"Graven Water" <pbbl@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> 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.
It will if the system is correctly sized and properly installed.
> I don't like having to get separate AC and dehumidifier, but maybe
> that's the only option ...
THe *BEST* option is to have a correctly sized and properly sized comfort
system installed. A 2 stage system will dehumidify as much as 30 times
better than a standard system.
> 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.
ok
> Can I even get a central AC that is just barely adequate, for that
> small of a space?
Yes you can get one that will be correctly sized for your home
> 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.
Call a local, *competent*, licensed, insured, professionally trained, HVAC
technician to do a complete survey and analysis of your home to see what
it
actually needs. We can't *SEE* it through the computer screen.
Discuss all of your options with the tech and tell him about the "energy
saving" improvements you want to do.
If you need to find a competent, local, tech, then go to the manufacturers
web sites and they will have a page for locating a top contractor in your
local area.
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