Took the cheapest fan to dry my basement. How did 14 W cope with this task?
A dry basement is the dream of many private home owners. But not everyone succeeds in bringing it to life. I decided to tackle this issue while my house is still under construction.
In one of the previous articles, I started the topic of "resuscitation" of my basement. There I described how improper ventilation led to severe dampness and problems (read here).
It's time to solve these problems.
And first of all, you need to organize proper ventilation.
All the entrances and exits, I thought out at the stage of building the foundation. You don't have to worry about it.
✅ I tightly closed the entrance to the basement, and now the air will move not chaotically, but directed, from the inflow into the exhaust pipe.
The only thing is that the exit from the house to the outside has not yet been made, so there is no natural ventilation.
Therefore, you need to make the process active.
Here an ordinary duct fan came to the rescue.
Initially, looking at its size and characteristics (only 14 W), I was not sure if he was up to the task. But I decided to try (if somewhere he would be useful to me).
- It works quite quietly, but I was not surprised by this, looking at its power.
- But the craving caused surprise.
Blowing air from one corner, in the opposite (on the supply pipe), a noticeable air movement was created. When you put your hand into the pipe or cover with something, you feel like there is a thrust.
After a couple of days, the condensation from the basement ceiling and from the pipes simply disappeared. And before that, the wet tree began to dry out.
With concrete walls and floors, everything moved much slower, but it did. And if you were in no hurry, then this one fan would dry everything.
But I have no time to observe... So I decided to speed up the process even further.
And what helped me with this, read the next article.
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