AC for swimming pool area
AC for swimming pool area
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Any suggestions before I go to look at a hotel that needs air conditioning in the pool/spa area? Apparently they have a dehumidification system that is working; they just don't have enough AC. Anyone run into this before? Should I add supplemental AC or put in a correctly sized dehumidification unit to also provide comfortable temperature? Have only replaced Dectron (or similar) units in the past and have never run into a shortage of AC. Any suggestions or things to look out for?





RE: AC for swimming pool area
RE: AC for swimming pool area
RE: AC for swimming pool area
I have seen a pool without enough AC. They were using a heat recovery system that discharged all the condenser heat into the supply air stream as reheat. In the summer, when there were additional sensible loads, the pool room would over heat.
Solution was to exhaust a percentage of the condenser heat.
Would need to know more about the pool dehum unit to comment more.
RE: AC for swimming pool area
RE: AC for swimming pool area
Remember that the A/C load is in tow parts, the sensible load and the latent load. The A/C will dehumidify.
Ken
Ken
KE5DFR
RE: AC for swimming pool area
I don't think swimming pool area needs an AC system, ventilation and dehumidifying systems are enough.
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RE: AC for swimming pool area
RE: AC for swimming pool area
I had Dectron confirm sizing based on pool and spa dimensions and it is correctly sized for the latent load. It's old so I'm going to suggest replacement, but that still leaves me with the sensible heat problem. The only thing I can think of would be to add a downstream DX coil on the Dectron unit to introduce as much additional cooling as possible. But would it be a good idea to dump 50 or 55 deg air into a pool room? I don't want cold drafts either. Any thoughts??