{"id":458,"date":"2019-12-02T11:00:18","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T16:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.completeairandheat.com\/blog\/?p=458"},"modified":"2021-05-14T15:34:58","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T19:34:58","slug":"combat-the-wetness-with-a-dehumidifier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.completeairandheat.com\/blog\/indoor-air-quality-service\/combat-the-wetness-with-a-dehumidifier\/","title":{"rendered":"Combat the Wetness with a Dehumidifier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Dehumidifiers are absolutely necessary in our neck of the woods. If you don\u2019t have an air conditioner or a dehumidifier, chances are you\u2019re extremely uncomfortable most months out of the year. However, much to our dismay, there are so many homeowners who don\u2019t know about the benefits of dehumidifiers, or even how they work!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, if you\u2019ve ever been interested in a dehumidifier in Melbourne, FL this is your chance to really dig your teeth into the science behind them. It\u2019s not only helpful for those prospective dehumidifier owners, but for anyone with an air conditioner, because they provide dehumidification as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No, put the textbook away, we\u2019re not going to quiz you on this material. We just want you to be informed when you\u2019re wondering about an investment as large as a whole-house dehumidifier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s Wrong with Humidity?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever heard the phrase, \u201cit\u2019s not the heat, it\u2019s the\nhumidity\u201d when sitting sticky and uncomfortable on a hot day? Well, there\u2019s\ndefinitely some truth to that statement. Humidity is the driving force behind\nour discomfort when the heat rolls along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we sweat, our pores release water to evaporate off of our skin from the heat. The moisture on our skin cools us down and keeps us from overheating. However, if there is already a saturation of water vapor in the air, the moisture on our skin has trouble evaporating and we end up feeling sticky and gross. That\u2019s why air conditioners or dehumidifiers are a much-needed respite!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Does a Dehumidifier Work?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dehumidifiers are a marvel of modern science. They remove\nhumidity that exists as water vapor in the air, by using an evaporator and\ncondenser coil to squeeze out the water molecules in the air. This process\nusually happens automatically in an air conditioner, with the additional\nbenefit of cooling the air as well. Dehumidifiers leave the air at the\ntemperature it was originally, but sometimes the heat isn\u2019t the big problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since dehumidifiers require less refrigerant to use and their sole purpose is to reduce the moisture in the air, they function extremely efficiently and use a fraction of the cost that an air conditioner would. Not only that, but they provide ample defense against mold and mildew which require high moisture levels to thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shouldn\u2019t I Just Stick with My Air Conditioner?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sure, an air conditioner provides some dehumidification, but that\u2019s not its sole purpose. Sometimes there can be too much moisture in your air for your air conditioner to properly operate. If you\u2019re struggling with constant water damage, mold and mildew growth, and your air quality just isn\u2019t cutting it, a whole-house dehumidifier might be perfect for your home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t settle for a portable dehumidification device that you might buy at a department store. These use a huge amount of energy for a limited amount of dehumidification. Talk to one of our professionals today about what we can do to set you up with a whole-house solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Give us a call<\/a> at Complete Air & Heat, Inc. today! Making families happy on the Space Coast since 1975.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We just want you to be informed when you\u2019re wondering about an investment as large as a whole-house dehumidifier.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[79],"tags":[94,9,89],"class_list":["post-458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-indoor-air-quality-service","tag-dehumidifier","tag-indoor-air-quality","tag-melbourne"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.completeairandheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.completeairandheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.completeairandheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.completeairandheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.completeairandheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=458"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.completeairandheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":696,"href":"https:\/\/www.completeairandheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458\/revisions\/696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.completeairandheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.completeairandheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.completeairandheat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}