Looking for dehumidifier recommendations

[Raymond Fries]

I got the heating company to refund the money for the dehumidifier in the garden room as there is no option for drainage that is not without problems. We have decided to go with a unit that we can just drain the bucket on.

There are a lot of mixed reviews on Amazon for all of the top selling brands.

The online calculators say that a 30 pint unit should suffice but the heating company sold us a 70 pint unit. I am OK with a higher capacity if it a better unit. There is no calculator that has what we have so I just do not know how to answer all of the options. Can anyone tell me the capacity needed? The room is 224 sq ft. 9' walls which peak to 12'. 22 windows and 4 skylights. She waters many plants.

Reliability is at the top of the "I would like list:"
Can anyone offer your experience with these.
Any recommendations?

Thanks

[Peter Kelly]

If you can find an Oasis D165 (http://www.oasis.ie/products/dehumidifiers/d165hgxi/), they are the best in the sub-$500 range. I've had one in my shop for the past 5 years and it has been a solid performer.

Don't waste any money on the China ones. They all seem to magically crap out on the exact day their warranty ends.

[Kent A Bathurst]

They all seem to magically crap out on the exact day their warranty ends.

That's not magic - that is some doggone precision engineering........

[George Bokros]

That is a 230V unit. He likely does not have 230 in his garden room.

[Peter Kelly]

The Oasis 165 should be available as 120V http://www.coolrite.net/dehumidifiers.html

If that isn't available, I'd say the Ebac CD35 is also good: http://www.sylvane.com/ebac-cd35.html

Either would be more than adequate for a 224 sq ft space.

[Bill Orbine]

That is a 230V unit. He likely does not have 230 in his garden room.

European power....maybe one for US?

Edit: Never mind...... There 's a 120 model listed above.

[Raymond Fries]

The Oasis 165 should be available as 120V http://www.coolrite.net/dehumidifiers.html

If that isn't available, I'd say the Ebac CD35 is also good: http://www.sylvane.com/ebac-cd35.html

Either would be more than adequate for a 224 sq ft space.

Does the Oasis have a tank that can be dumped because I do not have a drain in the room? This is not listed on their website. The ebac does.
I do need a 110v option.

[Peter Kelly]

Yes, it does have a tank.

[David Ragan]

I'm getting ready to get this one.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006JNL87G/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_img?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1HUV7O7GIANRJ&coliid=I3R6S1DGKMPA0U

Delivered. No hassle.

[Al Launier]

I've had this one for 3 years ( Frigidaire 70-Pint Dehumidifier, FAD704DWD ) in my finished basement which remmoves ~ 2 gallons/day plus a FAD504WD for my workshop & utility room which adjoins the work shop. They have both worked flawlessly. They have the 70, 50 or 30 pint/day capacity models. I prefer the larger capacity to reduce the frequency of emptying the bucket of water.

[Gail Ludwig]

Last week I purchased the Keystone 70pt dehumidifier from Amazon. LIke you, I looked at all the reviews and just shook my head because they all were pretty poor. I decided to buy the Keystone instead of the Frigidaire because it was $30 cheaper and the reviews were about the same. I also bought a 3 year Square Trade Warranty for about $15. Figured that if the unit died I might be able to get a replacement.

With that said, the unit arrived two days ago. I hooked it up to a hose and after 24 hours it dropped the humidity level in my shop significantly. If it keeps working, I am going to be a happy camper.

(http://www.amazon.com/Keystone-Energy-Star-Dehumidifier-KSTAD70B/dp/B00CEZA018/ref=sr_1_6?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1436632554&sr=1-6&keywords=dehumidifier)

[Charlie Velasquez]

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I would not be concerned with daily emptying of the bucket.... a pointless task.
This is what we do in our school media centers during the humid summers when we don't run the A/C, 65 gal containers with 10" wheels. In one building we use a 95 gal container. We empty them about every 3-4 weeks.
Your situation would probably be every 2-3 weeks.
You could always make some exotic cover or cover with a tablecloth...

[David Ragan]

If you cant run a hose directly out gravity-feed, hook up the drainage to a little condensate pump. they work great for years, about $35. The unsung heros of HVAC-they can pump vertically up to about 20', IIRC.

[Stan Calow]

I inherited a Montgomery Wards unit that ran great for >25 years. When that finally gave out, I went throughout two Kenmores that lasted until the warranty ran out. Now have a Frigidaire for 5 years that seems to doing OK. With the Kenmores, it was a pain to empty the bucket, so I elevated it about a foot, and ran the hose to a tub that was much easier to empty.

[John Donofrio]

Been using this one for about three years in a 22'x22'x9'6" space and have had zero complaints.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004TB28QU?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00

[Charles Wiggins]

dehumidifier in the garden room...She waters many plants.

This sounds like two things that don't go together.

[Fred Perreault]

I have lived in 2 different homes over a period of 45 years. The dehumidifiers I used varied in mfg., but I always used a 4.5" concrete hole cutter and made a nearby hole in the basement floor, dug out 4-5 gallons of sand from below and then filled the hole back in with peastone. I then connected a short hose to the garden hose connection on the side of most dehumidifier buckets and jammed the hose into the peastone. Made a small lid for over the unseen hole and have never emptied a bucket in all these years.... and no smell or sense of the water draining ever so slowly into the ground under the basement floor. Of course, here on the Cape, there is a lot of sand under our basement floors... :-)

[W Craig Wilson]

Raymond,

The details you provided are a good starting point but you did not have many details about the humidity itself. A 30 pint unit would manage a 1500 sq ft home (8-9 ft ceiling heights) with moderate humidity conditions (60-80% RH). This should be more than enough for your room, even if you multiplied the area by 1.5 to compensate for the high ceiling. Unless you have a crazy humidity source like a plant misting system.

The rated capacity is not just about the bucket size - its the size of the compressor inside and, therefore, the amount of electricity required to run it.

[Charlie Velasquez]

If you cant run a hose directly out gravity-feed, hook up the drainage to a little condensate pump. they work great for years, about $35. The unsung heros of HVAC-they can pump vertically up to about 20', IIRC. to be very efficient, combine the condensate pump with the 65gal container. Place the container on a stand. Add a faucet and hose to the container and recycle the condensate when she needs to water the plants.

[Raymond Fries]

I think the humidity ranges between 75% and 85% when watering. The catch barrel is a good idea but the room is pretty full. Maybe we could get a smaller one.