[Lincolnparkdc] Dehumidifier in rental basement

[Mark Jordan]

+1 to the mini split heat pump option.  It will both heat and cool and, if
properly sized, it will dehumidify the air in the process.

If you decide to go with a dehumidifier, which is substantially cheaper,
they do sell versions with internal pumps that will empty the
water collection chamber once it is full, but you would need to have it
near a drain that it could empty the water into.



On Fri, Aug 11, 2023 at 4:05 PM Marche' Maine <markrichardgrace at gmail.com>
wrote:

> My experience has been to be proactive as much as possible. For a
> humidifier  consider a mini-split.
>
> On Fri, Aug 11, 2023, 3:42 PM Jessie Dolch <jessie.dolch at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi neighbors,
>>
>> We're new at renting our English basement and wonder what others do
>> regarding dehumidifiers. The woman who lived there 15 years (before we
>> bought the house) used a portable one during the summer. Without it, inside
>> humidity gets into the "high" range. Now, we're wondering whether it's
>> reasonable to expect a renter to run it and to empty it as needed (daily).
>> When we replaced the HVAC system, the technician told us our 800 sq. ft.
>> was too small for one to be built in with the air handler and we had to
>> rely on a portable one.
>>
>> Does anyone have any experience/comments?
>>
>> Thanks, Jessie on 11th
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