Dehumidifier ?
Hey Guys First off Hello!!! Hoping to gain some useful solid info on here. My wife and I bought a Forrest River Wolf Pup, really enjoying it so far. This past week we were out and running the A...
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ktmrfs wrote:
a compressor dehumidifer suitable for a RV will draw about 1-2 amps max, no where near what an AC uses. Ours draws less than 2 amps and will pull 5 gallons of water/day out of the trailer during humid fall/spring days at the coast. They are basically a VERY small unvented AC unit. room air passes over the cooling side to extract water, the heat side is just vented into the room.
The electronic dehumidifiers typically use a peltier device (semiconductor) , not very efficient, nor will they remove enough moisture if you are in a situation where the humidity feels high.
Cool (pun intended)
I sit corrected. Could you give me a link towards a "compressor dehumidifier suitable for a RV"? I'd love to have one myself that relatively sips power.
I would then relegate my peltier version to my upstairs closet.
Edit: just used my Kil-a-watt on my newer, smaller D/H (I run two in my basement). 3 amps with the compressor running!
