DIY, dehumidifier, make or build your own, inexpensive alternative to remove basement dampness \ moisture.
2007-03-27 18:43:16 · 8 answers · asked by tmt007 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Cheaper to go out and by $50 dehumidifier than mess with making one and buying parts that you don't know exactly how to put together. The parts will probably come to more than the cost of buying one.
2007-03-27 18:48:27 · answer #1 · answered by ~Les~ 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If it was me, I'd go to www.freecycle.org (I think it's .org...) and see who in my area has a dehumidifier they want to give away. Until then, I'd have fans in the basement to circulate the air. That will at least reduce any [potential] mold problems.
...you could just install several incandescent lights & keep them on. They warm & dry the air slightly, and use little electricity -- at least, I think it's less than an air conditioner..
2007-03-31 19:57:31 · answer #2 · answered by Yenta 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most expensive part will be a condencer. You need one, one radial fan, a bucket and some housing for everything. But to make it cheaper you can just use an effective radial fan - it will blow out wet air and the dry one will come instead form outside. If the basement is small even domestic fans can help.
2007-03-28 10:19:16 · answer #3 · answered by pijaw 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would recommend against building one Buy a new one for $100. Or if money is tight, check out all the thrift stores in your area. They sell for as little as $10 at some places.
2007-03-28 11:52:12 · answer #4 · answered by handyrandy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a large metal pan, place a couple concrete blocks in the pan, and set a window-unit AC on the blocks so it drips in the pan. Remove water from the pan with an aquarium/fountain pump and discard.
Don't get the AC unit or it's cord in the water.
You could easily get electrocuted if you do.
This is not a rig you'd want the kids around.
2007-03-28 01:54:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Why not get one and but it in the basement and hook the drain into the floor drain? That's what I did. Plus you can set the humidity level and it will cycle, a little better than an A/C unit in a garbage can.
2007-03-28 02:19:46 · answer #6 · answered by Fordman 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Get some of those moisture collectors that you hang in boats. They can be found at West Marine. They collect moisture and can be emptied and reused.
2007-03-29 08:24:29 · answer #7 · answered by Diyda 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the end, your parts, labor and time to build the device will cost you two to three times the price of purchasing one new.
Wal-Mart has them.
2007-03-28 10:31:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋