[Z-man]

My master bedroom (with attached master bath) has a serious humidity problem. So much so, there there is a little bit of mold starting to grow on the ceiling in the corner closest to the bathroom. Certainly not a healthy environment to be sleeping in!

So I went out today and got a decent dehumidifier from Sears. It's a Kenmore 50 pint unit with digital humidity level setting, timers, and the auto off / bucket is full feature. In a short two hours, it pulled out 4 cups of water from the air! Definately too much H2O in there!

BTW: The reason for the higher humid levels is pretty easy to explain - two reasons: ONE: we do not have a fan in the bathroom, but that will shortly be resolved (once the electrician gets to our house!). and TWO: for the past year, we've kept the bedroom door closed to the rest of the house. We've got a pet rabbit that roams freely throughout most of the house, and we don't want the bunny in our bedroom chewing up our nice furniture. Yes, we have a free-range rabbit - it's my wife's. But I digress...

I need to know what is the ideal humidity level for a bedroom. My dehumidifier has a range from 35% all the way up to 75% humidity. (Whatever setting I set it to - the unit will automatically shut off when that level is achieved. Or, I can also bypass the levels and run it full blast in manual mode, of course).

I know that I need some humidity in the room - otherwise the furniture and such will get too dry. But I certainly don't want it as humid at it has been. Anyone know what's a good level?

Thanks,
-Zoltan.