Stutopia Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Calling trades types and handy folk. My parents have a leak at thier place and I need to find a dehumidifier to suck up a load of the moisture during this heavy rain. Can anyone recommend one please? Should I just rent from Jewson or HSS for a week (£130ish) or buy a domestic one for slightly more money (£200) and keep it for a future rainy day? Thanks Stu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Have you looked at Argos or similar Stu? You could get one from there for a lot less then £200 and probably around the same cost as hiring one. My parents bought a dehumidifier years ago when they had a problem with damp in the house (before renovations were done). It was a great machine as the amount of moisture it took out of the air was incredible, ...in fact that reminds me ~ If you do buy one Stu then try to get one that can hold quite a bit of water otherwise you'll be emptying it fairly often as I was with my parents one. Think it was a 10 litre one or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 How much dehumidifying do they need? If it's a lot then I'd just rent one I think, as the smaller units may not be up to the task. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 Quite a bit, there's a steady drip of water gone undetected for a while so there's moisture in the carpet, some ceiling tiles and god only knows where else. Also it's not been remedied yet, so it'll be ongoing for the next few days. My old man's too tight to turn the heating on full tilt this time of year (it's a big place) and I'm conerned it's literally not going to ever dry out. I initially went straight to rental but knowing the roof in this place and the fact that this the start of the crap weather, not the end, I figured it might be needed again in the next few months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Tell him to MTFU and turn the heating on! Bit of heat in there will do wonders, can he not just crank it up in that room? Will be cheaper than the electricity to power the dehumidifier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 Tell him to MTFU and turn the heating on! Bit of heat in there will do wonders, can he not just crank it up in that room? Will be cheaper than the electricity to power the dehumidifier. I've tried reasoning, but you know what parents are like, they won't listen. When he starts seeing 5 litres being pulled out of the air in a big tank though it might give him a nudge to MTFU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Ah yes, I know that only too well. Tell him it costs 10p to heat the house for an hour but £1 an hour to run a dehumidifier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350zedd Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 I would invest in a half decent dehumidifier if I was in your parents situation, as it looks like a long term project. Works out cheaper than renting, and a lot more efficient in removing water from the air than turning the heating up! We used to live in a damp stone cottage and used a DeLonghi dehum every day throughout the winter for years, and it did a great job in removing gallons of the wet stuff. So yeah, I'd definitely recommend DeLonghi, although they're probably on newer models now since we last used them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonk Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 I have a Broughton CR60 in the garage to keep the rust at bay on the E type. £600 ish new, about half that second hand on e bay. On the plus side it has been running constantly for nearly 2 years, sometimes sucking as much as 5 litres of water a day out. I have found that in addition, maintaining a constant 18 to 20 degree temperature seems to work best. The downside is the horrendous bills! Flood damage specialists will use additional blowers as circulation is the key to drying stuff out. Hope he gets it all sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 Thanks for the tips gang, always helpful in a moment of need Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 you really know the answer to this hiring / buying a dehumidifier at this stage is pointless - you have to get the source fixed, otherwise just throwing money away 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonk Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 you really know the answer to this hiring / buying a dehumidifier at this stage is pointless - you have to get the source fixed, otherwise just throwing money away Sound advice indeed, though in my case it would involve moving to a drier climate, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 you really know the answer to this hiring / buying a dehumidifier at this stage is pointless - you have to get the source fixed, otherwise just throwing money away Sound advice indeed, though in my case it would involve moving to a drier climate, haha. Totally This isn't an instead of a proper repair at all. I'm just trying to get it sorted for when the shambles he uses for a roofer comes round to patch up/repair the previous work done and the mess needs drying out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEADPHONES Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 I had a leak in my cellar a few months ago. Puddles of water on the carpets not just damp. After sucking up the excess water with a carpet shampoo hoover the dehumidifiers only took a couple of days to dry it out. No windows or heating. So they are pretty good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 (1) Fix Fault. (2) Turn heating on for that room. (3) Buy decent dehumidifier. I bought one over 30 years ago and has turned out to be a brilliant investment. I used it predominantly in the tournament ski boats as the carpets were always soaking after a day on the loch. Just positioned it in the centre of the boot, pulled the cover over and presto, next day bone dry. Be the dutiful son and just buy him one for his Christmas. Sorted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 (1) Fix Fault. (2) Turn heating on for that room. (3) Buy decent dehumidifier. I bought one over 30 years ago and has turned out to be a brilliant investment. I used it predominantly in the tournament ski boats as the carpets were always soaking after a day on the loch. Just positioned it in the centre of the boot, pulled the cover over and presto, next day bone dry. Be the dutiful son and just buy him one for his Christmas. Sorted. Christmas might arrive today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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