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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We refinished our basement in our DC row house and did not bring the AC down there. The basement stayed cool for the summer. We had an attic AC unit and thermodynamics help-- cold air falls.[b] Be sure to have a dehumidifier down there.[/b] Our AC team advised us to install a ductless mini split if we had issues but we never did. So I think it's fine.[/quote]

Air temp is not an issue but humidity is.

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+1 It will feel clammy no matter what. If the basement is below ground, it should stay pretty cool on its own. Make sure you run a dehumidifier all summer. You'll want to have some sort of drain near the floor to run the drain hose. [/quote]

You'll have to do one or both of these ... we just did a renov/addition, including some more space in basement (1,200 SF total down there now).

1st floor AC & gas furnace heat also feed the basement and crawl space area (new heat pump in attic heats & cools 2nd floor).  We use a basement  dehumidifier ~ April- October but it is very useful to have the AC down there, too, to help get moisure out of the air.  It isn't clammy with both AC & dehumidifier, I don't think AC alone would dehumidify enough.[/quote]

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