Date:         Wed, 9 Jun 2010 19:58:57 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: AC While Camping - Portable Unit
Comments: To: Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
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At 10:34 PM 6/8/2010, Michael Sullivan wrote:
>I saw one the other day, and the venting IS the problem.  BTW-It was 299.00
>at Big Lots and 10K BTU and had wheels, but no de-humidifer.  I say a fan is

A dehumidifier is just an air conditioner set up to catch the water
instead of spray it out the back (I'm blurring the details a
bit).  But any air conditioner is a dehumidifier by nature.  Nowadays
regular window units use the condenser fan to pick up the collected
water and hurl it out the back in a fine mist which also helps
efficiency -- they only drip under severely humid conditions.  When I
was a wee lad all that water simply ran out a little drain onto the
ground.  Of course when I was a wee lad various commercial
establishments had signs outside covered with icicles saying "Air
Conditioned" -- and they kept those places cold enough that you by
golly knew you were being air conditioned, yes sir.  The icicles were
fair warning.

Yours,
David