Are dehumidifiers more eco-friendly than air conditioners?

Answer 1

probably more people friendly
Airconditioners are very unhealthy
as well as expensive.

And what is a dehumidifier we dont want to dry out the air ,

Acheap way to get cool is a wet loth in front of the window,and have water dripping on it
the passing wind has a cooling effect

for example to cool down beer in the sticks ,is to hang it in a wet cloth bag in the wind

Most houses are hot because of bad design

In hot places ,there should be a hole in the highest part of the cieling or roof
Heat rises and escapes through there .

Then make a hole in the lowest coldest part of the house going to the outside ,on the shade and windy side ,put in wire mesh to stop mice etc,getting in (cold air sinks )

the cold air that enters gets pulled in by the current created by the hot air leaving at the top
and the resulting cooling curent cools down the house ,GRATIS

Answer 2

Well air conditioners are dehumidifiers, thats how they work.

By running the hot moist air over the cold coil, is causes the air temp to drop and condense (loose its moisture) then the cooler drier air is sent intot he room or car. This is why is is very ineficient to open a window in an air conditioned house, as you are increasing the moisture in the air and undoing everything that the AC has been doing.

Heat exchangers are more eco-friendly than Air conditioners however.

Answer 3

Not a whole lot, it is a bit more efficient than an AC because it isnt working as hard in what it does ... they don't do the same thing obviously. An AC cools the air, a dehumidifier dries it.

But using a dehumidifier in conjunction with AC will make you FEEL cooler because the air is dryer and you perspire more easily to cool off your body ...

So you don't have to set the AC as low to feel cool, therefore saving electricity on AC.

Answer 4

Well across the board they are cheaper to operate. Also drier air is cooler air so in many areas yes a dehumidifier is more eco--friendly.

Answer 5

Long ago, when I danced in Las Vegas, Nevada they could use a "swamp Cooler" to cool a home. My friends moved to Santa Clarita, California around the same time. They could use the "swamp cooler" and it was very efficient. Much of Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley in Southern California is designed by nature to be semi-arid. Hot and dry. Now it is filled with water, swimming pools, green lawns, water thirsty plants and trouble is brewing. Two inches of rain this last rainy season, versus the normal 14 inches.

However, over the years we have added swimming pools, green lawns, plants that require more water, fake waterfalls, and other water grabbing items such as golf courses. In the last 10 years everyone in those locations has been required to change over from the relatively inexpensive "swamp cooler" to air conditioning units. It costs more to run these, uses more power, it is harder on the environment as well.

We are the ones responsible. The desert locations of Las Vegas and Palm Springs and semi arid areas like Santa Clarita , California were not designed by nature to be filled with water. Man came along and changed all that to suit his personal wants.

If we maintained the same plants as were there naturally, and didn't try to create a different environment than what nature created, we would be in a better state than we are in now.

Answer 6

YES! Swamp coolers are very efficient if you're in a dry climate. You can't buy an a new air conditioner with freon any more; there's a worldwide ban. They all have an alternative that is much less (but is still) harmful to the ozone layer. AC does of course use lots of energy. At the store, they all must by law have efficiency info on 'em.

Answer 7

The only way I know that air can be dehumidified is to cool it with an air conditioner.You may be thinking of a swamp cooler or evaporative cooler.

Answer 8

yes

Answer 9

not really, but a little bit if they help you enough i guess, but maybe its wasting more energy per coolness amount or something!

Answer 10

Yes I believe so !!!