I'm nearing completion of my new gun room and want to install a dehumidifier (I posed previously here on ideas for the floor: http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=763686&highlight=gun+room+floor )
So there is a sealed drain to the sump in the corner of the room and I want to install a dehumidifier that will handle the whole room, which is about 400 square feet and will empty into that sump. It seems like most new ones are energy star compliant which is good but my question is how large of a unit should I get? They seem to range from 30 pint to 70 pint units are are priced accordingly. I was just going to go with the largest one, say a 70 pint but then saw somewhere on the net that such a large unit would probably cycle too frequently in that small a space given that I'll want to humidity at say 40%. Anyone run into something like this already and have any lessons learned? Any particular brands I should avoid? Would like something not too loud. I looked at Consumer Reports but the ones they recommend get crappy user reviews. Any help is appreciate.
So there is a sealed drain to the sump in the corner of the room and I want to install a dehumidifier that will handle the whole room, which is about 400 square feet and will empty into that sump. It seems like most new ones are energy star compliant which is good but my question is how large of a unit should I get? They seem to range from 30 pint to 70 pint units are are priced accordingly. I was just going to go with the largest one, say a 70 pint but then saw somewhere on the net that such a large unit would probably cycle too frequently in that small a space given that I'll want to humidity at say 40%. Anyone run into something like this already and have any lessons learned? Any particular brands I should avoid? Would like something not too loud. I looked at Consumer Reports but the ones they recommend get crappy user reviews. Any help is appreciate.