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Why run a dehumidifier?

Updated: 9/18/2023
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Humidity is uncomfortable for many people, and can make extremes of heat and cold seem worse (if you are hot and wet it can be more uncomfortable than hot and dry for instance).

Also, for some people, breathing wet air is harder than breathing dry air.

There are probably other reasons, but there are a couple of them.

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