ransley writes:
> To dehumidify most you need a load
> calculation done and you dont want to oversize the AC, oversize it and
> it runs and cools but wont run long enough to remove humidity, its
> common for lazy installers to oversize units as they make more money
> and never have a complaint that customers are not cool, but they are
> left humid. Best is an AC that runs 100% on the hottest day. Maybe 2
> speed condensors will do even better. Space Pack removes moisture
> first and more than regular AC except for maybe VSDC motors. You can
> also run a small dehumidifier all the time as they produse heat which
> the AC can offset for continual low humidity.
Thanks, that is helpful.
I don't believe a central AC could keep the humidity below 50% in the
spring and fall, without me having to run the AC and heater, or
maybe the AC and dehumidifier, at the same time.
I don't like having to get separate AC and dehumidifier, but maybe
that's the only option ...
I only have 1000 sq ft, about 660 sq ft upstairs, which gets hot, and
half a floor of living space downstairs, which is partly buried in
the ground and stays cool except on the hottest days.
Can I even get a central AC that is just barely adequate, for that
small of a space?
Possibly I could get by with no AC just a whole house dehumidifier if
I did things like installing a white reflective metal roof. The only
thing I don't like about a metal roof is that it's harder to walk
on than an asphalt ****ngle roof. A white metal roof might pay for
itself in time if it meant I don't need AC.
Laura
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