Efficient dehumidifier - Page 3

Ryland · 10-07-11, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Daox

I've heard that the dry lock paint doesn't work out well over time. How long have you had yours on? Also, how did you dry out the walls to get the paint to adhere? I'd love to do this if it works, but I haven't heard good things about it.

We did it just over 2 years ago, I think the instructions tell you what humidity and so on it has to be for it to work well, I seem to remember that you don't want it to have rained within a week or so and of course all dampness should be gone, so you might need to borrow a 2nd dehumidifier to get your basement super dry, then of course you need to apply 2 coats and it's a heavy thick paint that has to be worked in a bit with a brush, but like I said, it should not be your only plan and even tho they claim that it will stop water my feeling is that if you truely have water coming in, not just humidity, that you have deeper problems.

Piwoslaw · 10-08-11, 04:06 PM

What is the best theoretical efficiency of a dehumidifier (in liters per kWh, for example)? This would give us a reference point.

EDIT: I found that condensing 1 kg of steam to 1 liter of water (@100°C) requires/releases 0.6267 kWh, so that would be 1.595 liters per kWh. That can't be right

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