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Old 03-04-2013, 01:55 AM
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I've been wondering the same thing myself. The ideal solution seems to be a whole home HVR (heat recovery ventilator) unit. Seems like most new construction in Canada requires these nowadays. But it wasn't so when my house was built in the 1950's and retrofitting one to your entire home seems like it will be very expensive. I've been doing a lot of searching and they do sell single rome HVR's in Europe that would be ideal for a fish room, but I haven't found anywhere online that offers shipping to North America. You could always just vent the room with a regular bathroom exhaust fan that is controlled by a humidistat, but I'm curious to know what solutions other people have come up with.
More or less what I added. Though a HRV is not required by code in Canada (NBC 2012) but it may be required by a provincial code (not required in Alberta). It is a good idea though to have it installed in new construction.

There are many threads on here about retofitting a HRV to an existing house. The costs vary, but in most cases, the price would be worth it.
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Old 03-04-2013, 02:22 AM
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I just use a dehumidifier and recycle the water=)
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Old 03-04-2013, 03:28 AM
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I ran into this problem last year where humidity was upwards of 55% in the basement. I installed a Panasonic fan on a dehumidistat which cured the problem (I've never noticed it running).

I weighted this against an HRV and on paper my option was more cost effective and less painful to install.

I've noticed no price increase in power or gas. When I ran a dehumidifier it bumped my electricity bill by about $30 per month to keep up.
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