HVAC Dehumidification Indoor Pools

Controlling Humidity in Natatoriums/Indoor Pools

HVAC Dehumidification Indoor Pools

HVAC Dehumidification Indoor Pools

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HVAC Dehumidification Indoor Pools

HVAC Dehumidification Indoor Pools

How to get the PERFECT BALANCE of Water and Air from Building to Dehumidification

Much information has been distributed over the years regarding indoor pools, for "how" and "why" to properly control the humidity in an indoor pool. Questions arise as to what works and at what cost-from exhaust fans, exchanging outside air for indoor air (waste ventilation), opening windows, plug in basement dehumidifiers style 100% Outside Air, systems, to mechanical refrigeration based dehumidification systems. A pool room is like a pot of boiling water on a stove ... the moist warm air coming off the pool in the form of evaporation rises and stratifies into the ceiling areas andwalls of the pool room. Left uncontrolled, this 100% humidity eventually destroys all building materials and equipment, ceilings cave in, mold, rot, mildew occur.

Today's heat recovery refrigeration based dehumidification systems reduce this humidity to the recommended ASHRAE Guidelines of 50-60%, maintains temperatures, provides heating and cooling, and adds resource of free "reheat" to room and pool while in operation. In many cases, dehumidification is an afterthought or after moisture problems become apparent. In some cases equipment not appropriate to these types of structures is installed and in ashort time becomes apparent that it does not work to control the environment. Costs of preventing deterioration problems with pool rooms can be prevented at the design stage and aremuch less than the costs of repairs down the road. What we see today is a lack of knowledge in building envelopes, engineering, installation of dehumidification systems and the properly sized air delivery system installed to reduce humidity, and control the pool room environment 365 days/year.

Many companies have written articles that recommend utilizing expensive and unnecessary building materials, which in reality--are neither "bullet proof" nor water proof against "mother nature's heat pump". An engineer who specialized in indoor pools and dehumidification ozs said "if it is a battle with water ... water always wins".

HVAC Dehumidification Indoor Pools