Room Dehumidifiers vs. Dampp-Chaser

[Vanderhoofven]

At 12:54 PM 8/19/97 -0500, you wrote:
> AGAIN, the room DH can be easily hooked to a hose and run through a wall,
>out of the house.  There is no scum, etc.  The Room DH has a humidistat
>just like the Dampp Chase does and will shut off when it gets too dry. 
>Louisiana's heat index has been in the 110+ range with 90+ RH and my room
>DH kicks on very seldom and keeps my shop (18'x24') at 48%RH (or whatever I
>set it at).  Both have advantages and disadvantages.  The adding of water
>is a hassle for the Dampp Chaser.  Would a room DH REALLY cost MORE than
>TWO complete systems???  I don't know.
>Lance Lafargue, RPT
>New Orleans Chapter
>Covington, LA.
>lafargue@iamerica.net

True, a room dehumidifier would cost less than two complete Dampp-Chaser
systems.  You also are right about the room dehumidifier having a
humidistat, but I wonder how accurate it is.  When you mention that a
dehumidifier could be attached to a hose through the wall, my mind conjures
up images of a green garden hose snaking it's way through the house amidst
the expensive pianos, fancy china, wall to wall carpeting and objets d'art.
 I realize that a garden hose is not what you meant.  But if the
dehumidifier needs to be connected to a drain hose, then Mr. and Mrs. John
Q. Customer is going to have to pay a plumber big bucks to install a drain
hose that leads into the house plumbing.  If you add in the cost of the
extra plumbing work, that makes the room dehumidifier more expensive all of
a sudden.

Both a room dehumidifier and a Dampp-Chaser System would probably work, and
they both have good and bad points.

Sincerely,
David


David A. Vanderhoofven, RPT
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