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I’m looking at putting in a 120v dehumidifier with a condensation removal pump. I was quoted $2700 for a China made Santi Dry Sedona SaniDry Sedona

Not gonna pay for someone to unbox and plug in. Space is <300sqr ft. Small cement basement

Any experience with the brands. I see them from $400 to $3000
 
Seems overkill for such a small space. They make the small, floor roll around style ones with pumps that would have no problem with that space. Or, do what I did, use the one with no pump but has a drain hose on the back and mount it on the wall above the washer drain hookup and let gravity do its thing.
 
I have the floor mounted plug in one with a pump that I got off Amazon for my 2000 sqft+ lower level/walkout for $500. Works fine, no way I would spend the $$$ your getting quotes for. You can buy a lot of plug in ones for that $$.
 
I got one rated for up to 3500 sq ft off Amazon a couple years ago, just a tank model with a drain hose kit. I routed the hose to the floor drain in the utility closet and run it on continuous... its right by the HVAC intake, so it dries the entire house. All summer long my home is around 25% relative humidity, no matter how swampy it gets outside, and the drain hose kit works perfectly in continuously emptying into the floor drain.

It looks like the current version is $199.99 and has a $40 coupon right now. 10/10, would buy again.
 
I got one from Home Depot and ran the drain line to the same sump pump my AC uses. Been running 2 years now without issues.
 
I have one in my basement that drains in the floor drain. its a limestone basement on a big'ol farm house. it struggles to keep up from the constantly seeping water through the limestone. but it helps. it'll pull it from 90% to 60ish%. and a big one in my shop(40x60area) that I have the hose laying under one of the big doors. it keeps the shop cool and less humid. I was getting rust on my woodworking tools(ie table saw top, band saw table, etc) plus on my hand tools in my tool box. not cool. it fixed that. pull it from 90% to high 40's%. the one in my shop was $600 from the local hardware store. dont remember buying the one in the basement, its been a long minute.
 
xr-nut said:
I have the hose laying under one of the big doors.
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I was wondering if this would work, as I have a tank model in my garage that kind of sucks, is getting old (came with the house when we bought it 5 years ago and it wasn't new then), and definitely struggles to keep up, especially after the tank fills and it shuts off for a few hours until I come along and empty it. Its pretty close to my garage door, too... perhaps I'll have to order a new one for in there and try it out.
 
I need to dry the block out enough to paint it. Also there are no drains. I might need 2 condensation pumps in a chain to get it up to my drain.
 
 
Poke said:
I need to dry the block out enough to paint it. Also there are no drains. I might need 2 condensation pumps in a chain to get it up to my drain.
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can you not sit it on a pedestal or stand of sorts to get it high enough to gravity drain?
 
xr-nut said:
can you not sit it on a pedestal or stand of sorts to get it high enough to gravity drain?
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To where? The floor? It’s a storm shelter below the basement. Longish run up and then needs to get to the basement ceiling to drain in septic. It’s opposite side of the basement from a sump. So it’s 80’ horizontal after going up to the basement floor or it’s up to the basement ceiling for septic drain
 
Mine runs into a sump which pumps into the sewer. I know its not legal everywhere, but its ok here. Check your local listings.
 
Poke said:
To where? The floor? It’s a storm shelter below the basement. Longish run up and then needs to get to the basement ceiling to drain in septic. It’s opposite side of the basement from a sump. So it’s 80’ horizontal after going up to the basement floor or it’s up to the basement ceiling for septic drain
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In my head I see your basement and a sewer pipe coming from upstairs, tied to the basement wall and going outside before it hits the basement floor. ie- sit the dehumidifier on a stand and its above the sewer pipe. evidently my physic abilities are failing me today. :laughing:



edit: like either of these scenarios.

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xr-nut said:
In my head I see your basement and a sewer pipe coming from upstairs, tied to the basement wall and going outside before it hits the basement floor. ie- sit the dehumidifier on a stand and its above the sewer pipe. evidently my physic abilities are failing me today. :laughing:



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From his description its in a room UNDER the one you have in your picture. Storm cellar under the basement.
 
Any old dehumidifier will work. There will be a fitting on the side of the "bucket" run that to a condensate pump and from there to the drain.
 
arse_sidewards said:
Any old dehumidifier will work. There will be a fitting on the side of the "bucket" run that to a condensate pump and from there to the drain.
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Yeah. I’ve over complicated the issue to the point of thinking my welder will be involved. And maybe spray foam
 
Datapoint from me:
I used to run a dehumidifier for ~6 months a year in my basement, emptying the bucket 1-2 times a day. I replaced my electric water heater with a heat pump unit and no longer use the dehumidifier outside of possibly a few times in the fall if I'm bringing in large amounts of recently rained or snowed on firewood. Condensate line is hard plumbed, but I tried running it into a 5 gallon pail and it produced similar amounts of water to my dehumidifier.
 
larboc said:
Datapoint from me:
I used to run a dehumidifier for ~6 months a year in my basement, emptying the bucket 1-2 times a day. I replaced my electric water heater with a heat pump unit and no longer use the dehumidifier outside of possibly a few times in the fall if I'm bringing in large amounts of recently rained or snowed on firewood. Condensate line is hard plumbed, but I tried running it into a 5 gallon pail and it produced similar amounts of water to my dehumidifier.
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Same. And they have a 10 year warranty, unlike any dehumidifier.

Run any old Dehumidifier to any old condensate pump. Hang a shelf from the joists so you don't have as much head to pump against. Don't run to the septic or sewer, just pump it outside. Filling septic with extra water for no reason is silly. Same with sewer, as a municipal sewer engineer, we hate that.
 
KacksterK5 said:
Run any old Dehumidifier to any old condensate pump. Hang a shelf from the joists so you don't have as much head to pump against. Don't run to the septic or sewer, just pump it outside. Filling septic with extra water for no reason is silly. Same with sewer, as a municipal sewer engineer, we hate that.
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Fuck that. Into the sewer it goes. You pump it outside and it leeches right back in through the concrete and ground.

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KacksterK5 said:
Same. And they have a 10 year warranty, unlike any dehumidifier.

Run any old Dehumidifier to any old condensate pump. Hang a shelf from the joists so you don't have as much head to pump against. Don't run to the septic or sewer, just pump it outside. Filling septic with extra water for no reason is silly. Same with sewer, as a municipal sewer engineer, we hate that.
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We're talking ~500 gallons a year, I can't imagine it making a noticeable difference on a septic system. It just runs straight through with the effluent.
 
I got an aprilaire thats good for 7200 square feet. Can pull 16 gallons of water a day. It drains into the sump pit. Works good
 
I bought mine at auction/ marketplace for my crawlspace plumbed into septic, one quit and I found it was recalled,so replacement was free, these were homeowner models, commerical one were stupid expensive,but can be found at auction cheep sometimes.

Ran 2 one set to higher % in case the other one crapped out again cause it was in the crawlspace and I didn't go into it often.
 
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