Santa Fe Dehumidifier

[db_9]

I wasn't sure what forum to put this in so I just posted it here. I am looking at possibly buying a Santa Fe Dehumidifier for my finished basement. My basement has 900 sq feet of finished basement and another ~400 sq ft of unfinished where the boiler, air handler, etc sit. I read that the unit comes with an optional duct kit. Since the basement is already finished I can run the ductwork through the ceiling. Is it possible to cut holes in the drywall and just hook up the ductwork like that? That way I would be able to dry out both parts of my basement with one dehumidifier?

Also a more important question I have relates to the condensate pump option. When I bought the house the basement was already finished and there is no sump pump or drain anywhere. Luckily I must have good drainage around my house because we got no water with the 6 inches of rain that just fell. But I don't want to have to keep emptying the bucket on the dehumidifier. So I would like to use the pump option. But what happens if the pump fails for some reason? Is there a way to hook it up so if the pump fails it will shut off the dehumidifier?

The reason I ask this is because last summer when I was running my central A/C the outlet that the condensate pump was plugged into tripped. So the compressor and air handler just kept running, dumping water into the pump, and then spilling all over the floor. Luckily I caught it quick enough so there was no damage. But I had the A/C guys come out and replace the pump. Not if the pump fails for any reason it automatically shuts off the A/C compressor which will stop the condensation.

Thanks,
Derek

[JacobPM]

The santa fe is a great unit. It'll easily handle all 1300 square feet of your basement.

I would opt into doing a Duct Kit Intake Grate at the bottom of your finished wall and the other Inject Duct Kit at the top of the wall. This will allow clean warm air to be pushed into the space, stir up the air in the finished area and force the cool damp air into the intake vent to be processed by the Dehumidifier.

The condensate pump sounds like the perfect add-on for you. It can be attached to a hose that you can run to a sink, sump pit or have it piped directly out of the home.

Ether way you design it, it has some amazing options to deal with both sides of the basement, create air circulation, and provide a great source of moisture removal for the basement.