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MEXICOWANDERER
Jul 20, 2017Explorer
The air conditioner fights to extract water. A dehumidifier sends condenser exit sit back into the room. My dehumidifier of course is home-made. It's a 5,000 BTU Gold Star mechanical controls unit with the compressor running 100% load, and fan speed roughly 40-50% that of the original fan's lowest speed. Below the evaporator is a tray with steep drain incline. Condensed water flows down into a trap, then outside into a six gallon empty paint bucket. Dehumidified air out the front, heated air out the back. It cannot be used in a high humidity start up mode as the evaporator freezes up. It's job is to take over once the A/C gets humidity into the 60% bracket. Without the dehumidifier the R/H stays in the sixties. With it going, humidity drops to low forties - and that, makes all the difference in the world. Comfortable mid eighties temp with the A/C cycling 50%
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