Humidity Control?

[TheReefGeek]

I was wondering the same thing.

[mark]

Your condensing the moisture in the air along with everything else, plus consider what are the coils made from.

From my experience, got my dehumidifier from my mother who wasn't using it for about a year. She's a pack a day smoker and when I first plugged it in I just about puked from the smell of old cigerette smoke.

[Delphinus]

I water my plants with it but that's about all I'd do with it.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by TheReefGeek

Will a bathroom fan in my fish room vented outside not work well enough?

My house is old, and crappy windows, so there are lots of air leaks in.

Yea, actually any form of ventilation will work. Just need some make up air coming in. Need to be careful of any heating device, like gas furnace or wood burning devices that require fresh air. One does not want negative pressure in the house.

As long as you vent out stale humid air and bring in some dry fresh air, the idea is the same. However in my climate, without the HRV, the heating bill would sky rocket from heating the cold outside winter air.

[monza]

Originally Posted by TheReefGeek

Will a bathroom fan in my fish room vented outside not work well enough?

My house is old, and crappy windows, so there are lots of air leaks in.

I bought a bathroom fan and a control to turn the fan on when it reached a certain tempature in the fish room. My plan was a hole out for the fan and a hole in for fresh air. As far as heat I thought the cold air being drawn in the room from the in in hole would keep the temp. down in the fish room.

Then I read more and did the HRV route.

Dave