06-06-2023, 07:10 PM
Drying the windows is one of those chores best avoided. A dehumidifier is good for that, a cotton bud is about all that's needed here for foiling pains on the panes. 
The dehumidifier was chosen with care, there were two on the inorganic pile about 2005, so I took them both with idea of robbing bits out of the one with a broken case to revive the one that appeared to be complete with no added ventilation. It turned out that vice versa was a better idea, panels are easier to swap than the refrigeration coils (with drain ports). It basically has run continuously for near 18 years except for shut downs for cleaning the heat exchanger fins every couple of years. Dirty fin disease was what caused it to be thrown out; throwing it out was what caused the case to gain some windows. The other unit had an attack of small boy and large screwdriver. The unit hissed and spat just as small boy's mum came to see why things were eerily quiet. So, the 2 week old unit joined its older sibling on the footpath. They were both Cascade units from The Warehouse. Aside from a crack in the water catch tank the unit has been reliable; if it delivers less than a litre a day I guess it means I'm not in Auckland. Most it has delivered was 7 litres in a day back in February. If you set the adjustment knob to anything less than about 50% humidity it runs 24/7 and delivers very little water. If it's a cold morning it goes to 50% relative humidity then as the place gets warmed up the humidity drops quite a bit. Dry windows, bedding stays dry, and the place feels warmer than other places that are actually warmer but have soggy air.
(The drinking bird ornament though has turned into a rather heavy drinker).
The dehumidifier was chosen with care, there were two on the inorganic pile about 2005, so I took them both with idea of robbing bits out of the one with a broken case to revive the one that appeared to be complete with no added ventilation. It turned out that vice versa was a better idea, panels are easier to swap than the refrigeration coils (with drain ports). It basically has run continuously for near 18 years except for shut downs for cleaning the heat exchanger fins every couple of years. Dirty fin disease was what caused it to be thrown out; throwing it out was what caused the case to gain some windows. The other unit had an attack of small boy and large screwdriver. The unit hissed and spat just as small boy's mum came to see why things were eerily quiet. So, the 2 week old unit joined its older sibling on the footpath. They were both Cascade units from The Warehouse. Aside from a crack in the water catch tank the unit has been reliable; if it delivers less than a litre a day I guess it means I'm not in Auckland. Most it has delivered was 7 litres in a day back in February. If you set the adjustment knob to anything less than about 50% humidity it runs 24/7 and delivers very little water. If it's a cold morning it goes to 50% relative humidity then as the place gets warmed up the humidity drops quite a bit. Dry windows, bedding stays dry, and the place feels warmer than other places that are actually warmer but have soggy air.(The drinking bird ornament though has turned into a rather heavy drinker).
Entropy is not what
it used to be.