I hate heat so much. i feel like im dying in heat do to not sweating correctly. im type 1 diabetic and im pretty sure it fucks up how i sweat. i get soaked and it is so gross.
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Pro-tip, dehumidifiers work great, but they blast hot air back into the space they’re in. Air conditioners do the same job, they remove humidity from the air, but they are designed to vent the hot air/condensation out of the living space. So they lower both humidity and temperature. A portable or window AC unit will cost about the same as a dehumidifier.
I live in middle east, I have an ac running 24/7 but it is over sized which cause short cycling.
The ac is part of the apartment, so I can't do.anything but leave and leaving is not an option, thus dehumidifier.
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Well said.
Holly peepeepoopoo, where do you live?!
Outdoor is here is 29%
But the indoor is 61%
The temp.is 20.8C⁰
I can't sleep even when I sit I have to stay still to feel it less.
Sorry I am incoherent the situation is poopoopeepee
I am in a bowl of soup, apparently. 😒 (East coast USA)
Your apartment AC running short cycles is probably the root cause of the high indoor humidity. It's possible there's also a condensate leak somewhere, which is always fun. Either way, if the landlord won't address it, I can only assume what they really want is a building full of mold, not people. 🫠
A standalone AC that you control is probably going to work better than a dedicated dehumidifier, just due to the ducting that AC takes into account but dehumidifiers typically don't. For direct, immediate help for your ickiness at least, get some air moving. Cheap box fan is fine. It won't change the humidity but it will help evaporate your sweat.
All the neighbors have mold, but I got it only once.
The maintenace came cleaned the coil and then check the temperature of the grill (where the air comes out, I forgot what theg call it) it was 13c and they said it is cooling okay.
And nor refrigerant issues.
I checked the ac tonnage myself it was 4 ton, in a website I entered the cubic meter and chose my region and high leakage and even then the result was 1.5 or 1.8 ton max!
Also they checked the drainage plate and it was okay.
I am not sure what yoi mean by dehumidifier not.helping?
Are you am hvac guy? Can you guide me, I am a bit slow
I have a small fan pointed toward me at night
The cool humid air stings but it feels better than whatever the other shit feels
Is it cool if we video call?
I have a theory when I wash clothes and hang them it gets painful for several days, I have a hypothesis that it is because the clothes are hanged far from the air inlet grills.
Buying an dehumidifier is hard! But hopefully soon one day I will have it, but if you think it won't help please tell me.
Edit: the video call to show you my place, you don't have to show yourself
Yeah, the north east of England rarely goes below 70% humidity. The winters aren't too bad: the cold sticks to you, but you can always fix that. The summers, though, are very uncomfortable for me.
The pain is hard, dude. Here is fake hug 🫂
You can pay by crypto.
I found that attention to which fabrics I wear and which I use for bedding helps a bit.
The options for clothes include light breathable "tech" fabrics (usually polyester in a trenchcoat - with a special weave or blend - unless you get into the expensive end of the spectrum), light wool, rayon (viscose, lyocell/tencel, "bamboo"), and linen if you can stand the texture.
For bedding, rayon if you can find it and linen.
The secret with wool, rayon, and linen is that they can absorb/contain vastly more water before they feel damp to the touch!