How do I dry out my basement?

How do I dry out my basement?

The magical dehumidifier box can literally change your life, by adding more comfortable square footage into your home.

The beauty of dehumidifying a damp and musty area like a basement or crawl space is in the numbers.

A unit that can move buckets of moisture—not just say it does—is where the action is.

Santa Fe’s 12 x 12 x 21-inch Compact2 is big power in a cool cube. This solid state, two-filter unit is Energy Star rated and made in the United States. It busts 70-pints of water from the air per day and can manage an 1800 square foot area.

When it comes to a room you use like your basement, or a space that has no spare space like a crawlspace, you need that power cube to take up as little space as possible. This sets it apart from a typical store-bought unit which are typically stored upright and on the floor.

What also sets it apart is that you can set it apart. Literally.

With a ceiling hanger kit you can tuck the Compact2 out of the way up against ceiling joists and run the 8-foot drip hose down to your sump pit or pump it out of your home.

So whether you’re making room and dry air for tools, a play space for your kids, laundry room for the whole family, or mom/man-cave, dry isn’t just something you can feel and smell, but that you can count.

And count on.

Mark

A licensed contractor, tool expert, wood and outdoor enthusiast, and elite Spartan Race competitor, he writes about home improvement and tools for national magazines and websites, and teaches hands-on clinics for other remodeling professionals. Check out his book, The Carpenter's Notebook.

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