| --> | | | | which absorbs moisture out of the air. These can |
| So it's too humid in your 10' X 10' bedroom. Or | | | | usually hold up to 16 ounces of moisture. When |
| perhaps the steam in your bathroom is starting to | | | | the absorbent gets full, the unit will indicate the |
| make the wallpaper peel. Maybe your closet is too | | | | fact, either by a color-change mechanism or a |
| moist, and your clothes are beginning to get | | | | battery-operated light. To renew the packet, you |
| mildewed. You've tried "airing out" the problem | | | | can either air it out in a well-ventilated area, or |
| area to no avail. It's time to get a dehumidifier. | | | | you can plug the unit into the wall to heat it and |
| Full-size dehumidifiers are for large rooms - | | | | shuck off the water. The salt or silica is dry again |
| sometimes up to 3000-square feet. It wouldn't | | | | and ready for action. Ultimately, these will wear |
| make sense to run one of these for an area that | | | | out, but at $20 or less, replacement shouldn't be a |
| is only 100-square feet. So why not go shopping | | | | problem. |
| for small dehumidifiers? | | | | But if you should need a unit that is slightly larger |
| There are two basic types of small dehumidifiers: | | | | for bigger jobs, go with a portable dehumidifier. It |
| mini and portable dehumidifiers. The smaller type is | | | | is basically the same construction as a full-size |
| the mini. | | | | unit, but packed more tightly, with lighter |
| These dehumidifiers are not machines at all. Most | | | | components and smaller capacities. They walk the |
| don't even plug into the wall. Rather, mini | | | | line between powerful-but-too-big, and |
| dehumidifiers contain a packet of salt or silica gel, | | | | convenient-but-too-weak. |