Dehumidifiers

[blowfish770]

I recently went to a 180G tank and have noticed a lot more condensation on the inside of my home windows.

Who all runs Dehumidifiers in there homes because of there tanks?

[PatO]

Dehumidifiers are big energy suckers. They draw a ton of power. If I had a problem with too much humidity, I'd look into a heat exchanger. It exchanges inside air with outside air, and uses some kind of radiator deal to transfer heat from the outgoing air to the incoming air. So it's not like blowing 10* air in the house.

[aabjones888]

I run a dehumidifier because my tank is in my walkout basement. A lot of people run dehumidifiers in there basements to keep it from being so humid anyway. My tank makes it worse so it has to run a little more now to keep up.

[AdamC00]

What temperature and RH levels are your house at?

[PatO]

just to compare, if anyone wants to share

 

i bought a little thermometer that has humidity on it as well. house is right at 1300 sq/ft and from memory (its been awhile) when my house was 60-70% humidity, i had a lot of moisture problems with the windows having a lot of water on them and all that. back then with my rimless 150, i was doing 3-4 and sometimes 5 gal of topoff a day. now with my smaller tank it does about 1-1.5 gal of topoff a day and the humidity stays in the 40 to almost 50 range. much much better.

[blowfish770]

My home is at 57% humidity with a 180g tank and home is 1776 sq/ft

[AdamC00]

I keep my house at 68°F and my humidity ranges from 40-45% this time of year. I have not had the tank up and running over the summer yet. But at 68°F and 40% RH, you have a dew point of 43°F. I would hope the inside of your windows are above that temperature. If not, you may want to look at some additional insulation as you will be spending a lot of money to heat your house.