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		vaccinator on Sept 17, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: We Don’t Like Our Underground House a dehumidifier would probably be more efficient than heating and cooling the air...

bluGill on Sept 17, 2020 [–]

It is the same thing. A dehumidifier is just an Air conditioner followed by a heat pump.

Though I agree more efficient.

smileysteve on Sept 17, 2020 | [–]

Said a different way;

A dehumidifier is just an air conditioner with the evaporator and condensor in the same air space.

vaccinator on Sept 17, 2020 | | [–]

air conditioner; does that mean adding a smell to the air?

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