Dehumidifier for the monsoons

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enthusiast29 said:
@asingh I did not know. Makes sense you'd need a proper dehumidifier then for sure.
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I do not know what it is. The "humidity" per say does not make you sweat. No one sweats in Mussoorie. But everything around us is wet during the monsoon. Will the dehumidifier work. What do we perceive as humidity. Sticky weather, and tons of sweat. That is missing in Mussoorie. Not sure how to explain it better. Maybe like the weather of London. Foggy / misty / wet. Though monsoons are my favorite season there, sadly am away most of the year.
 
The good brands in demhumidifiers are Origin, Westinghouse and Sharp is good too.
They are suitable for room size of 250 sqft and above and is a must use if you want to protect your electronic items from moisture.
 
asingh said:
I do not know what it is. The "humidity" per say does not make you sweat. No one sweats in Mussoorie. But everything around us is wet during the monsoon. Will the dehumidifier work. What do we perceive as humidity. Sticky weather, and tons of sweat. That is missing in Mussoorie. Not sure how to explain it better. Maybe like the weather of London. Foggy / misty / wet. Though monsoons are my favorite season there, sadly am away most of the year.
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It is humidity only. We don't sweat if we are just sitting around and of course due to the lower temperatures,but if you would be doing some hard labor work, you will sweat. It's just the lower temps that help us out and it doesn't feel as bad as it feels in hot and humid conditions of say Chennai.
 
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asingh said:
Mussoorie homes do not even have fans. A/C..? The moisture the OP is referring to here, is caused by the monsoon mist/fog which brings in fine water droplets into the homes. The fog runs non-stop June/July/August and everything is wet and moldy. Doors get stuck, clothes do not dry, everything is moldy. Best you can do is keep high wattage bulbs on in cupboards, run a 12-fin oil heater periodically to drive out the droplets.

(am too from Mussoorie) :)
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AC's with a heat pump? Those ones with Hot and Cold feature.
Sure you might not need the cool feature given the higher altitudes, but I think they will be able to heat a larger area in a short time vis a vis fin based heaters. Would be useful in winters too.
Again, assuming the OP does not has oil based heater. For a small area, Heater's should be able to remove moisture from the air.
 
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AC's with a heat pump? Those ones with Hot and Cold feature.
Sure you might not need the cool feature given the higher altitudes, but I think they will be able to heat a larger area in a short time vis a vis fin based heaters. Would be useful in winters too.
Again, assuming the OP does not has oil based heater. For a small area, Heater's should be able to remove moisture from the air.
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Doesn't make sense spending so much on an AC with what can also be achieved with a 2000 bucks heat blower. And you can't use a heater, whether the 2000 one or the AC one during these days. In places like ours, it's better to buy a dehumidifier and a heater rather than spend much more on an all-weather AC. Yes , once temps rises which warrant using an AC in the summers, then it does make sense to go for an all-weather AC.
 
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I was talking with reference to oil-based heater which is on a costlier side(not more than ac) and ac could also be used in winters. Offcourse, a ₹2000 heater blower would anyday be cost-effective over a H-C ac.

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And you can't use a heater, whether the 2000 one or the AC one during these days
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Just for my information, could you tell me the reason? I mean, does it make the ambient weather uncomfortable? Or any impact on health like using heater-blower for long hours depletes oxygen levels.
 
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Just for my information, could you tell me the reason? I mean, does it make the ambient weather uncomfortable? Or any impact on health like using heater-blower for long hours depletes oxygen levels.
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No, none of that. It's just that the temps are too high to use a heater right now. Heater would be needed when temps drop to single digits. I only switch on the blower once temps drop below 6-7. But by then humidity is already not an issue. That's why people prefer using oil-fin heaters over blowers because the blower ones tend to make the air too dry in the already dry winters.
 
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I have two oil fin heaters, and I have been using them periodically to "dry" the rooms. A blower type heater may work better, but then it would make the rooms too warm, and is not so effective in winter. I have used dehumidifiers, and they are meant for this purpose. But they are quite expensive. A 20L/day capacity dehumidifier seems to cost upward of 30K INR. I am trying to see what is most cost-effective for me. If the chemical desiccant is able to solve my problem, along with turning the heater on for a couple of hours, then I will defer buying it.

Temperature is also quite relative. For me 20-25 C is warm :)

I am looking at Origin models right now, as the Westinghouse ones are not available online that easily. Will have to check the local electrical appliance store for brands as well.

I have realised that these problems happen more in apartments with concrete structures and lower ceilings. My last house was an old bungalow with high ceilings and wooden panels, and the problem wasn't so bad there.
 
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