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	Name:	Mack -
	Subject:	Dehumidifier
	Date:	6/11/2012 7:19:08 PM

Same problem with our place, but mostly in the Winter when we are not there. The AC unit takes care of moisture during the Summer months.
The problem is lack of air circulation during quiet times, Summer or Winter. We set the thermostat high in the Summer when absent, and low in Winter to save the heat pump and electric bill. Moisture builds quickly, along with mold/mildew and the musty smell. If you can find an add-on for a heatpump that can be programmed to circulate air with cold air in Winter months and Summer as well, go that route.
I bought a Frigidaire unit ($218) recently to try out. In my home in B'Ham it removed 4 pints of water from the air in a well air conditioned home in about 5 hours. Impressive to me. Going to install it at the lake house soon with a drain hose connected to the AC drain pipe in the crawlspace. Set it up to run maybe 2 hours a day every day 365.