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

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.

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/J...le%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

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

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.

On 12 Jul 2006 05:09:22 -0700, 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?


Dehumidifiers add heat, but it's probably a good tradeoff, anyway.
I'v heard good things about chemical dehumidifiers like dry-z-air,
but I've never actually tried one. (Those will generate
heat, too, but probably not as much as the machine would.)

z wrote:

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

Goedjn wrote:
On 12 Jul 2006 05:09:22 -0700, 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.


A dehumdifier is an air conditioner with both the intake and exhaust
inside.

Why can you have a dehumidifer and not an air conditioner?
Mark

I have lived in apartments with the same problem and people would try this,
guess it works some what.
But if your upstairs the people below will hear it humming and they always
complained guess its loud below?
get one of those AC. that vent with a dryer hose and make a easy to place
and remove vent for the window if you use it at night who will ever see
it.it could even just be heavy cardboard. and place the AC. on a piece of
carpet with allot of padding under carpet so it cant be heard below if
that's an issue.

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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

Thanks for the replies. See, the problem is, all we have is a sliding
glass door. BTW, can any window unit operate vertically instead of
horizontally?

Thanks

DAVID

On 12 Jul 2006 05:09:22 -0700, 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


IMHO,

You are correct, dehumidifying the air will make the air movement more
effective in cooling you off.

The one thing a Dehumifier does that a window AC does not, it exhausts
the hot air back into the room. If you just use a window AC unit, it
will dehumidify the air, and cool it off too.

later,

tom @ www.NoCostAds.com

On 13 Jul 2006 13:35:16 -0700, wrote:

Thanks for the replies. See, the problem is, all we have is a sliding
glass door. BTW, can any window unit operate vertically instead of
horizontally?

Thanks

DAVID


NO.

Running an typical AC unit in any position other than very level will
reduce its life, and even even prematurely kill it.

There is a an oil sump, and if the oil isn't there, the compressor
will die. So level is best.

Do you have any window? Might want to get a stand alone
package/portable AC unit. Go to home depot, and search for "Portable
Air Conditioner"


later,

tom @ www.Japanese-Beetles.com

Thanks for all the replies. Another question. Would an extension cord
rated for 13amps safely be able to handle a small window AC unit that
uses about 1000w?

Thanks

DAVID

wrote:
Thanks for the replies. See, the problem is, all we have is a sliding
glass door. BTW, can any window unit operate vertically instead of
horizontally?

No, but they do make units designed for vertically-mounted windows
(like casement windows). You could probably kludge one of those into a
patio door, basically resting it on the floor and filling in the space
above it. Of course, you could do the same with a horizontal model;
it's not going to be ideal.

Better to just buy a portable a/c that sits on the floor and has a hose
to vent the hot air outside. There's gotta be some way for you to get
a hole for a small hose to go outside...

It depends how long the cord is, look up ratings, the longer the cord
the less it can handle.

On 18 Jul 2006 00:28:11 -0700, wrote:

Thanks for all the replies. Another question. Would an extension cord
rated for 13amps safely be able to handle a small window AC unit that
uses about 1000w?

Thanks

DAVID


IMHO,

Extension cords are not allowed in my house. I don't trust them
generally.

Spend a few bucks and get an electrician to wire an outlet box. It's
safer, and shouldn't be too much money.

Good luck,

tom @ www.Japanese-Beetles.com