Humidity and Temperature

Dehumidifiers

A dehumidifier is basically a cooling coil airconditioner. Instead of conducting the compressor heat out of the building, the heat is retained inside the building—and so the temperature does not change, except when the dehumidifier is in a small room. In this case, the temperature in the room can be raised by the operation of the dehumidifier.

Moisture from the air, however, is still condensed on the cooling coils, and taken away by a hose or collected in a bucket. Dehumidifiers are a remedial measure to adjust a dangerously wet environment.

If using a dehumidifier to dry an area of your building, remember to empty the catchment bucket—the buckets are not very big.