> by converting air moisture to liquid water using a compressor, the dehumidifier is releasing the latent energy of water vapor
The latent heat does get released, but the question is, where does it go?
In an air conditioner, which also condenses water vapor from the air, the heat released goes into the refrigerant, which means it ultimately gets put into the atmosphere outside from the condenser.
A dehumidifier is basically an air conditioner without an outside unit, so the heat from the condensation of water vapor goes into the refrigerant, but then gets put into the room from the condenser, instead of outside.
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> by converting air moisture to liquid water using a compressor, the dehumidifier is releasing the latent energy of water vapor
The latent heat does get released, but the question is, where does it go?
In an air conditioner, which also condenses water vapor from the air, the heat released goes into the refrigerant, which means it ultimately gets put into the atmosphere outside from the condenser.
A dehumidifier is basically an air conditioner without an outside unit, so the heat from the condensation of water vapor goes into the refrigerant, but then gets put into the room from the condenser, instead of outside.
I guess it's like a reverse swamp-cooler?
Sort of, if you think of a swamp cooler as something like a "rehumidifier".