Do air conditioniers have a harder time cooling the air when its humid outside, or does the ability of the air conditioners to cool the air just depend on the temperature, not the humidity?
2006-08-03 10:01:19 · 4 answers · asked by Bert S 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Great question.
Humidity, in the a/c biz, is called latent heat. It is an important part of the calculations for arriving at the b.t.u.'s of cooling required. A substantial portion of your system's energy will be spent extracting moisture from the air. It is impossible to achieve any level of comfort until the relative humidity indoors gets below 60%, preferably within the range of 50%.
Your utility bill will be higher, for example, if the outside temperature is 90 degrees and the relative humidity outside is 90%, than if the temperature remained the same but the humidity dropped to 70%.
2006-08-03 10:31:42 · answer #1 · answered by Elwood Blues 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Yes. A air condition runs on humidity
2006-08-03 10:09:37 · answer #2 · answered by fmulholland24 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the humidity makes a unit work harder. My a/c is fickle like that. I've finally found which temperature to leave it at & don't mess with it....it's working fine and we have got some serious humidity here.
2006-08-03 10:07:50 · answer #3 · answered by kath68142 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and no. They work on a dehumidifier premis, They do remove moisture from the air indoors. But if you have kids running in and out all day they will work harder.
2006-08-03 10:08:26 · answer #4 · answered by Maxwell Smart(ypants) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋