dizzyground
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I've got portable AC unit Point poac8009. It is 1000w on AC, but am wondering if the dehumidifier uses less energy? Couldn't find this info anywhere, hope someone can help me. Might have to buy a electricity meter..
Whats my dehumidifier Wattage?
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twentyeight.threefive
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Check the tag on the back.
lusidghost
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Buy one of these. You'll end up walking around your house checking everything with a plug. I used mine not too long ago to manually dim a LED. They are great.
dizzyground
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Might be the only way to find out
Yeh.. This is why im looking for. If it uses 1kw I want to find some other way to solve humidity issue.
dizzyground
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Tag on the back say 1kw, but that is for the AC mode that it was mainly made for. But it has a dehumidify mode that makes alot less noise and heat
So maybe less power too.
Bukvičák
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Nope! Dehumidification is done by removing water from the air. Otherwise it is not dehumidification but lowering your Rh by rising the temp. It goes through evaporator coil where the water condense and than it go through condenser coil where the air is heated up.
Bukvičák
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Lot less noise comes from lover speed of fan not from lower power drawTag on the back say 1kw, but that is for the AC mode that it was mainly made for. But it has a dehumidify mode that makes alot less noise and heat
UpstateRecGrower
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He’s talking about the cold side and hot side of the dehumidifier not temp changes in the room itself.
Bukvičák
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Than I probably got him wrong… my bad
dizzyground
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Thanks, that makes sense.
Bukvičák
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If it also has auto mode, try to find out which values are preset at this mode. It is ussually 22celsius and 50% RH but it may be different from unit to unit. Since it is not supposed to be dehumidifer, you can not set the desirable RH, so it will be sucking the moisture from the air untill you will turn it off manually. Auto mode gives you some chance to keep it stable. If there is no auto mode you have to be carefull with leaving if dehumidify for longer time because the temperature might go crazy high.
dizzyground
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Actually I think the RH was adjustable, lowest setting was 35%. But my fuse might not be able to handle 1kw peaks.. Would have to run the electricity via another fuse and long cord
GreauxFast
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Watts divided by voltage equals amps.
ttystikk
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Wrong. Any meteorologist will tell you that to dehumidify, you must add heat. This is as basic as gravity.
ttystikk
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Long cords are really tough on compressors due to voltage loss. This effect is worse at lower voltage, like 120V.
ttystikk
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Correct; I'm talking about the basic process itself.
A dehumidifier works by cooling the air down past its dew point so it releases moisture... But that means RH is 100%! In order to actually dehumidify the space, the unit must then WARM THE AIR back up, which requires heat. This is usually done by passing the cold air exiting the evaporator section through the unit's compressor section, that's the hot side.
lusidghost
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I don't know much about humidity, but I do know you have to buy a special dehumidifier for working efficiently below 65 degrees.