collect water called condensate, which is normally greywater but can on occasion be reused for industrial purposes. Some manufacturers provide reverse osmosis filters to flip the condensate into potable water. Some designs, like the ionic membrane dehumidifier, eliminate water as a vapor rather than ...
Secondly, because the size of the room was smaller the amount of air that needed to be dehumidified was less, keeping the time taken to dehumidify the room to reasonable levels. For a larger space each test would have taken upwards of several hours. Keeping the test space small allowed us...
The simplest dehumidifiers are portable, collecting water in a bucket that slides out for manual emptying. Many also have a drainage hose option, allowing you to set up the appliance near a drain for continual draining. Some models also have a pump that allows the unit to be drained upward ...
The unit used about 235 watts while running, and used about .20 kWh. The unit also blew out a decent amount of hot air during this first operation. In subsequent uses, the air blowing out of the vents was cold or simply warm. On second use in the bathroom space, the dehumidifier ...
Some models have quiet or night mode settings, which can help but dehumidifiers by their very nature can be a little noisy. It’s a problem that can ultimately be solved by not running one at night, although if you're aiming to use a dehumidifier during cheaper energy periods this might ...