Humidity removal

[msjboy]

If you have the money to spend, put in a HRV unit if possible. If your house is older which it appears, can convert your forced air house ductwork with a outdoor a/c-heating/hrv heat pump unit. Lastly, perhaps a dehumidifier unit can be found in a cheap AC unit that you connect to the window and set it to suck out the air on it timer. Not sure if this is good for the winter though as it will suck out some of your heated air.

[rayjay]

I installed a double cored HRV almost 2 decades ago and it was the best decision I made with regards to moisture.

[Dearth]

Originally Posted by msjboy

If you have the money to spend, put in a HRV unit if possible. If your house is older which it appears, can convert your forced air house ductwork with a outdoor a/c-heating/hrv heat pump unit. Lastly, perhaps a dehumidifier unit can be found in a cheap AC unit that you connect to the window and set it to suck out the air on it timer. Not sure if this is good for the winter though as it will suck out some of your heated air.

As much as I would like to I don’t have the money to do that as I would need to upgrade windows, doors and soffits first then think about external heat/ac all of which is very expensive. Add to that the extreme cold we deal with for 2 to 3 months of the year it can get problematic especially with older homes.

[comical]

I’ve put lids on all the tanks and the sump, while also running a dehumidifer in the house. I’ve got a couple indoor plants too, the butterworts are enjoying the humidity we get in the spring/summer lol

[smokinreefer]

Whats the ideal humidity level/range for a house?

Interesting about using plants to absorb the humidity.

Wondering why my hvac guy didnt suggest anything when we did renos, knowing that i was going to have a large aquarium in the middle of my house.

[Dearth]

Originally Posted by smokinreefer

Whats the ideal humidity level/range for a house?

Ideally the humidity should be about 30-40% the higher the humidity the more moisture in the air and the more residual water damage potential there is.

Plants were the ideal solution for me as it’s cheap and I have very limited ways to ventilate my house and plants were actually suggested to me by a fresh water hobbyist Years ago ....but remember like anything else what may work for one may not work for someone else.

[msjboy]

Princess Auto has a Danby dehumidifier for up to 4500 sq ft space for just $199..(refurb)...in latest flyer. You have to empty the water every now and then of course.

[smokinreefer]

Hmmmm.... any HVAC people here?
maybe a whole house dehumidifier is the best solution...

[smokinreefer]

Originally Posted by msjboy

Princess Auto has a Danby dehumidifier for up to 4500 sq ft space for just $199..(refurb)...in latest flyer. You have to empty the water every now and then of course.

just looked at this, i dont get how would this work for 4500sf?
to me i would think to service 4500sf it would need to be inline with the hvac?

or would it actually work passively? like it removes moisture from the air in one room which effectively lowers the overall moisture level in the house as moisture from throughout moves around until all the air is the same level?