Cowracer
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# Posted: 26 Jun 2017 12:09pm
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Fixing to spend a long weekend at my cabin for the upcoming 4th of July holiday. The cabin stays closed up and un-A/C'ed or heated when we are not present. In fact, all the power is off, except for one circuit feeding the fridge.
The cabin is 320 sqft upstairs, and 256 downstairs. I have two GE window air conditioners (one on each level) that do a reasonably good job. The A/C units do not run full time. Once the cabin gets down to temp, the kick on sporadically. benefits of good insulation and tree cover, I guess.
While the temp is comfortable, I find that they do not run enough to rid the cabin of humidity. I absolutely LOATHE that feeling of your blankets and sheets are mildly damp due to the high humidity (which is why I can never move to Florida). It's not like we have mold growing on the walls or water condensing on the windows, but just a bit more moisture in the air than I think is comfortable. I can run the A/C's down to 64 (that's as low as the settings go) and that helps, but then it's like a meat locker in there.
I am thinking about running over to Home Depot or Lowes and getting a plug in de-humidifier to help out. I figure a 30 pint per day would be enough to knock down the humidity to a more tolerable level. Anyone have any suggestions on brands to get or avoid, or any other suggestions or experience with dehumidifiers?
Appreciate all feedback.
Tim
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