There is little difference between the air conditioner and a dehumidifier.
The air in a dehumidifier passes through a series of cooling coils and then over a set of heating coils then back into the room as dry air. This process raises the temperature in the room. The water from a dehumidifier is caught in a pan or directly into the drain if a hose is attached.
An air conditioner, on the other hand, uses a similar technique wherein, the air passes over a set of cooling coils and then directly into the room. The warm air from the air conditioner passes through a tube, turns into steam and out of the air conditioner into the outside and stays out in the environment.
The dehumidifier will keep you more comfortable as far as extracting the humidity from the room but the rise in temperature can make the room more uncomfortable. Thus, the air conditioner would then be more effective.
Now, perhaps you are interested in how much energy you would be using in your search for comfort. A typical dehumidifier draws 7 or 8 amps which translates to 960 watts when 8 amps are multiplied by 120 volts. If the manufacturer states that the air conditioner unit is rated at 9000 BTU (British Thermal Units) that would cool a room of 300 square feet with a ceiling height of eight feet.
But the ideal room cooling is more involved that that as you need to consider the amount of people you have using the room at one time. You would also have to add 600 to 800 BTU’s for each person. Also taken into consideration are whether you have computers, the type of lighting and other heat giving appliances in that room.
Many people today supplement their central air conditioners with dehumidifiers to attain a better energy rating. When you operate a separate dehumidification unit the thermostat should be set at 65 degrees which causes the dehumidifier to run longer and in turn makes the room too cold. The central air conditioning unit can be set at 75 degrees and it is comfortable as long as the humidity is at a comfortable level.
Keep in mind that when you feel hot you perspire and you need cool air to dry off the perspiration and to make you feel cool. The air conditioner dehumidifier is the answer.
In conclusion, in order to feel comfortable you need to control the humidity and the temperature which brings us to the air conditioner dehumidifier.
With a dehumidifier attached to your existing air conditioning unit a portion of the re-circulated air is drawn through the dehumidifier and removes the moisture. The dehumidifier channels the humid air from the air conditioning unit and returns drier air to it.
The dry air, as it moves through the air conditioning unit, lowers the humidity. In order to accomplish this a dehumidifier can be attached to your existing indoor or central air conditioning unit. However, before you start the transformation take into consideration all of the mathematics we spoke of in a previous paragraph. The proper calculations will give you the proper air conditioner dehumidifier system.