Dehumidifier

[scgator]

Just thought I would pass this on............we recently purchased this unit to use in our RV. It is QUIET (quieter than a small Honda generator !) Excellent quality and SUPERIOR customer service from Iallergy.com. You can buy this same unit through Wally world, but you have to pay taxes and shipping charges; but it is $184.95 and free UPS shipping from Iallergy.com. We got ours in two days; customer service included email followup, UPS tracking, and a "thank you" for our purchase. You do not get that every where !

My wife has asthma and COPD, and it works well with her.........

Soleus CFM40E 40 Pint Portable Dehumidifier

[scenic route]

Just curious, scgator. Under what conditions do you find it necessary to use the dehumidifier. We have only experienced excessive moisture while camping in Myrtle Beach this past December at 26 degs. F. with a lot of 'sweating' around some of our windows. We'll try to avoid those kinds of temps in the future. Here in Florida, the humidity is high, so I keep a dehumidifier in my shed but in the MH, the A/C units seem to keep it under control.

We have been RVing for only a year, so I was wondering...thanks, Bob

[scgator]

We live in South Carolina, on the riverfront (Savannah River); we live in our RV fulltime, and it is very humid here even in the winter. Our windows and window seals accumulate generous amounts of water as we use LPG heat. LPG heat, as it burns oxygen leaves water vapor as a result. For example, I did not turn on the dehumidifier until middle of the afternoon yesterday, and this morning there was around 7 pints of water collected in the catch tank; our condensation issue is directly related to the heat, and we bought the dehumidifier to counter act that.

I used to work construction before retiring and around here in the summer, the air "really" feels like a blanket. This one of the reasons a lot of people from northern climates do not come south because of the humidity.

BTW, we also go to Myrtle Beach in the spring and summer; but have not had any problems at the beach in warm weather.

[scenic route]

Ok, thanks...another piece of equipment to buy! The unit we have in the shed is way too loud and it rattles. Bob

[TXiceman]

we keep a dehumidifier running ours anytime it is parked at home. The Houston area can get a but damp, especially living in the woods. Keeps it from getting a closed up smell here.

ken

[hoppers4]

I run one in my MH during the winter when it's above 45 degrees. Humidity around here is horrible and I don't want the MH to develop the musty smell that develops in the clothing we have in one of our sheds. We don't use the MH enough in the winter to keep the humidity down to an acceptable level.

[CorsairIIAT]

Where I live we are normally single digit humidity. But if I go back east for any lenth of time will consider this.

[iluvmyelemen]

We were looking for something smaller for our motorhome. We ended up buying the Sunpentown SD-652 from Amazon and are quite pleased with it. We ran into a problem with moisture last week when the temps in TX dropped from 65 to 35 in a matter of 10 minutes. My husband wrote about it on our blog (see link in signature) and the post is titled "One Man's Battle Against....Moisture!"

[mavric65]

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Originally Posted by iluvmyelemen We were looking for something smaller for our motorhome. We ended up buying the Sunpentown SD-652 from Amazon and are quite pleased with it. We ran into a problem with moisture last week when the temps in TX dropped from 65 to 35 in a matter of 10 minutes. My husband wrote about it on our blog (see link in signature) and the post is titled "One Man's Battle Against....Moisture!"

I also use that same dehumidifier in our coach and at home it works great. in our coach i put it on the dash at night and in the bathroom during the day and when cold it cuts the condesation down i would say 90 percent.... without it running the windshield would be all wet and with it running hardly any moisture and the collection cup has about a 1/2 inch of water in it.... i highly recomend these for use

[Techie]

We use the Supentown w/UV+TiO2...you can see my full review of it on our blog (see signature).

[Ray,IN]

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Originally Posted by scgator We live in South Carolina, on the riverfront (Savannah River); we live in our RV fulltime, and it is very humid here even in the winter. Our windows and window seals accumulate generous amounts of water as we use LPG heat. LPG heat, as it burns oxygen leaves water vapor as a result. For example, I did not turn on the dehumidifier until middle of the afternoon yesterday, and this morning there was around 7 pints of water collected in the catch tank; our condensation issue is directly related to the heat, and we bought the dehumidifier to counter act that. I used to work construction before retiring and around here in the summer, the air "really" feels like a blanket. This one of the reasons a lot of people from northern climates do not come south because of the humidity. BTW, we also go to Myrtle Beach in the spring and summer; but have not had any problems at the beach in warm weather.

If the LPG is to blame for inside humidity you have a huge problem. This water vapor should be draining away to a (stixNbrix) house drain pipe. The combustion chamber/heat exchanger is completely isolated from your heat ducts, furnace blower,etc. The water vapor condenses inside the exhaust gas pipe, then drains back to your house drain plumbing. Your RV is different. The waste gas exhaust(including any water vapor) is totally isolated-no exception- from heated air blown into your heat ducts.
I could understand moisture problems if you are using stand-alone LPG heaters in your RV.

[scgator]

We do not use the "house" heater; we use a buddy heater, that is the reason for the moisture. I am in the process of adding a secondary electrical system to my TT (50A). I will be converting to electric heat before next winter and some extra receptacles. I am a retired manufacturing maintenance manager AND a South Carolina licensed electrician; my field was machine automation (Siemens, A-B, Yaskawa, Hiachi) and robotics (GE, Fanuc, Panasonic, Motoman).

I am going to automate with a touch screen..........I am retired, I NEED something to do !....besides golf LOL

[WOODYDEL]

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Originally Posted by scgator We do not use the "house" heater; we use a buddy heater, that is the reason for the moisture. I am in the process of adding a secondary electrical system to my TT (50A). I will be converting to electric heat before next winter and some extra receptacles. I am a retired manufacturing maintenance manager AND a South Carolina licensed electrician; my field was machine automation (Siemens, A-B, Yaskawa, Hiachi) and robotics (GE, Fanuc, Panasonic, Motoman). I am going to automate with a touch screen..........I am retired, I NEED something to do !....besides golf LOL

Why not just get a direct vent heater instead It doesn't have the extremely high efficiency rating of your type heater but your combustion is not taking place inside the living space. In addition a direct vent heater is cheaper to run than electric heat. Here in NY electric heat has been used unsuccessfully because of one reason. What the electric utility recommended was to take the money saved by installing the electric heat equipment and to drastically upgrade the insulation in the home new or old. People ignored the recommendation or were ignorant of the information. So when they ran their electric heat the sticker shock forced them to abandon the electric heat idea. Your RV is not isulated to the point where electric heat can economically compete with other forms of energy. If you upgrade the insulating value of your walls and ceiling, as I've suggested elsewhere, you will get some help but why use the most expensive form of heat? RV'ers use electric to heat their RV's because they are usually hooked up in a site where the daily charges include electricity.

I'm sure your wife got some relief from the use of the dehumidifier since you stated so but a dehumidifier does not clean up the air. All it is doing is removing moisture. That filter on the Soleus is just to keep the internal parts from clogging. It does not clean the air of pollutants.

You might want to investigate an air to air heat exchanger to supply clean air to your living space. It will help.

[scgator]

I appreciate all of the advice on how to heat and what form of heat; I am well aware of the variables; my wife and I have agreed on this project. Our house furnace has never been used. We are going the way of electric as we don't have any severe or extended cold here. Even when we get snow, it rarely lasts more than 2 or 3 days; and is always less than 2-3 inches. the most I have ever paid for electric has been $113.00 for a month. We are not in an extreme environment. Even when we travel, we stay out of such climates. What is deemed not practical in some parts of the country, work just fine in other parts. I would hate to know that I had to pay a utility bill for ANYTHING in the northeast as you guys have such harsh winter months.

We are simply making this change as my wife likes the electric heat over LPG; as said, it may not be practical or economical elsewhere, but it will work for us here. Thanks for all of the good advice, this just goes to show that the people involved on this forum are top shelf