If you can reduce some of the humidity before the air goes through the air conditioning system it actually reduces your energy expenditure.
When I was growing up we had a house full of animals. I remember that all of the neighbors would drop off their broken and unwanted animals at our doorstep so that we could take care of them. At the time, it was a delightful addition to my childhood. However, in hindsight I feel like it has skewed my sense of normalcy. It seems totally normal to me for somebody to have a house full of animals, to be constantly covered in fur, and to have more Veterinary debt than student loans. That being said, I have to draw the line somewhere. I do not think it’s normal for somebody to smell like cat pee all the time. This is why I’m just about ready to get rid of my stupid cat who keeps peeing in my heating, cooling, and air quality control equipment. Specifically, I should say that she keeps peeing in my new dehumidification system. Over the summer I realized that my air conditioning unit was getting a lot of extra wear and tear from the abundance to use necessitated by working from home. I thought it would be a good idea to just get a dehumidifier to assist with the indoor air quality management. If you can reduce some of the humidity before the air goes through the air conditioning system it actually reduces your energy expenditure. Little did I know that this dehumidifier would be my cat’s mortal enemy. I started noticing a weird smell in my indoor air. It was a few days before I caught my cat backing up and peeing straight into the dehumidifier air vent. It turns out, the dehumidifier air filters are not capable of removing the stink of cat piss.
