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michelezembow
Citizen
Username: Michelezembow
Post Number: 220
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 - 8:36 am: | 
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Certainly this isn't our first hot and humid and/or rainy summer, but it's the first time I'm having this problem. All the duct work inside my basement is raining--that is, the condensation collecting on it is so constant and severe, that lots of water is dripping everywhere (as in small puddles on the folding table, basement floor, etc. every day). It's been going on for days now. I've adjusted the humidity control (as ineptly as I always do), trying various settings to address this problem, but it's still dripping constantly. I'm having the same problem inside my second fridge, which is kept inside the garage. Both the freezer and fridge areas are maintaining their appropriate temps, but the ceiling of the fridge is also raining, such that every day there's an annoying collection of water on the top couple of shelves, inside the door compartments, etc.
HELP, please?!? |
SOSully
Citizen
Username: Sullymw
Post Number: 1305
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 - 9:22 am: |
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dehumidifer in basement |
michelezembow
Citizen
Username: Michelezembow
Post Number: 224
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 - 9:37 am: |
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Thanks, but the dehumidifier I have seems good and is working full-time, as in the past. |
SOSully
Citizen
Username: Sullymw
Post Number: 1306
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 - 9:45 am: |
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Condensation occurs when cool air and warm, moist air collide. Is there a way to lower the temp in your basement? Open windows, use fans, etc? |
michelezembow
Citizen
Username: Michelezembow
Post Number: 225
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 - 12:42 pm: |
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Nothing really opens down there by way of windows, etc., but I did finally change the adjustment of the air flow positions inside the ducts themselves last week, so that the upstairs is now getting more cold air directed there and the basement less. That did affect the relative temperatures somewhat, but the problem continues. What I don't really get is why this is happening now, when it did not in years past. Fridge too. |
SOSully
Citizen
Username: Sullymw
Post Number: 1307
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 - 12:47 pm: |
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s$$t happens. is it any better today with the lower temps and humidity? |
mrmaplewood
Citizen
Username: Mrmaplewood
Post Number: 372
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 - 1:13 pm: |
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You probably have humidity in the basement, regardless of your statement that the dehumidifier is working.
Basic question: Are your ducts in the basement well insulated? |
SOSully
Citizen
Username: Sullymw
Post Number: 1308
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 - 1:15 pm: |
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sounds like they're not insulated at all, right? That is another solution for both cold and hot weather. I agree, the dehumidifier is probably over-taxed during this unusually hot/humid weather |
michelezembow
Citizen
Username: Michelezembow
Post Number: 228
Registered: 5-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 - 11:28 pm: |
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Just a bit better today. And you are correct, SOS, there's no insulation on the ductwork.
I was thinking about how we had all that extremely wet weather, followed pretty immediately by all the terribly hot and humid weather...maybe it's all just been too much moisture for too long to get it all outa the basement this quickly. I'll stay with it and see. It also dawned on me that I really needed a filter change, so I took care of that today as well (though I don't know if this will affect anything related to the condensation).
Thanks for your thoughts. |
mrmaplewood
Citizen
Username: Mrmaplewood
Post Number: 373
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, July 20, 2006 - 1:08 pm: |
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Could be that the dehumidifier is running, but not extracting any humidity. If you didn't have a problem in the weeks of rain, you should be OK now, but you obviously are not OK.
Fix the dehumidifier if needed, dry out the basement, and insulate the ducts. Continuing like this could lead to rust on the ducts. |
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