I think you’ll agree with me when I say:
It’s REALLY hard to make your home livable when you experiencing humidity
–– the muggy, horrible and heavy feeling that fills the airs.Or is it?
Well, it turns out, you can dramatically remove excess moisture from the air by investing in one dehumidifier
— an electric gadget that sucks in moist air and blows dry air back into the room again.
At the first beginning, let’s take a look at 3 frequently asked questions:
1.How does a dehumidifier help?
2.What’s the difference between air conditioners and dehumidifiers?
3.What exactly is the best dehumidifier?
Raise your hand if you have answers.
It’s not that easy, right?
But I’ll try to make it as simple as possible…
How does a dehumidifier help?
Generally speaking, dehumidifiers work in one of two ways—by refrigeration (cooling air to remove moisture using similar technology to a refrigerator) or by absorption (where moisture is absorbed into a drying material and then removed). We’ll look at each of these in turns.
Refrigeration Dehumidifiers
- A fan on one side of a dehumidifier collects moist and warm air from the surrounding area and draws it inward.
- As the air passes through, it comes into contact directly with the cold pipes which are designed in snake-shape to ensure a thorough contact with cooling coils.
- With the help of cooling coils, the collected moisture turns back into liquid water.
- Liquid water drips into the water tank at the bottom of the machine.
- Now free of humidity, the heat recovery system reheats the air to its original temperature.
- The Dehumidifier exhausts warm, dry air back into the room through grille on the other side.
- The last thing you need to do is to empty a dehumidifier reservoir.
That’s all there is to it!
Desiccant Dehumidifiers
Different from refrigeration dehumidifiers, the desiccant dehumidifier operates in a much easier way. Most of desiccant dehumidifiers work by “mopping” the water out of the air with a water-holding material such as silica gels and then “squeezing” the water away to remove it.
It is because of the different working principles that allow both the refrigeration dehumidifiers and desiccant dehumidifiers to have its own competitive advantages and create a separate entity for itself.
For example, refrigeration dehumidifiers surpass most of her rivals in removing the humidity, while desiccant dehumidifiers are designed to be more lightweight, portable, and relatively cheaper than others.
How is a dehumidifier different from an air conditioner?
Look:
You might think dehumidifiers will be replaced by air conditioners in the near feature, since they both help to remove moisture…
But in my experience, there exists vast differences between each other.
- Comparatively speaking, most air conditioners are more expensive than dehumidifiers.
- Since a dehumidifier is focused on gathering moisture (which also turns out to be more efficiently), it has an absorption rate much higher than most traditional (disposable) air conditioners on the market, especially during a rainy day, or a warmer, more humid seasons.
- A dehumidifier is more energy saving than an air conditioner, which makes the dehumidifiers more environment-friendly.
- Most air conditioners are permanently fixed in one place, while a majority of dehumidifiers are designed portable and movable with wheels so that we can place them in a basement, or a closet, bedding room, bathroom and wherever you want.
- A dehumidifier is easier to use for most people, which is due to the different working principle between each other.
In conclusion, when it comes to fighting moisture and mildew, there is a clear and convincing evidence that dehumidifiers offer superior performance than most of the air conditioners, at a cheaper price with a more natural way.
This has allowed the manufacturers like hOmelabs, Frigidaire, Eva-dry, Pro Breeze and several others to push better and better dehumidifiers into the market, allowing their consumers to have a sense of choice when it comes to finding the best product that caters to all their needs from the market available.
On the other hand, people are often get confused with lots of choice, right?
That is why we have created a list of Best dehumidifiers of 2018. After researching online and spending days in testing these dehumidifiers, I have shortlisted the best dehumidifiers That’ll Make You Say, “Why Don’t I Own That Already?”
Bold promise? Definitely.
But stay with me. (You can also go to my site: geartry.com for a quick look)