Dehumidifiers for managing mold?

Sugar_Rush

Coming into winter and my bedroom gets pretty moldy.

Dehumidifiers have been effective against mold in a living room area for me previously, but sound was less of a concern there.

A bedroom dehumidifier, I think the compressor is what causes disturbance, but some newer models using "Thermo-electric peltier technology" are apparently quite silent.

Anyone use this type of appliance in their bedroom with success and minimal disturbance?

My bathroom could use some dehumidification also but I don't know how that would work (not an en suite, hall way between bathroom and bedroom).

blueskys

Do you have vents on your windows ? Is your bathroom vented to the roof? What's your insulation like? DeHumidifiers should be your last option here. Do you open windows during the day or dry your clothes indoors?

Sugar_Rush

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118270117#Comment_118270117

No vents, it's an apartment with a parking garage beneath so the dampness rises.

Insulation, I guess average for an apartment block quick built in the boom times.

Ground floor so opening windows beyond the half inch lock is not really possible (unless I'm partial to theft and home invasion..... no thank you).

Yes, two clothes horse in full effect.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058221228/dehumidifiers-for-managing-mold

I use a dehumidifier in my bedroom thought the summer to cool the room. The noise never bothered me.

Sugar_Rush

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118270189#Comment_118270189

What make/model?

Assume you're not based in western europe if you're using it for temperature reasons.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118270191#Comment_118270191

Im in Galway. I dont like summers. This years was very warm.

Sugar_Rush

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118270398#Comment_118270398

Any idea if it's peltier, desiccant or compressor based dehumidifier?

Sugar_Rush

Thing about getting a dehumidifier, even the "silent" ones I find too noisey.

I'd need to get a strong rig and leave it in the hall between the bedroom and bathroom.

Are they strong enough to basically ensure all the air at the far end of the bedroom would be "treated", despite the unit itself essentially being in another room?

(with doors in between open, obviously).

ingalway

I use this one in a 4 bed house. It is quieter than most but I doubt I'd sleep with it on, even on the quietest setting. I put it on when I get home from work and leave it to run until bedtime - the room is always warmer, drier and the air feels fresher as it has a filter system. It is well able to work on a larger area, you just put it in a central area and leave the doors open - make sure windows are closed and for the bathroom I put in the plugs in sink/bath. I had a compressor type dehumidifier before but this desiccant works far better for our climate.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00GC44C5C/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Sugar_Rush

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118271224#Comment_118271224

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9Q_7jJS4Rc

Yes this seems to validated desiccant beng superior.

Sugar_Rush

I'm now curious about "desiccant" vs "thermo-electric Peltier technology".....

Westport Covies

We use a meaco junior on a 37ft boat which is left in the water over winter.

We leave the interior doors open and it's enough to keep two cabins, two heads and the main saloon dry and fresh.

The vents have to be sealed up for it to be most effective.

Sugar_Rush

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118271541#Comment_118271541

Peltier vs desiccant, I had a pro-breeze peltier model that I left on 24 hours and it was effective in a decent sized room for mold alleviation on one side exposed to the outside, and condensation around windows etc.

But moisture level were tame there.

This place I'm in now has much worse mold accumulation.

Peltiers are for small spaces exclusively?

If I need something higher performance, desiccant would be the go to?

ingalway

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118271224#Comment_118271224

I forgot to mention that this one does have a setting for clothes drying as well.