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12-24-2005, 02:53 AM
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Humidex - it works
Our house is very "air-tight" and like most fellow-reefers we have humidity problems in the winter such as heavy condensation on the windows. I searched for suggestions in this site and reefcentral and came across the mention of a product (I think it was developed in Canada) called Humidex. We decided to give it a try and installed one a couple of months ago in the basement.
Am I pleased ... no more condensation on the windows ... no black molds around the window frames. With one of the windows slightly opens on the top floor and the Humidex drawing the moist air out in the basement, the air circulation also helps the tank to maintain a 8.2pH. It used to be 7.8. Best of all, no more complains from my family about humidity problem caused by my tank .. 
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12-24-2005, 03:12 AM
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Is it like a piece of equipment? What kind of costs are involved?
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12-24-2005, 03:30 AM
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http://www.humidex.ca/
we had our house "energy efficient" inspected today. lost points for old door on the front, some insulation issues in the attic, and most of the plug/light switches. windows were a-ok. this humidex thing sounds neat. I'll have to investigate.
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12-24-2005, 03:34 AM
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One of these? http://www.humidex.ca/
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12-24-2005, 06:02 PM
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12-24-2005, 06:56 PM
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I think you probably right. It can be considered as a powerful vent fan. Our house is over 2800 sq ft and the unit is able to keep the humidity down for the whole house. It turns itself off when the humidity is at the set level, and when on, the noise is lower than my Euroreef CS8-2 pump.
A little more info on this site http://www.humidexatlantic.com/humidex_home
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12-24-2005, 08:45 PM
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Vic - I am glad we finally installed one. Thanks for mentioning about the product on the site.
Gools - Hydrometers aren't cheap. You can get good one from places that sell Marine equipments (expensive though). LeeValley sells "unmounted" hydrometer for $10.95 - it is for woodworkers who want to build their own boxes.
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12-24-2005, 10:57 PM
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Gools you can buy them at home hardware. I had one in my home is New Brunswick when I was posted there. We had one is was a smaller version I think and it was amazing unit. It really sucks out the humidity.
But you have to watch out if you have a Natural Gas furnace. You will need to keep open a window of have a small pipe coming in to let cool air in. Or you will hve a negitive affect on the furance. Causing the fumes from the chimmey to follow thur down the fresh air intake in the chimmey. other then that i have a friend out in Brandon that has about 1000 gallons of water running in his basement. sizes of tanks 240, 135, 150, 6x90's, 10x55's, bunch od 35's a couple of 110 they keep cichilds and it was around 90% humidity in thier house they installed one and kept their bathroom window open around 2 " and with in 24 hours the % was down to 37% So yes they work awesome My fishroom is sitting at 46-50% I have the dehumidifier plumbed to the drain and set on the dial for around little less then normal humidity.
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