Hey redrain and littleamsterdam.. are they noisy? Quiet?
How long have you had them? will they work on a timer?
and RR> thanks for the thought on night time heat load..
something else I didnt concider.
Compost.. RR/LA, thanks...
if the fridgidaire works on a timer.... I'm in.
is 70 pint big enough for a 10 x 10 ?
I couldn't imagine life without it lol. Right now I drain into a 5 gallon bucket and have a 18 gallon tote for when I won't be in the room for a few days. With the 5 gallon I atleast have 1 day in the worst humidity before the bucket overflows [. . . ]
My 50 pint is pulling out about 2-3 gallons a day during winter. During summer I can see that jumping up a lot. Yeah a condensate pump is the way to go. I am still trying to figure out a way to use one of those inline with some sort of water sanitizer.
Potlatch there is 2 huge factors when it comes to how much water your dehumidifier is gonna pull from the air.
The first is how well your room is sealed esp. when the lights are on and your air cooled hoods are running. A poorly sealed room will have less air moisture in the winter and a TON more during the summer if you live anywhere that gets hot and humid.
The other factor is how fast your plants are transpiring water. The more green in the room the more water that is gonna be used and disposed of by the plant. Also the temperature of the room will play a role in this. A C02 enriched room thats 85 degrees will transpire a lot more water then a room at 75.
http://urbangardenmagazine.com/2010/07/plantworks-part-1-humidity-and-vapor-pressure-deficit/
Compost, here's a link to VPD (vapor pressure deficit) < Humidity vs Temps, or >transpiration.. great article^^^..
Yeah that is a very nice link. I am gonna read up more on this I might change my lights on humidity esp in the hotter months.
Thanks for the reply. I figured the correct answer is, "It depends".My 50 pint is pulling out about 2-3 gallons a day during winter. During summer I can see that jumping up a lot. [. . .]