Hi Larry, Have you taken empircal readings of RH in a home with AC? I have and believe me they *are* lower where I live. At 09:15 AM 3/30/00 -0700, you wrote: >" You are sitting in your house and get to feeling to warm so you turn >on the airconditioner which takes the outside air as it is... humdity >and all and cools it down while pumping it around inside your house." > >Dear List, I disagree, > >Air Conditioners do NOT remove moisture from the air. > >Pray tell, unless you have an air handler system as is used in large >structures to keep the air fresh, HOW are you getting that air into your >house to cool. Most air conditioners I know just cool and recirculate >the air already in the structure. Absolute Humidity remains the same, >relative humidity rises. That's why in Phoenix (and I presume elsewhere) >air conditioned air is good for pianos. > >Larry Messerly, RPT >Prescott/Phoenix > > > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts drose@dlcwest.com http://donrose.htmlplanet.com/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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