| Dehumidifiers are becoming quite common in the | | | | same as in an air-conditioning unit. The difference |
| home and workplace. They remove moisture from | | | | between an air-conditioner and a dehumidifier is that |
| the air, which is important because too much can lead | | | | the dehumidifier reheats the air before returning it to |
| to an increased dust mite population which is bad for | | | | the room. |
| allergy sufferers, and the growth of mold and fungus | | | | As you can see, the scientific principles involved are |
| which can have terrible effects on our health. | | | | many years old. There is nothing new except for the |
| They remove water from the air by condensation. | | | | outward designs, and improved reliability that comes |
| This is the same thing that happens when you have | | | | from modern manufacturing processes. As designs |
| a cold drink on a hot day, and water condenses on | | | | have become perfected over the years, and newer |
| the glass. Rather than using a cold glass, dehumidifiers | | | | machines run much quieter than older models. It has |
| have metal coils. The coils are cooled by the same | | | | also become possible to produce much smaller |
| technology that is used in your refrigerator or | | | | portable units, though the traditionally large "whole |
| air-conditioner, and the water simply drips down into | | | | house" models are still available, and are more popular |
| the bucket. A fan is used to increasing the amount of | | | | than ever. |
| air that comes into contact with the coils, exactly the | | | | |