Hello all I have a cinder block house and my basement humidity gets up over 80% at certain times during the summer. My Dad said to only run it on the floors I occupy rather than keeping it in the basement. It's a HUGE draw on the electric bill but well worth it if it's preventing mold. There is drywall in the basement along with a tile floor but it's still a long way from being finished.

I run mine all the time in the basement. I need to in the summer. I can't believe the amount of water extracted from the atmosphere down there.

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A dehumidifier should not draw that much on your electric unless you have one way to big or a whole house dehumidifier.

I'd invest in painting the walls with Dryloc paint. Prep is the most important. The cinder block needs to be etched.

It's not a whole house humidifier but it might be big. It's a denloghi listed on this website

Costco - DeLonghi 50-pint Dehumidifier with Patented Pump System

I set the humidity rate at 50% because it's tucked in the corner of a 1000 sq ft basement but the box claims it can be placed anywhere. During the summer its runs constantly. According to the humidity gauge it's fighting a losing battle

Yea that should not make your electric shoot up even running all day. I would bet something else is going on.

Well I guess the only thing I can do is stop running it for a month and see if my bill goes back down to what it used to be. I know $60 is a lot but I have never seen it not running.