Humidex - it works

Biotech · #1 02-13-2006, 05:14 PM

Untamed: All I have to do is to leave an upstair window opened a little bit (an inch or so) to keep a good air circulation. The humidity of the house has been kept at 40% all these months since the Nov installation.
As for the furnance, the installation guy said it depends on the type of furnance you have - the one we got, we do not have to worry about it.

Psyire: Initially I planned to install one too, but Humidex installation guy told me that I do not really have to if I can keep one of the windows open ... and he is right.

TheReefGeek · #2 02-13-2006, 06:51 PM

What is the advantage of these units over using a bathroom fan on a dehumidistat?

Biotech · #3 02-13-2006, 07:26 PM

Noise ... which is my main concern as out den is in the basement

Also autoshutoff function when the set humidity is reached

TheReefGeek · #4 02-13-2006, 07:42 PM

There are very quiet bathroom fans.

The dehumidistat turns the bathroom fan off once the desired humidity level is reached.

Biotech · #5 02-13-2006, 07:58 PM

Very true ...
But I did not have a chance to research how much does a quiet bathroom fan with a dehumidstat that can cover an area of 2500+ sq ft will cost. The Humidex fits my purpose (both function and cost-wise), so I go for it.

TheReefGeek · #6 02-13-2006, 08:19 PM

I dont think you would need a fan that can do the whole house, as long as you can locate the fan near the source of the humidity. In my case I will locate my bathroom fan right in my fishroom, and if the fan can keep the humidity down in the fishroom, I assume the rest of the house will be fine.

If you have multiple tanks is locations throughout the house, it could be different.