Has anyone had a central dehumidifier installed?

[cheapdad00]

I'm interested in costs as well as I may be looking at the same thing in our newly finished basement space. HVAC has done well to control humidity last three days that I have had the portable dehumidifier turned off, so far so good. One thing to check is to have them use the slowest fan speed to ensure the ac runs longer to blow out more dehumidified air.

[cheapdad00]

Originally Posted by fvncresident04

I could be mistaken (not an expert) but a 3 ton at 1950 sq feet in our area is at the top end of what it can cool. I have 2280 sq ft with a 4 ton. There are other factors besides square footage that must be taken into account. Here's a load calculator.

HVAC Load Calculation - Maunualj - Whole House Loadcalc

wouldn't that leave them with dryer air because ac is running all the time? Albeit warmer dryer air.

[Mirabella]

Originally Posted by Starglow

I hope it wasn't Weathermaster. Code or not, I've found that many HVAC companies either don't do the calculations correctly or don't do them at all and just replace what's already there with the same size system. Installation is also very important even if the unit is sized correctly and it must be properly tuned to your specific home environment.

Sounds to me like now that they have your money they don't want to talk to you. Unfortunately a lot of these HVAC companies try to bang out as many change-out jobs in a week as they can to make more $$ and the customer gets stuck with the problems they leave behind.

When a vendor doesn't respond in a timely manner to my inquiries, I mention I will leave negative feedback on Angie's List. Amazingly, they seem to find the time after all to get back with me.

[fvncresident04]

Originally Posted by cheapdad00

wouldn't that leave them with dryer air because ac is running all the time? Albeit warmer dryer air.

I would think so.

I wonder what the humidity expectation is inside the house vs. outside