows slightly open to vent. I was surprised how much condensation occurred on the windows too. It was nice and quiet. Always beware if the house is tightly wrapped in plastic that you have some ventilation good luck Mike
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if it's not too humid and the air is blowing on you from less than 8', yes. Nice cool, humidified air. Can be made to fan across area and could cool two or three people adequately. I have three units and really love them inside.
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I use mine in a very damp cellar area. By virtue of lowering the humidity level from 82% to an average of 45%, my cellar does have a cool yet dry feel now but the air from the dehumidifier does have a somewhat warm feel to it.
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This unit is great for increasing the humidity in a room. Do NOT expect it to cool the room.
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We don't have vaulted ceilings. Right now the humidity is 51% in my 32' x 20' music room. I have the Kenmore set at 65%. The only reason the humidity is so low is because the little Swiss-0-Air ran out of water overnight. The Kenmore is a pile of junk with a funky filter that has to be replaced. Guess I have to get a second Swiss-O-Air :(
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It needs to have flowing air behind it of some kind. We had it with a door cracked behind it. Otherwise your house or room will be dropping in moisture.
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It is better if the window is cracked but it will work with the windows closed. It will add humidity to the room though.
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It doesn't work that way. I have already put my away for the season but as I recall, you have a low medium and high setting. Sure to put towels or papers around floor if you're going leave it on that high. As I recall, the usual humidity for indoors in the winter is 15 to 20%. Getting it getting at or above 20% is good. 50% is Darn nesr perfect. To get it at or about 50%, you will probably need two or three humidifiers running at full blast. If you're able to get the this high or higher be careful with mold and mildew though this would be unlikely in the winter. Hope this helps. I keep a small hydrometer in my bedroom and the living area to measure the humitidy. It doesn't work that way. I have already put my away for the season but as I recall, you have a low medium and high setting. Sure to put towels or papers around floor if you're going leave it on that high. As I recall, the usual humidity for indoors in the winter is 15 to 20%. Getting it getting at or above 20% is good. 50% is Darn nesr perfect. To get it at or about 50%, you will probably need two or three humidifiers running at full blast. If you're able to get the this high or higher be careful with mold and mildew though this would be unlikely in the winter. Hope this helps. I keep a... » Read More It doesn't work that way. I have already put my away for the season but as I recall, you have a low medium and high setting. Sure to put towels or papers around floor if you're going leave it on that high. As I recall, the usual humidity for indoors in the winter is 15 to 20%. Getting it getting at or above 20% is good. 50% is Darn nesr perfect. To get it at or about 50%, you will probably need two or three humidifiers running at full blast. If you're able to get the this high or higher be careful with mold and mildew though this would be unlikely in the winter. Hope this helps. I keep a small hydrometer in my bedroom and the living area to measure the humitidy. « Show Less
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Yes - I think you may have to step up to a larger unit. My space is a similar size, and now that warmer more humid weather has arrived, the unit is running almost full time to maintain 50% humidity. Although the unit is very quiet compared to other units I have owned, it still may be a bit annoying in certain circumstances (e.g. viewing TV in the area).
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You only see it a few feet, but with the ceiling fan on, my humidity meter about 15 feet away in another room measured 7% higher humidity after about 6 hours of day use. After the overnight with it off, went back down 6 percent, so to keep the levels up, you might have to run it pretty continuously. That said our house is dry, we run a large fireplace insert. I've heard once you get more humidity in the house for a couple weeks it's easier to maintain, I think the floors walls furniture etc absorb some water over time if they are dry.
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Is the door to the room left open? Is there an air intake for the heating system in the room?Answering "yes" to either of those means you're basically trying to humidify your whole house as the air is being readily circulated.
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Hi Judith; I bought two of these safes and am pleased with them. I haven't had a problem with moisture. The instructions do say to leave the door open for a while every few weeks. Hope this helps.
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yes, but no. A room with higher humidity will hold heat better than a room with low humidity, so you'll probably notice that the air feels warmer. But it's not actually because it's releasing that much heat.