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Post #3559826

2026-07-03 14:44 UTC

Dehumidifier and AC is a massive waste of power and generally doesnt do anything If there is any humidity built up in the room, running it could be a defense if damage is argued by their landlord. Also, I highly doubt even if the intake vent were open that it would successfully pull a significant amount of hot air in and cause humidity damage at any meaningful rate in OP’s climate in California. I’m on the side of letting people keep their windows open, as long as there isn’t damage. If the landlord is afraid of damage, they can raise their concerns and work with OP to formulate solutions instead of physically shutting their window from the outside and escalating this the way they did.

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  • @klankin@piefed.ca 2026-07-03 15:51

    I’m the last person to support landlords, but a dehumidifier is essentially a heat pump, whereas an ac is a heat pump in reverse - both arent 100% efficient though, and so are using power to remove heat, then power to create heat is at best wasted power. That being said I can’t imagine op would even be able to survive with a heat pump warming their place in this weather anyways.

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