What Does a Dehumidifier Do?
It takes moisture out of the air by sucking in moist air on one side, moving that air over some ice cold tubes that causes the moisture to collect on these tubes and then drip into a bucket or tube, and pushing the dry air out the other. This dry air then mixes with the moist air making it a little drier, which in turn is pulled into the unit to become drier over and over again. Q) What size dehumidifier do I need? A) Sizing Rule of Thumb for most areas except coastal is: Up to 400 square feet: 25 or 30 pint Up to 800 square feet: 40 pint Up to 1000 square feet: 50 pint Up to 1300 square feet: 65 pint • For coastal areas the square foot coverage will be reduced as much as 50%. • All of these figures are based on an 8’ high ceiling. So if the height is 10’, then add 25% more to the square footage and if 12’ high, then add 50%, etc. Q) How much will my dehumidifier be able to lower the humidity? A) That will depend on a lot of things. Most importantly, the temperature in your room will d
