A few questions about DEHUMIDIFIERS... ???

Posted by on July 12, 2006, 8:09 am

We live in an apartment and for reasons to long to go into cannot have
air conditioning. All we have are fans which do an OK job of moving
the air around. Better than nothing I guess.

Now... If we were to add a DEHUMIDIFIER to the mix, would that help us
feel any cooler? Sometimes, especially at night the humidity outside
is like 80, 90% or even higher. We have the windows open and although
the air is a little cooler at night it is just so damn sticky.

What if we got a dehumidifier or two, closed the windows and let the
fans run. Would it FEEL cooler? Also... do dehumidifiers have any
COOLING capability at all?

Thanks in advance

DAVID

Posted by m Ransley on July 12, 2006, 8:59 am

It will be warmer with a dehumidifier, they use alot of energy and don`t
exuast it outside. My basement is 2-3f warmer when I turn my
dehumidifier on in summer. If you have a window you can have AC, there
are floor standing units that vent the hot exuast out a window, get AC.

Posted by on July 12, 2006, 9:54 am

David_nj_7@mailbolt.com wrote:

> We live in an apartment and for reasons to long to go into cannot have
> air conditioning. All we have are fans which do an OK job of moving
> the air around. Better than nothing I guess.
> Now... If we were to add a DEHUMIDIFIER to the mix, would that help us
> feel any cooler? Sometimes, especially at night the humidity outside
> is like 80, 90% or even higher. We have the windows open and although
> the air is a little cooler at night it is just so damn sticky.
> What if we got a dehumidifier or two, closed the windows and let the
> fans run. Would it FEEL cooler? Also... do dehumidifiers have any
> COOLING capability at all?
> Thanks in advance
> DAVID

Dehumidifiers blow out hot air. They will most definitely warm your
apartment. Whether or not it will actually feel cooler I couldn't say,
but I think it would be a big waste of money (for the dehumidifiers and
the electricity to operate them). If you can't have a window AC unit
for some reason, there are units that do not need a window - like these
http://www.compactappliance.com/xq/JSP.jump/itemType.CATEGORY/itemID.38/qx/Portable_Air_Conditioners.htm?mtcpromotion=Google%3EPortable%20Air%3EAd1

You will need a way to exhaust the hot air. If that is still not
possible, my guess is you're SOL as far as I know.

Doug

Posted by z on July 12, 2006, 10:52 am

David_nj_7@mailbolt.com wrote:

Depends where you live. A dehumidifier in someplace dry won't help, but
it sounds like you live in a wettish state, where it might help. As
everybody says, you will be exchanging cooler and wetter for warmer and
dryer, and they are expensive to run, but particularly at night might
feel less sticky. The dew point sort of serves as the hot/wet
equivalent of the wind chill factor in winter; if the dew point is over
60 degrees it's going to feel hot and wet, whether the temp is higher
or lower.

Posted by on July 12, 2006, 1:02 pm

>it sounds like you live in a wettish state, where it might help. As
>everybody says, you will be exchanging cooler and wetter for warmer and
>dryer, and they are expensive to run, but particularly at night might
>feel less sticky...

A dehumidifier might help in an airtight house with no insulation
in a place like Florida, when outdoor and indoor air temps are
about the same but outdoor air is more humid, but an air conditioner
would help more, with dehumidification plus indoor cooling vs heating.

Nick

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