"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message ...
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John Flynn wrote:
I have a Mitsubishi MJ-E16PX Dehumidifier with which I am well
pleased. I am using it in my bedroom at the moment and it seems to be
extracting, what I think is, a lot of water. On average it is
collecting 8 litres per 24 hours (the dehumidifier is on from 7am to
10pm). The humidity on the dehumidifier ranges from 60% - 75%.

The room is pretty large 16 feet x 16 feet x 14 feet high. The
building is an old victorian with stone walls. The bedroom has two
addults and one baby sleeping in it overnight.

Is 8 litres per day to be expected ? Or do I have a problem - possible
water ingres? If so how can go about finding the problem?

I'm amazed you have a condensation problem at this time of the year -
especially in an older property. If it has normal ventilation, I'd be
rather worried.

The only reason that I think I have a problem is that the dehumidifier
read 75% - which I think is quite high. I may be wrong in this
assumption.

The fact that 8 litres of water is being extracted also leads me to
think there is a problem. Should I expect this amount of water in a
normal house?

The reason that I bought the dehumidifier was there is a general
dampness problem in the house. So wanted to make sure that the
humidity was lowered. I had tried opening windows to reduce the
problem but this did not help.

Regards,
J