| carneyke 2007-06-20, 3:25 am |
| On Jun 19, 9:48 pm, "Proctologically Violated=A9=AE"
<entropic3.14de...@optonline2.718.net> wrote:
> Are you all distinguishing between an indoor dehumidifier and an A/C?
> An indoor dehumidifier provides *net heat* to the space while dehumidifyi=
ng,
> and an A/C cools, while providing the same (I think)dehumidification.
>
> I use both in my shop.
> Summer: A crappy Amana portable A/C, venting out of a hole in the wall,
> about 850 watts, and
> Winter: a brandX dehumidifier from Sam's/Costco, about 600 watts.
> Both produce prodigious amounts of water--the Amana, about 7,000 btu at a
> miserable 8.5 EER, cranks out about 5 gals/day, moderately humid weather.
>
> I wonder if a 40 W system could do that.
>
> An indoor dehumidifier is basically window A/C brought inside, and rigged=
in
> such a way that it doesn't freeze up. I've tried a regular window A/C as=
an
> indoor dehumidifer, and it worked, but froze.
> Also, A/C's cycle on temp, dehumidifiers cycle on, well, humidity. I hav=
e a
> broke dehumidifier, and I'm thinking of scavenging the humidity sensor and
> wiring it to the A/C--if that makes sense.
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My dehumidifier does "throw" heat while running. It is in my basement
and there are no windows that would support an AC unit. I believe if I
had to do it again, a window unit would be the best of both worlds. I
would have to modify a casemount window to accomodate an AC unit.
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