Keeping Cool with a Dehumidifier

Whole house dehumidifier for large areas

by Mercia Tapping, President, AllergyBuyersClub.com

My biggest revelation this summer as I am monitoring temperature and humidity in my house and testing out various appliances, has been to notice that it is the humidity level that makes the greatest difference to my comfort level. When the humidity rises above 50% I start to get sweaty, crabby and uncomfortable and when it is 44% or less, I can feel quite comfortable even when the indoor temperature rises as high as 80 degrees. It was also surprising to me that the humidity in my air-conditioned house could get that high on the 2nd floor. This told me that in my bedroom, it was dust mite breeding time.

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After consultation with our in-house staff, I decided that a SantaFe RX whole house dehumidifier on the top floor of my house was the ideal way to go. A Comfort-aire low temp dehumidifier would have been an inexpensive second choice. The reasons were that the Santa Fe has an enormous capacity (up to 3000 sq feet) was very quiet by comparison, had a built-in pump so I could drip the water out a window using a hose, and I could even attach a hepa filter to it as an option. I already knew from several years of selling this whole house dehumidifier that it is robust and got rave reviews from customers.

If I had a limited income, I would now buy a dehumidifier over any other appliance when it comes to the business of keeping cool.

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First Published: mid July 2003
Updated: April 2007

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