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re: Whole home dehumidifiers
Posted on 1/10/26 at 10:49 am to Maillard
Posted on 1/10/26 at 10:49 am to Maillard
quote:
What would you like to know?
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This is a unit I have.
The unit that you have listed states for spaces up to 2300 sq. ft. I plan on building somewhere between 2500 - 2600 sq. ft. Would this require 2 whole home dehumidifers (one larger, and one smaller)?
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Posted on 1/10/26 at 1:21 pm to Will Cover
If your house is properly sealed during construction, you should not need any dehumidifiers. Whichever HVAC contractor you use should do a manual j and a manual d to calculate needed load which should keep the house at a comfortable humidity level.
I sealed up all the top plates from all the penetrations except for the exterior walls. I also made sure the windows were sealed and flashed. I believe you can overdo it on sealing a house. I think having the exterior walls not sealed, because I couldn't get to them, was a good compromise in letting the house breathe.
I put in American standard silver series single stage air conditioners. Nothing special. They pull all the moisture out of the home without running a ton. I did insulate the hell out of the attic with cellulose. I imagine in some spots I have close to a foot and a half to 2 ft of insulation.
I will say though that if you have a gas range with oven it will add moisture to your home so make sure you have good ventilation over your range.
I hope this helps.
I sealed up all the top plates from all the penetrations except for the exterior walls. I also made sure the windows were sealed and flashed. I believe you can overdo it on sealing a house. I think having the exterior walls not sealed, because I couldn't get to them, was a good compromise in letting the house breathe.
I put in American standard silver series single stage air conditioners. Nothing special. They pull all the moisture out of the home without running a ton. I did insulate the hell out of the attic with cellulose. I imagine in some spots I have close to a foot and a half to 2 ft of insulation.
I will say though that if you have a gas range with oven it will add moisture to your home so make sure you have good ventilation over your range.
I hope this helps.
Posted on 1/10/26 at 6:04 pm to Maillard
Do you have an email address? I might be interested, I have more questions about the unit and how it solved your issues
Posted on 1/10/26 at 7:15 pm to Ontopofit1
shite if we slinging used dehumidys in here I'll rip mine out too
Posted on 1/10/26 at 8:08 pm to Ontopofit1
Let me know so I can delete please.
Some peeps want to rip theirs out over this ??
This post was edited on 1/10/26 at 10:28 pm
Posted on 1/10/26 at 8:43 pm to Maillard
quote:Already planning on taking mine out because I have a 2 stage that does a good enough job keeping the humidity down. Didn't think there was a second hand market for it.
Some peeps want to rip theirs out over this ??
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