Dehumidifiers, dehumidifiers for home

Excessively humid air in the apartment and house can be a problem for residents. Too dry microclimate, of course, is also bad, everything should be normal. And dehumidifiers, dehumidifiers for living quarters and basements help to bring the indicators to this norm. Our site of advice will tell about them.

First, let’s figure out what level of humidity should be in a living room. According to GOST 30494–96 “Residential and public buildings. Indoor microclimate parameters “, in winter the optimal indicator of relative humidity should be from 30% to 45%, and in summer – from 30% to 60%. Specialists, in particular, pediatricians, do not agree with such low standards! They believe that in a children’s room the humidity indicator should not fall below 50-60% at any time of the year. And 70% RH is no longer considered such a big problem..

If this indicator is higher, which can be measured with a hygrometer, a moisture meter, problems will arise. First of all, windows begin to flow and “cry”, then mold may appear on the slopes and walls, the fight against which the portal devoted a separate article.

Dehumidifiers are a kind of air conditioners with one unit and without the function of removing warm air from the room. They work thanks to moisture condensation when air comes into contact with a cold surface. In simple terms, the device actually traps moisture from the air, it condenses and remains in a special tray that will have to be checked regularly. Dehumidified air is supplied to a radiator with an increased temperature, and then back to the room.

Most often, air dryers are used where high humidity is an almost inevitable evil and can lead to serious consequences:

• Museums and archives.
• Indoor pools.
• Baths.
• Laundries, laundry rooms.
• Garages.
• Bathrooms and showers.
• Kitchens.
• Cellars.

Dehumidifiers can be used for finishing work such as plastering, painting walls, and wallpapering. Moisture traps will accelerate the drying process of the finish, while acting gently without disrupting the technology.

When choosing a moisture trap, you need to pay attention to the following technical characteristics of the device:

• The area of ​​the room for which it is designed. For example, 20 m².
• Air consumption, m³/ h.
• Volume of the tank, sump, where condensate will be collected, in liters.
• Productivity, indicated in liters / day.
• Drain hose for continuous removal of accumulated moisture.
• The level of electricity consumption, how economical the device is.
• The presence of a filter indicator and the ability to program the automatic operation of the dryer.
• Noise level in decibels.

It is clear that the quieter and more efficient the device, the better.

Important! Modern moisture traps automatically turn off when the relative humidity in the room reaches the optimal value for the owners..

For the home, of course, you should choose household dehumidifiers. They are compact and often have casters that allow you to move the device around the room. The productivity of such moisture traps will not exceed 300 liters per day, and most often it is about 12 liters per day. And this is enough to maintain an optimal microclimate in a given room..

Important! Dehumidifiers are mobile – with wheels, floor and wall. Choose a model based on whether you will carry the device or want to use it constantly, for example, on the wall of a garage or basement.

Popular brands of moisture traps: Ballu, NeoClima, Hyundai, Master, Mitsubishi, Stadler, TROTEC, Timberk. The cost will be very different – from 9 thousand rubles for simple household models, designed for an area of ​​up to 15 m² and with a capacity of 10 liters per day. Special powerful models for pools with a capacity of 120 liters per day can cost about 100 thousand rubles.