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Old 11-25-2014, 09:18 AM
 
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IME wet basements seem to be more prevalent on level lots than on lots with a slope. We have a dry basement that is partially finished, and I run a dehumidifier year round. I don't like humidity and since the central a/c doesn't reach the basement, I use the dehumidifier. One thing I do not like about our finished basement are the hardwood floors. The seem out of place and not the greatest choice for a humid area. If and when we ever redo it, I would go with tile or something synthetic.
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Old 11-25-2014, 11:31 PM
 
Location: Northern Fairfield Co.
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yes! make sure your inspector REALLY looks out for moisture! When we were getting our house, our inspector said that it probably gets damp in the summer, and we'll need a humidifier. he also said that it was good the house came with a sump pump. We bought our house in the winter. Then spring came and one night all the snow melted; we went downstairs and had to wear rubber boots; the water was so high! we had to open the basement door and let the water leave; apparently the pump was too small for that much water. I am mad that the inspector didn't really tell us how bad it can get. there were no water marks on the wall, nothing; it just smelled funny. to this day i wonder if the inspector wasn't honest with us. i even wonder if there is any way he can be held responsible, but i doubt it.
Did the prior owners disclose basement water issues or past flooding on the disclosure statement? For me, a sump pump is a red flag that there are water issues. They're not cheap to install, and so you usually only do because of problems. We knew our old house was prone to water seepage during heavy rains because the people we bought from indicated this in the disclosure and there also was a sump pump already installed. So when it finally happened to us, we weren't surprised. Re-routing the downspouts worked wonders for us. Maybe this is something you could look into?
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Old 11-25-2014, 11:41 PM
 
Location: Texas
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Much of CT is sort of a swamp with rocks sticking out of it, so wet (or at least damp) basements are more common than not. So even if your basement is normally dry, a big enough rainfall total can change that fact.

If the basement smells funny at all, I would avoid it.
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Old 11-27-2014, 07:43 AM
 
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I think every basement in New England needs a dehumidifier. Mine doesn't get wet at all, but it smells like a basement if the dehumidifier isn't running. All houses I've been in are like that, but they smell fine with a dehumidifier.
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Old 08-10-2016, 09:08 PM
 
Location: Near the Coast SWCT
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Reviving an old thread to say.... Tis the season.


I got 2 Dehumidifiers running in the basement. No way I want rusty tools! (it's happened!)



70 Pints filled up within 3 hours! Insane outside like the amazon and not gonna end yet


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Old 08-10-2016, 09:11 PM
 
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Cam, pipe it into a drain. Or your washer. I couldn't tolerate having to empty mine that much!

I had to clean my filter today. This is the first dehumidifier I've owned that is so fussy about the filter.

<edit> Yours looks just like my last one!
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Old 08-10-2016, 09:17 PM
 
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Reviving an old thread to say.... Tis the season.


I got 2 Dehumidifiers running in the basement. No way I want rusty tools! (it's happened!)



70 Pints filled up within 3 hours! Insane outside like the amazon and not gonna end yet

Humidifiers I use have built in pumps. Great.
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Old 08-10-2016, 09:39 PM
 
Location: Near the Coast SWCT
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Humidifiers I use have built in pumps. Great.
Yup. The other one i have goes right into the drain with the hose. But this one i like to keep in middle of room often so i just manually dump it. Crazy how much moisture is in the air! Near extremes. AC working overtime and its not even hot
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Old 08-11-2016, 12:52 PM
 
Location: Connecticut
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Humidifiers I use have built in pumps. Great.
My father had one of those. Before that he would put the dehumidifier in a basement sink and let it drip directly down the drain. The basement was not all that damp but still the unit needed to be emptied often enough that it got to be a pain so he just put it on/in the sink. A new unit with a pump changed the need to do that. Jay
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