less weather than otherwise

[jazzfish]

I've been running the cold robot more or less constantly all week, thanks to the 30+ temps that are projected to stick around through at least Sunday. The apartment, or at least the living room, has generally remained below 25C, which is what I need to continue to function. Meanwhile I still feel like I'm getting mugged by the air whenever I walk into the hallway outside.

Something I had somehow not realised: an air conditioner is basically a dehumidifier with extra bits. This year I've hooked up a hose to the main dehumidifier reservoir. I'm using my 6qt Instant Pot pot to catch the water.

I'm emptying it three times a day. That's about a litre of water removed from the air every hour.

(At night I use a Rubbermaid storage tub. I don't use it during the day because I know me: I'd be tempted to just let it sit all day and then it would be too heavy to move without spilling.)

I am extremely impressed by my little cold robot.

Comments

[reedrover]

Yay for AC!

I love dehumidifiers even separate from air conditioners. When we bought this house and its mold problem, Achaosofkittens decided we would never see mold again. We have three dehumidifiers running with hoses directly to the drains so that they come on as soon as the humidity hits 45% and run continuously from about May until September.

Yes, our power bill is most people’s mortgages. This is a price we are willing to pay to never see that kind of mold again.

[jazzfish]

I am very much loving the dehumidifying aspect. I've only ever experienced humidifiers before (radiant heat leads to VERY dry winters), and in my experience they tend to grow mold in the filter. And as you say, mold is worth plenty of money (and discomfort) to avoid.

I'd be scared of my power bill for this month... but after last winter's $200/month heating bills (for a 650sqft apartment that I kept at around 21C) I'm sort of inured to it.

[shanaqui]

We love our dehumidifier. During the heatwave (and the water usage warning that accompanied it), I used the water it gathered to water my poor plants!

Our dehumidifier is called Clarence, but I love the idea of getting an air conditioner and referring to it solely as the cold robot. Hmmmmmm.

[jazzfish]

Now I wish I had plants so I could re-use the water on them. :)

I strongly recommend a portable AC, even if you only use it for a week or two a year (at first). Summers ain't gettin any cooler.