Dehumidifier Recommendations

DrRod · Oct 20, 2015

My friend has a damp basement and wants to get a good dehumidifier. Its a sizable cape cod house and the basement is finished. It is fully underground with a door to a set of steps leading up to ground level. Is there a good portable unit that will do the job is it the kind of thing that only a professionally installed model will handle. She has hot water heat so I don't think its anything that can be added to the furnace -- but I really don't know. Thank you for your help.

fordmantpw · Oct 20, 2015

We have this one and it works extremely well. You can attach a hose and run it to a drain and you don't have to empty it. Or, you can empty it manually. You select the humidity level you want and it will keep it there so that it does not have to run continuously.

JRobyn · Oct 20, 2015

We have had 3 inexpensive GE brand dehumidifiers bought at Sam's Club. They work terrific, BUT, the compressors (Chinese made) in two of them have quit and they are uneconomical to repair. Get the 3-year extended warranty and you should be good. They are really just little window air conditioners with a more sophisticated condensate catch system.

- Jay

DrRod · Oct 20, 2015

Thanks for the info. Can you tell me about how much space you are working with?

kf4uda · Oct 20, 2015

We have had this one for about three years: GE® Dehumidifier | ADEL50LR | GE Appliances

It has worked great. We got it reconditioned from Big Lots. I have seen them at Home Depot.

Trails End · Oct 20, 2015

I have a Frigidaire FAD704DWD Energy Star 70-pint Dehumidifier that I purchased from Kmart
three years ago and it has worked fine keeping the humidity under control in my 48' x 26'
full basement. It also has a hose connection on the back to drain the water, eliminating the
need for emptying the container once or twice a day.