Has anyone bought a humidex basement dehumidifier to reduce humidity in basement??

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Meast21

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My basement (grow area) humidity is around 50%. Since we had record ran in October its like my foundation got compromised or grading did and now when we get some rain (I very seldomly get water in the basement unless we get heavy rains) my humidity goes up to 55%-58%...

Thinking of this unit Humidex Standard Basement Unit (DVS-BS) - Humidex
 
Meast21 said:
My basement (grow area) humidity is around 50%. Since we had record ran in October its like my foundation got compromised or grading did and now when we get some rain (I very seldomly get water in the basement unless we get heavy rains) my humidity goes up to 55%-58%...

Thinking of this unit Humidex Standard Basement Unit (DVS-BS) - Humidex
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why not just a regular dehumidifier?
 
Creature1969 said:
Ops link starts at $650.
I'll stick with my $100 dehumidifier.
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$ 650 is a one time cost on a humidex running a fan maybe pulling an amp( power wise that is nothing) Where I live a dehumidifier costs upwards to $5 a day running all day.

FWIW a humidex can easily be DIY at a fraction of the cost. If you're running an indoor grow exhausting outside, you're pulling air from the rest of the house. Kinda of a humidex on it's own.

I'm pretty familiar with that brand. I'm not endorsing them. I'd build my own.
 
A humidex and dehumidifier are two different things. One exhausts air outside while the other recycles and dries air magically somehow. I dont quite grasp how dehumidifiers work, I'm almost there lol.
But yeah, get an inline booster fan, humidistat and a dryer vent all from home depot, exhaust it outside and you've got a humidex for less than a $100. They do not drop humidity like dehumidifiers and they require an open window from somewhere other than where the unit sits. So in OP case, he'd want a window cracked upstairs. They're more for smell and air movement
 
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natureboygrower said:
A humidex and dehumidifier are two different things. One exhausts air outside while the other recycles and dries air magically somehow. I dont quite grasp how dehumidifiers work, I'm almost there lol.
But yeah, get an inline booster fan, humidistat and a dryer vent all from home depot, exhaust it outside and you've got a humidex for less than a $100. They do not drop humidity like dehumidifiers and they require an open window from somewhere other than where the unit sits. So in OP case, he'd want a window cracked upstairs. They're more for smell and air movement
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A humidifier is not much different than a refrigerator or an ac.
it uses the refrigeration cycle to compress and decompress gas. The compression side is a warm radiator, and the decompression (gas) side is a subzero radiator that causes vapor (humidity) in the air to condense on the coil which turns to liquid water and is captured in the bucket of the machine or is piped down a drain. :peace:
 
I like the idea of the Humidex for some situations. I'm not sure how well it would work in very cold climates because the air you vent out of the house pulls cold air into the house elsewhere, so there is a tradeoff there. I guess it wouldn't matter if you were using wood heat or something, but otherwise you'll be paying to heat up that cold air. This is how radon vent systems work too, except they pull air into the house through kind of a neat system that warms the air up a bit first. I don't think it could keep up with a large grow room though, that's a lot of humidity-compressor based dehumidifiers are pulling out many gallons per day.
 
Yeah, not great for winter months in the North. From my understanding, best to use during wet seasons, especially spring. I've seen a few different models, one being very squat to fit in the crawlspace of camps.

I like having an indoor grow more than just for the bud. No house is airtight so the home is constantly having the air moved and refreshed.
 
resinhead said:
like a portable ac on dehumid mode.
I like to get old 70’s style dehumidifiers… I’ve paid 20-40 dollars for these on the past
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Probably not the most efficient, but the old ones last a LOT longer and have non digital humidistats. They can be controlled by an external controller and will restart after a power interruption without pressing the damn power botton.
I bought 2 this summer but one isn't THAT old, lol. The one that is looks like new and is running right now.
 
Meast21 said:
My big dehumidifier only gets my humidity down to 52% in my basement running non-stop.
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Honestly I would just get another dehumidifier and call it a day. I don’t know how you scrub air if you do, but if it dosent vent outside to draw air in from the rest of house that should help combined with a dehumidifier.
 
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