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msturtz
Nov 04, 2015Explorer
It is actually more expensive to allow a coach to heat up during the day because of the humidity problem. In order for AC units to cool the coach down it must remove the water from the air below the dew point of the lower temperature first. As a practical matter it has to remove even more because the coils are usually between 35 - 45F which condenses out a lot of water. So, if you let your coach get hot and humid the AC will run like crazy and not seem to do anything because it is removing the water from the air. As the air is dehumidified the ambient air temperature can drop till the humidity is too high again. (Side note this is one of the problems with oversized AC units the air can become so cold the inside are becomes clammy and can condense out on surfaces in an unwanted manner) The humidity isn't just in the air it is in the cloth, walls, wood, paneling, clothes. All that water needs to be removed before the temperature can drop. It is better and more economical in a high humidity environment to run the AC all the time to keep the humidity out and the temperature down. In a desert it isn't a problem but east of the Rockies it is a major problem.
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