On Sun, 13 Jul 2014 12:46:09 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> On 2014-07-13 12:10 PM, sf wrote:
>
> > Now it's coming out that swamp coolers put humidity into the air which
> > is the last thing you'd want in the Midwest and South. I think it's
> > true for the East coast too. They have high humidity with soaring
> > temperatures.
>
>
> July around here is hot and humid. For the locals, hot is mid 80s. A
> lot of us have dehumidifiers to remove the moisture from the air, and
> that makes it seem cooler. Some years ago I was in the interior of BC
> which is a semi dessert and high altitude. It was much hotter than it
> ever gets here, but the humidity was low so it felt much nice. One of
> the advantages of air conditioners is that they also act to reduce humidity.
>
When I was a kid, we survived summers in Michigan without an air
conditioner by using a dehumidifier. Not saying one made a huge
difference (we probably should have had one in every room), but at
least the heat was more tolerable.

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