Sani-Dry Dehumidifier
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Comments (15)Check iaqsource.com and look at the Honeywell and Sante Fe units. They have some good reviews on each. I bought the Sante Fe large capacity unit this summer when we noticed spots on the basement floor. Bought the unit and within 2 days the spots were gone and the humidity in botht he basement and main level dropped remarkably. Make sure you get a small humidistat (cost about $20 on amazon) for the basement so that you can measure the baseline and the improvement after you turn the unit on. The one thing I wasn't carzy about about the Sante Fe unit is that out of the box, it has a control dial on the back of the unit that has one of those lines as an indicator that get's thicker as you turn the dial (real helpful - not). I set the knob right in the center and then read the potbale humidistat. Once I saw the humidity drop below to 50% in the basement, I adjusted the knob to make the unit to turn off. My goal is to keep the basement humidity between 45 and 50%. When I started it was up between 70 and 75% on very humid days. When I first hooked it up, the thing ran 24x7. I wanted to make sure it would eventaully turn off when the humidity was acceptable. If you don't set the knob right , it will keep running. They do make an external humidistat control for the Sante Fe, and when I finish the basement off I will probably put that in....See MoreBasement Dehumidifier
Comments (44)I am going to agree with previous posters on several accounts: 1. Depending on where you live and how much annual precipitation your area receives, you may not need a humidifier. 2. Live in the house a little before you purchase a humidifier. This is a good idea for a couple of reasons, one of which is you will want to establish some kind of baseline by buying one of those little digital indoor climate readers that gives you humidity and temperature readings so you know what you're dealing with, and only then will you know the size of dehumidifier (or number of dehumidifiers) you'll need. 3. If you NEED a dehumidifier, do not go too cheap or too small. Read lots of online reviews and make sure you get the right size with the right drainage options. If you're not using the basement frequently (i.e., not planning to check on the unit several times a day during spring rainy season or the humid days of summer) and live in an area with a long summer + high humidity, you may need a larger unit with built-in pump options and a hose attachment that drains to a sink/sump pump. Too big and powerful with infrequently used pump and outlet hose options is better than too small with no pump and no hose options that you have to remember to dump every 3 hours to keep the humidity down to 70% (which is, BTW, waaay too high for most basements). You will end up spending a lot more in the end if you have to deal with mold/moisture remediation....See MoreToilet -- Sani Seal vs. wax ring ...
Comments (0)I recently had a seal fail on the toilet fill valve in my master bath. I noticed a musty odor, kind of like how a crawl space smells, and started investigating. I found that the tank was slowly dripping, and because the floors aren't level (anywhere in my old house), the water was seeping under the sheet flooring--I have no idea how long, before I noticed the odor. I pulled up the flooring to allow the subfloor to dry, and replaced the fill valve. The flooring needed to be replaced anyway, but I'd been putting it off, so no big deal. But with the flooring gone, I started noticing a slightly damp spot in the subfloor, just at the front of the stool. I think that the slight swelling of the damp subfloor on the supply line side had unseated the toilet and broken the seal of the wax ring. I'm getting ready to put down new vinyl flooring, but the subfloor is not bad enough to replace (IMO), so one question is--would it be better to use another wax ring, or a SaniSeal, which might be a little more forgiving of a slight difference in floor level? I'd like to try the Fernco seal, but with the old wax on the toilet horn, I don't think it would work. Also, should I shim to level on the low side before installing the flooring? Shim and caulk after the toilet is seated, if I use the SaniSeal? Thank you. (X-posting to the Bathroom forum.)...See Moredehumidifier - too dry?
Comments (12)That number is generally the humidity that you're trying to achieve but it would only change if you pushed the up/down arrows. In any case, I would rely on a separate item to get a reading. My uneducated guess is that the floor wasn't acclimated properly or that the barrier they used is more of a retarder, and it's allowed moisture to migrate from the subfloor into the wood. I had a job recently where the subfloor moisture readings were quite high. We couldn't use an absolute barrier because the house is insulated from underneath. We didn't want to risk having any moisture intrusion getting trapped between two layers of insulation. The a/c was running but wasn't sufficient to remove the humidity so we set up dehumidifiers with drains to run 24/7 until the subfloor reached an acceptable level. It's not unusual for subfloor to soak up moisture during the construction process. Some moisture meters have pins long enough to go through the wood into the subfloor. These can also be used to find the difference between the top and bottom of a board. A difference of 3 of 4 percent would be enough to cause cupping. It takes time for the boards to reach a state of equilibrium and of course, they can change as seasonal conditions vary....See MoreBrewbeer
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