Head-Fi.org › Forums › Misc.-Category Forums › Members' Lounge (General Discussion) › Does a dehumidifier lower a room's oxygen level?
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Does a dehumidifier lower a room's oxygen level? - Page 2

post #16 of 26
3/27/09 at 11:04pm
Most dehumidifiers do not work well at lower temperatures, as the coils tend to freeze up - that is why a heater is mentioned. My guess is that someone did a bad Chinese to English translation, and humidity came out as oxygen. These kinds of boo-boos are common.
Reply
post #17 of 26
3/27/09 at 11:13pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lazarus Short View Post
My guess is that someone did a bad Chinese to English translation, and humidity came out as oxygen.
hahahahaha

I was just thinking about the Korean "fans will suck the oxygen out of the room" thing, while reading your post
Reply
post #18 of 26
3/28/09 at 2:53am
hi...
thats not a dehumidifier actually.
its anything but that.

a dehumidifier is not needed here in singapore much.


as for the deionizer...that is based on HEPA filters....remember those things developed during WWII to absorb radioactive hazard?

it does lot more too.


haha ya... could be a bad translation totally..never trust those manuals so easily
Reply
post #19 of 26
3/28/09 at 3:32am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nocturnal310 View Post
hi...
thats not a dehumidifier actually.
its anything but that.

a dehumidifier is not needed here in singapore much.


as for the deionizer...that is based on HEPA filters....remember those things developed during WWII to absorb radioactive hazard?

it does lot more too.


haha ya... could be a bad translation totally..never trust those manuals so easily

yeah, I got the differences (not sure if you're talking to me, or someone else), I'm just looking for a beefy air filter (but don't wanna spend a fortune on the filters themselves, and the water thing sounded like it might work, but was nothing like I imagined )
Reply
post #20 of 26
3/28/09 at 2:05pm
Normal air is like 75% Nitrogen anyway. The dehumidifier is only taking moisture out of the air, so unless your the Mariner you won't notice a difference.

Just watch with some of those "deionizers" because they produce ozone which is bad in larger quantities. A HEPA based filter is the best thing to use.
Reply
post #21 of 26
3/28/09 at 6:34pm
the manual tells you to start a _FIRE_ to make oxygen? Um, that kills oxygen.
I dunno why they'd say that
Reply
post #22 of 26
4/11/11 at 12:33am

Latest ones are very good. they dont have problems with oxygen levels. new ones always maintains the temperature.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

___________________________________________

 

www.cnmonline.co.uk/Dehumidifiers-c-778.html

Reply
post #23 of 26
4/12/11 at 12:43pm

Well, if it's removing water vapor from the room, it's removing H2O molecules...Which I guess include oxygen atoms, and as such you ARE removing oxygen from the air. But then again, using that logic I should be able to breath underwater. BRB, gotta try this, I read it in a poorly translated manual, how could it be wrong?

Reply
post #24 of 26
4/12/11 at 6:10pm

H2O is converted from vapor to liquid and collected from the air. O2 is breathable oxygen and a dehumidifier does nothing with that.

Reply
post #25 of 26
4/13/11 at 8:23pm

You and I both know this, I'm just saying that since the manual said it would decrease "oxygen" in the room, and never specified what form, water vapor technically fits the bill. It's like having a giant tub or crab apples and apples mixed together. If you take the crab apples out, you could argue that you're decreasing the number of apples in the tub. Crab apples arn't usually considered edible though, so their quantity would not effect the ammount of consumable apples in the tub.

 

Technically it IS removing oxygen. Is it oxygen we breath? No. Does it matter? No. Was I trying to be a smart*** in the post above?

 

 

 

...yes wink.gif

Reply
post #26 of 26
4/15/11 at 9:35am

beerchug.gif

 

Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
Head-Fi.org › Forums › Misc.-Category Forums › Members' Lounge (General Discussion) › Does a dehumidifier lower a room's oxygen level?