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Tip of The Week
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September 22, 2007
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This week’s tip comes from our “Cold and Clammy”
file.
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As hot and
humid as it has been it can be difficult to get comfortable even in an air
conditioned home. Have you ever been in
a store, hotel room or home where the air conditioning is obviously working
because you are cool but you are still uncomfortable because you feel
clammy? The real issue here is humidity
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You can create a more comfortable environment in
your home by dealing with the humidity and the heat. Air conditioning is naturally a dehumidifier
because the cold air created by passing over the condenser coils does not hold
as much water as the warm air. However
when it is very hot and humid the unit may not pull enough moisture out of the
air. That is when it may make sense to
use a dehumidifier in conjunction with your air conditioning. You are likely to discover two benefits. First, you will be more comfortable. Second,
you will be able to set the thermostat to a higher setting and remain
comfortable because the humidity is out of the air. Simple physics tells us that dryer air is
easier to heat and cool than humid air.
That is why there are such radical temperature swings in the
desert. Because there is very little
water in the air it takes less heat to make the air hot. For the same reason it gets very cool very
quickly once the sun goes down since there is no moisture in the air to hold
the heat.
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For maximum comfort consider dehumidification in
addition to air conditioning.
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Thanks for visiting Ask John and Dave.com and we’ll see you
on the air,
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John and Dave
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