Maditory equipment - Reef-Geeks

rgrking · Spawning

I've found some real issues at my house. I've gotten them all fixed, but it was all avoidable. What everyone needs to remember is that there is a lot of moisture in the air, especially in our rooms with tanks. If you've ever had a tank or bucket overflow needs to think about this warning.

Get a dehumidifier. In the last week I've gotten two larger ones. I pull over a gallon of water just from around 8pm at night to 8am in the morning. That's a lot of water. My house was around 80% humidity, where now it's around 45%.

Mold and mildew will grow like crazy if you're not careful. Dehumidifiers can help eliminate all the problems and keep them from happening again. It even feels better in my house now. The air doesn't feel as thick. It's kinda nice.

Ashlar · DIY Geek

Dehumidifiers will also cut down on your AC bills in the summer (and you can bump up the temperature it has to maintain and still feel comfortable- win/win!).

TimH07 · Reef-Geek

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Originally Posted by Ashlar

Dehumidifiers will also cut down on your AC bills in the summer (and you can bump up the temperature it has to maintain and still feel comfortable- win/win!).

Air conditioners ARE dehumidifiers.

rgrking · Spawning

in a way they are, but there's no comparison to and actual dehumidifier!

Ashlar · DIY Geek

Would you rather run a 30A AC unit to dehumidify or a 2A dehumidifier?

And how much extra work does your AC unit have to do with wetter air? How much extra rust is going to be produced in your condenser / exchanger, how many years are you shaving off the life of an AC unit by working it as a dehumidifier?

Hehe.

rgrking · Spawning

touche

Pat B · Geektacular

Mine does 50 pints a day, I have to empty it twice a day in the summer at least, sometimes 3. Now I do it 3 times in 2 days.

Ashlar · DIY Geek

Pat, I've considered plumbing my dehumidifier into a drain, but having to empty it lets me know how much work it's doing.

rgrking · Spawning

both of mine have drains too. I'm keeping them both in the house for right now. next week I'm going to put one down in the crawl space. I'll have it hooked up with a hose down there.

TimH07 · Reef-Geek

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ashlar

Would you rather run a 30A AC unit to dehumidify or a 2A dehumidifier?

And how much extra work does your AC unit have to do with wetter air? How much extra rust is going to be produced in your condenser / exchanger, how many years are you shaving off the life of an AC unit by working it as a dehumidifier?

Hehe.

Apartment living, don't care what breaks.. they fix it :P

But yeah, I guess having help doing the job can't hurt.

[1 (permalink)] Posted by rgrking 01-04-2012, 01:42 PM	Spawning
Maditory equipment I've found some real issues at my house. I've gotten them all fixed, but it was all avoidable. What everyone needs to remember is that there is a lot of moisture in the air, especially in our rooms with tanks. If you've ever had a tank or bucket overflow needs to think about this warning. Get a dehumidifier. In the last week I've gotten two larger ones. I pull over a gallon of water just from around 8pm at night to 8am in the morning. That's a lot of water. My house was around 80% humidity, where now it's around 45%. Mold and mildew will grow like crazy if you're not careful. Dehumidifiers can help eliminate all the problems and keep them from happening again. It even feels better in my house now. The air doesn't feel as thick. It's kinda nice. __________________ RLTW 180 Gallon Mixed Reef Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8 Friend me up on Facebook Glen King	Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sullivan, Missouri, USA Posts: 10,000 Gameroom cash: $1656070 Rep Power: 164
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[2 (permalink)] Posted by Ashlar 01-04-2012, 01:44 PM	DIY Geek
Dehumidifiers will also cut down on your AC bills in the summer (and you can bump up the temperature it has to maintain and still feel comfortable- win/win!). __________________ Click image above to view tank webcams (12-10pm CST).	Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Coppell, TX Posts: 165 Gameroom cash: $50150 Rep Power: 5
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[4 (permalink)] Posted by rgrking 01-04-2012, 02:34 PM	Spawning
in a way they are, but there's no comparison to and actual dehumidifier! __________________ RLTW 180 Gallon Mixed Reef Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8 Friend me up on Facebook Glen King	Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sullivan, Missouri, USA Posts: 10,000 Gameroom cash: $1656070 Rep Power: 164
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[5 (permalink)] Posted by Ashlar 01-04-2012, 02:51 PM	DIY Geek
Would you rather run a 30A AC unit to dehumidify or a 2A dehumidifier? And how much extra work does your AC unit have to do with wetter air? How much extra rust is going to be produced in your condenser / exchanger, how many years are you shaving off the life of an AC unit by working it as a dehumidifier? Hehe. __________________ Click image above to view tank webcams (12-10pm CST).	Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Coppell, TX Posts: 165 Gameroom cash: $50150 Rep Power: 5
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[6 (permalink)] Posted by rgrking 01-04-2012, 03:10 PM	Spawning
touche __________________ RLTW 180 Gallon Mixed Reef Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8 Friend me up on Facebook Glen King	Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sullivan, Missouri, USA Posts: 10,000 Gameroom cash: $1656070 Rep Power: 164
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[7 (permalink)] Posted by Pat B 01-04-2012, 03:49 PM	Geektacular
Mine does 50 pints a day, I have to empty it twice a day in the summer at least, sometimes 3. Now I do it 3 times in 2 days. __________________ "But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15b "HIS word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot." Jeremiah 20:9b *Click on the ticker for the build thread.*	Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Camden, De Posts: 2,560 Gameroom cash: $1240165 Rep Power: 65
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[8 (permalink)] Posted by Ashlar 01-04-2012, 04:30 PM	DIY Geek
Pat, I've considered plumbing my dehumidifier into a drain, but having to empty it lets me know how much work it's doing. __________________ Click image above to view tank webcams (12-10pm CST).	Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Coppell, TX Posts: 165 Gameroom cash: $50150 Rep Power: 5
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[9 (permalink)] Posted by rgrking 01-04-2012, 04:39 PM	Spawning
both of mine have drains too. I'm keeping them both in the house for right now. next week I'm going to put one down in the crawl space. I'll have it hooked up with a hose down there. __________________ RLTW 180 Gallon Mixed Reef Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8 Friend me up on Facebook Glen King	Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sullivan, Missouri, USA Posts: 10,000 Gameroom cash: $1656070 Rep Power: 164
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