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Post by ree123 on Nov 29, 2011 16:12:42 GMT -6
Who here is running a de-humidifier in their fish room ?
I have one and have always used it sparingly and never had it ducted to the outside until recently.
Now I have it running 24/7 and am finding as it gets colder outside that it is producing a lot of needed heat, and I have not turned on any room heaters, even yet this season.
It is also doing a fantastic job of keeping down room humidity, thus controlling mold issues I have had in the past.
Do any of the rest of you find any of this to be true ?
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Post by ree123 on Nov 29, 2011 16:13:51 GMT -6
By ducted I mean the drain is running to the outside.
The air produced from it is the warm air I am speaking of that is heating the room.
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Post by finaddict on Nov 29, 2011 18:41:03 GMT -6
Rick,
Just picked one up for my building and is holding my humidity down to a preset 40%. Is does warm the room up, but I will be watching as when the temps get into the low 30's and below to see what temps are then. Also, Rick, if your humidity gets out of hand and starts the molding problems, won't be good, especially, if your fish room is under your first floor. Had a friend in Chicago, whose humidity was very high all the time causing upper respiratory problems for his family upstairs.
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Post by ree123 on Nov 30, 2011 12:57:22 GMT -6
40% is great. Are your tanks all covered ? Mine are not, and my levels are near 70% with the de-humidifier running. You can only imagine how wet the room was before I was running it all the time. @ 90% I had mold issues, now almost none.
I think I am going to cover more tanks.
Any other members care to say how their de-humidifier is working and about how it heats their fish room ? My temps are staying near 80 to 82 so far this fall, no matter the temps outside, to date.
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Post by jon carman on Nov 30, 2011 13:04:43 GMT -6
Rick, you should breed tree frogs with the rainforest in your garage. I have 2 running 24/7 to stay at 60%, my goal is 40%.
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Post by AlanM on Nov 30, 2011 13:10:31 GMT -6
40% is great. Are your tanks all covered ? Mine are not, and my levels are near 70% with the de-humidifier running. You can only imagine how wet the room was before I was running it all the time. @ 90% I had mold issues, now almost none. I think I am going to cover more tanks. Any other members care to say how their de-humidifier is working and about how it heats their fish room ? My temps are staying near 80 to 82 so far this fall, no matter the temps outside, to date. Rick, With all those uncovered tanks, you're using the tanks to heat the room and the dehumidifier is trying to empty your tanks. You have hot water heat with a bunch of small individual boilers that also happen to have fish in them! ;D I'd cover the tanks. That would help the humidity a bunch, I would think, and the mold issue in turn. |
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Post by ree123 on Nov 30, 2011 13:23:20 GMT -6
Jon, did you have to pull an extra run of romex to carry the current of 2 de-humidifiers ?
Maybe I need a second de-humidifier.
Alan, I agree more of my tanks should be covered. I find that the h20 levels drop much faster now that the de-humidifier is running all the time.
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Post by fuzzylogic on Nov 30, 2011 13:25:47 GMT -6
Rick do you have any pics of your rainforest (fish room) on here?
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Post by ree123 on Nov 30, 2011 13:40:32 GMT -6
No. I don't know how to put pic's on here. Maybe one of you can explain it to me someday. We got a digital camera, pocket kind, a Nikon coolpix L22, just this year, so I am still learning how to not use film.  All our recent pic's are in the cam. on the little card for now. |
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Post by fuzzylogic on Nov 30, 2011 13:49:42 GMT -6
Come on Pres. We need to get you up to speed. Pm me if you want to know. Couple of quick questions 1. do you know how to get pics from camera to pc. 2. do you have a photobucket account? 3. if this camera does video do you have a youtube account?
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Post by ree123 on Nov 30, 2011 13:56:21 GMT -6
1) no 2) no 3) no 4) |
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Post by jon carman on Nov 30, 2011 14:11:19 GMT -6
We might unleash a beast if he figures that out.
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Post by fuzzylogic on Nov 30, 2011 14:30:07 GMT -6
lol
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Post by finaddict on Nov 30, 2011 19:58:09 GMT -6
Cover your tanks as most of mine are. Air temp in my room is at 85 degrees. I am also running 2 oil filled radiators only set on #2. They barely kick on, if the room gets cooler. No moisture problems at all. Insulate well all around the room and also the drop ceiling lights.
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Post by ree123 on Nov 30, 2011 20:13:44 GMT -6
Thanks for advice.
I may want to come see your room for ideas.
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