 Posted 3/29/2008 4:54:15 PM
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My wife and I are moving to Ecuador, about an hour and a half west of Quito. Our land is at 6500' elevation in the cloudforest. I don't have data, but my gut feeling from visiting during the late winter is that a good part of the day in the wet season, it probably averages 70-90% RH with temperatures ranging from the 50s to 70s. The "dry" season is less cloudy, is warmer (60s to 80s) and less humid (I suspect it is still well above 50% most of the time). Several people that I have gotten acquainted with in the area have made comments to the effect that dehumidifiers are practically unknown there, but very much needed. We will build a two story house of about 2500 square feet, and I wasn't planning to have any ducting or even any heating or cooling, given the typical temperature ranges. I would probably want some windows open during the less humid times of day (late morning to mid afternoon). I am considering a Santa Fe RX, since it is free-standing, quiet, seems like it would handle that size of house, and given the price, I would hope it would be very well built. I'm not sure what my questions are, but hope to get some feedback - any takers?
Thanks a lot,
Gary Schiltz
Santa Fe, New Mexico
(where they give you a blank stare when you ask about a dehumidifier - the RH here averages about 25%)
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Posted 3/31/2008 9:55:58 AM
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| We do some coffee drying in the mountains. Sound like the temperature ranges of the previous post from Maine, only more humidity. Looking for feed back from other users. Keep us posted on your experiences. Thanks Ken
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