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ecomodded · 10-16-12, 05:14 PM

This next dehumidifier must be very, very efficient.
Or is it fudged marketing ?

Calorex dehumidifier.
How does a Calorex Dehumidifier work

Due to the unique nature of a refrigeration circuit, energy removed from the air during the dehumidification process is converted into useable heat. Typically, for every 1kW of Electrical energy that a dehumidifier consumes, it will give out 2.5kW of heat energy. Thus by removing moisture from the air, rather than heating it to a high temperature, Calorex dehumidifiers will dry in a gentle, more controllable manner. This alleviates possible material shrinkage and cracking problems associated with high temperature drying methods and saves substantial running costs.
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Industrial Dehumidification - Acker & Associates

In the pdf file about 4 pages down next to the section, 'Large Industrial Dehumidifiers' there is a diagram called under Process air analysis you can see the Btu per hr, for sensible and latent Btu's ,the latent is higher then the sensible, which i found odd, it must be indicative of that system.

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ecomodded Supreme EcoRenovator Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Vancouver Island,Canada. Posts: 1,037 Thanks: 116 Thanked 100 Times in 87 Posts	1kw of enegy into 2.5kw This next dehumidifier must be very, very efficient. Or is it fudged marketing ? Calorex dehumidifier. How does a Calorex Dehumidifier work Due to the unique nature of a refrigeration circuit, energy removed from the air during the dehumidification process is converted into useable heat. Typically, for every 1kW of Electrical energy that a dehumidifier consumes, it will give out 2.5kW of heat energy. Thus by removing moisture from the air, rather than heating it to a high temperature, Calorex dehumidifiers will dry in a gentle, more controllable manner. This alleviates possible material shrinkage and cracking problems associated with high temperature drying methods and saves substantial running costs. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Industrial Dehumidification - Acker & Associates In the pdf file about 4 pages down next to the section, 'Large Industrial Dehumidifiers' there is a diagram called under Process air analysis you can see the Btu per hr, for sensible and latent Btu's ,the latent is higher then the sensible, which i found odd, it must be indicative of that system.