Do You Need A Whole House Dehumidifier?

October 31st, 2009 posted by Guest Author
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A whole house dehumidifier is an appliance that is an absolute must if you have any severe respiratory problems. They suck any excess humidity from your home’s ventilation system to increase the air quality in your home and to prevent humidity from making breathing difficult. A high quality model can keep your entire home at the recommended humidity levels as set by the EPA, while some lower quality models will struggle with meeting even three fourths of that requirement.

A whole house dehumidifier is set up and attached to the heating and air conditioning system that you have set up in your home, usually near the furnace. Any air that passes through is dehumidified before continuing to travel into your home. It is recommended that you keep your whole house dehumidifier somewhere safe like a basement. This is because of the humidity it will collect and cause as well as the fact that there is always a chance of a leak, which will do quite a large amount of damage to anything in the vicinity. It is much better to be safe than sorry with your large dehumidification system.

If you are willing to spend a little bit more money, you can find models that will do more than dehumidify. Some of the newer, more high-end models can now also purify the air as well. While house-wide air purifiers are not as effective as dehumidifiers, anything that can help you breathe easier is a good thing, especially if you reside in an area that is highly polluted.

You might want to have a dehumidifier pump installed along with your whole house dehumidifier. When a dehumidifier’s intake reservoir gets full, it will shut itself down until drained out. One of these pumps pulls the water from the system when it is getting close to being full, so that your dehumidifier system will stay on at all times. These often come with an automatic function so that they do not pull any power when they do not need to be used.

It’s good to know how much water a dehumidifier can actually hold. Most models can retail anywhere from 80 to 160 pints of water. Be sure that you know the facts before you purchase one, and know what additional equipment you may need to keep it working like a charm, such as the pump. These machines are a big convenience in their own right, but they need to be taken care of to work efficiently.

Try to ensure that your budget fits not online the whole house dehumidifier, but also any additional equipment that you may need. Investing money in a machine that is supposed to help you only to have it break down is always a let down, and a possible money sink.

If you or someone else in your household has trouble breathing due to humidity, then consider having a whole house dehumidifier installed in your home.