Our’s runs nearly year round and i have it draining right into my sump basket, otherwise I would have to empty it twice a day. If I didn’t have it, the entire basement would be moldy and everything would rust.
I think our goldenrod was only like $30 and it is just slightly warm to the touch.
We also have a ton of desiccant packets because my mom built computers at IBM and they threw boxes of them away everyday. We keep a few in every ammo can.
These are the Wal-mart type dehumidifiers
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