Portable air conditioner .vs. Aqua chillers

[$tudyz]

I bought a portable air conditioner at home depot. Its the ones you add water into. It seems to make the room very humid. Do the aqua chillers do the same thing ? I need to know so i can take it back and buy a aqua chiller

 

[Yota]

not sure the one you are talking about, but air conditioners usually DRY out the air. Ever been in a hotel room with an air conditioner? The water drips outside, and the room gets all dry and hurts your eyes, dry boogers in the morning etc. Id get a different one for sure

 

[dadio161]

I'd chech the air conditioner. I use mine and humidity drops to the low 20's.

 

[wonderblunder]

Sounds like you got what most people would call a SWAMP COOLER. Probably around 100 bucks....... A majority of portable ACs have dehumidifiers built in.. After summer is always a good time to look for portables, A good deal is probably around 350 for a 500-600

 

[reefplayground]

Water chillers wont do that. But you will have to have some sort of exhaust system for the hot air to escape through.

 

[Hotwired]

Sounds like you got what most people would call a SWAMP COOLER. Probably around 100 bucks....... A majority of portable ACs have dehumidifiers built in.. After summer is always a good time to look for portables, A good deal is probably around 350 for a 500-600

Sounds about right.

OP, how can you not know the difference between a swamp cooler and an A/C? Add water? That right there would set off an alarm to me.

 

[MuntantLizzard]

Id Take it back and Beef up your Vent System with the cash. Only after you get the proper CFM you'll know if you need an AC.
For you extra humidity... i just bring a giant pack of Paper Towls (Because they are super dry) and open the top lol it works about %10 out of the room...