Now that the temperature outside has dropped, the windows start to accumulate water vapor. I am assuming that it might also lead to that black stuff forming. Is there a more efficient way of dealing with the condensate than wiping it dry every day?

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    11 months ago

    That makes sense if you want to ventilate their air anyway. After all you need to get rid of CO2 inside as well. Fun fact: You don’t need to worry about the lack of oxygen in that context. If the oxygen level have dropped from from the normal 21% do 17% because the oxygen (O2) was magically removed you’ll still be perfectly fine. But if those were converted into 4% CO2 that will make you sick.

    Anyway: My point is that a dehumidifier is more often more efficient because it doesn’t involve wasting warm air. It’s also a fairly efficient heater. Dehumidifying, i.e. turning vapor into liquid means that you get the energy used for evaporation back. It’s essentially sweating in reverse. With a typical dehumidifier that means you get about 2 Joules of heat for every Joule of electricity used.