Basement Dehumidifiers

The Danby Silhouette is a residential dehumidifier that can remove up to 60 pints of water per day and has a front-mounted removable bucket for drainage. As a humidifier, it has a 20-pint capacity. It also has an indicator light to let you know when to empty the drain bucket. This dehumidifier can cover an area up to 1,200 square feet and perform in temperatures down to 42.8F. For maximum comfort, the Danby Silhouette dehumidifier offers flexible humidistat settings in 5% increments. This portable dehumidifier is easy to move with side-grip handles and four casters. Another bonus of this unit is the remote control that allows you to change the fan speed, timer, humidity settings and more. The fan offers a 2-speed setting; high or low.

Although Humidex markets this device as a way to remove humidity, it does not affect the humidity of air in your home.  There are no components in the Humidex that are designed to remove moisture from the air.  It consists of a fan and a humidistat. Installation involves cutting a hole in the floor above your basement.

In order for the Humidex to dehumidify your basement, it relies on warm and dry weather conditions. Keep reading to find out how the Humidex is supposed to work. Success of the Humidex relies on the assumption that air in the upper level of your home is already perfectly warm and dry due to sunshine and dry weather conditions. The Humidex exhausts air from the basement outside and sucks air from the above level down into your basement... and in turn pulls outdoor air into the house. (This actually works against the natural upward direction of airflow in all houses.)

The Humidex assumes the air on the above level is warm and dry enough to substantially affect the basement temperature and humidity. The assumed "warm and dry" air that entered the basement from above levels will cool and collect moisture as it comes in contact with cool moist basement air, cold walls and cold floors.  In theory, this air will than be pushed out of the house where it can become warm and dry again from sunshine and dry outside air.

Energy Star-rated SaniDry Basement Air System is a high-capacity and high-efficiency dehumidifier. Covering up to 2,500 sq. ft., SaniDry is capable of taking up to 100 pints of water a day out of your basement. It features a 275-CFM blower and a 2-stage air filter that leaves the air in your basement free from airborne particles. It also offers a built-in defrost system that allows the unit to operate in temperatures as low as 55F.

The Delonghi DDE65E is a portable dehumidifier used in many residential applications, usually limited to one room at a time. For user reports and expert advice on best use of this appliance grade dehumidifier, see the discussion forum. It provides a water removal capacity of 65-pints per day. This dehumidifier conveniently comes equipped with a built-in humidistat, allowing you to set the humidity at your own comfort level. The castor wheels and carrying handles make it easy to transport this dehumidifier from room to room. This dehumidifier is Energy Star rated for energy efficiency.

One of the lowest priced dehumidifiers on the market. This Comfort-Aire unit can remove up to 65 pints of water per day from an area of up to 1,300 square feet. This portable dehumidifier sits on 4 sturdy, easy-glide casters and weighs less than 50lbs. Another great element of this dehumidifier is that it can operate in temperatures as low as 42F. This model is Energy Star rated.

A solid, dependable, efficient work-horse dehumidifier, the Santa Fe Classic covers all of the bases. This basement dehumidifier is capable of removing 100 pints of moisture per day under AHAM conditions (80 degrees F at 60% RH) It can dehumidify spaces as large as 2,500 sq. ft.. The Santa Fe Classic has applied for and received the Energy Star-rated level of efficiency.

Aprilaire 1710A is a portable basement dehumidifier that does an adequate job. It works to efficiently remove 90 pints of water from a 2000 square foot basement. An internal humidistat will automatically sense the right moisture levels to maintain optimal humidity as well as to reduce and control dampness, mildew, mold, fungi, dust mites and odors. It removes just the right amount of moisture!

The Santa Fe Advance dehumidifier is durable, powerful, and energy efficient. With water removal of 90 pints per day, these units handle the large dehumidification jobs that other dehumidifiers would take much longer to handle. It is ideal for someone who wants a dehumidifier that handles a large area but is compact in size.

This Dri-Eaz model dehumidifier is well engineered to deliver dependable though somewhat limited performance. Precision electronic controls, rugged construction, and the convenience of a built-in condensate pump make the CMC100 the ideal application wherever thermostatically-controlled dehumidification performance is required. It may be more apropos for a crawl space than a basement.