Advantages And Disadvantages Of Whole House Dehumidifiers

2007-03-08 10:33:40

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Dehumidification is the process of removing high levels of water vapor in the air around you. Increased levels of humidity in the air around you can lead to a number of health related conditions. These include heat exhaustion, heat strokes, heat stress and heart attacks. High levels of humidity damages your house doors causing it to warp, and the paint on your walls to bubble up and peel. It is therefore necessary to make us of a whole house dehumidifier to ensure a healthy environment.

A whole house dehumidifier is connected to your house’s furnace, and is ideal to use if there are several rooms in a home. A dehumidifier that is connected to the furnace is beneficial because it does not occupy any additional space around the house. Unlike a stand alone air dehumidifier unit, a whole house dehumidifier has an independent drainage system. There is no need to empty water containers once it is filled up.

Compared to a stand alone air dehumidifier, a whole house dehumidifier is much larger in size. Due to its size, this kind of dehumidifier tends to consume a high amount of electricity. In addition, a professional contractor needs to be hired to handle the installation of the unit in your home.

A whole house dehumidifier can be purchased at a local appliance store. Many leading brands including Santa Fe dehumidifiers can be found in the market.

Before going out and purchasing a dehumidifier system it is strongly suggested that you do some comparison shopping. You must determine how much humidity is present in your home’s environment, and the size of your home that needs to undergo dehumidification. From this you will be able to consider only certain types of dehumidifiers that are appropriate for your needs. Aside from whole house dehumidifiers, there are some other types of dehumidifiers, which include: basement dehumidifiers, stand alone units, portable dehumidifiers.


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