Cool or dry- which is better?

Cool mode works almost similar to the dry mode only that when the temperatures drop to 250C the compressor stops running and the fan is left on alone. In dry mode, it is all about keeping the relative humidity at a comfortable 60%. This happens in both the cool and dry mode but in dry mode this value is maintained. In cool mode, humidity keeps increasing dramatically as the fan continues running. Benefits of using dry mode include:

• Lowering moisture in the room significantly

• Maintaining comfortable temperatures without really cooling

• Energy efficient

Dry mode does not really cool the room. The cooling effect comes from the removal of excess moisture not that the unit is actually cooling the room. By using the dry function of your air conditioning unit you will be spending less money on energy bills. It is a really effective way of keeping the temperatures comfortable.


so dry mode more energy efficient anyone tried this before?

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Wet or dry?

I think we have a winner

250 degrees? Aircon setan ke?

This post has been edited by chocobo7779: Feb 28 2016, 01:03 PM

where u live ts ? sun ah ?

its obviously typo la... salahan sos not me

If you c&p and don't cite it means you are responsible for it

still don't understand apa cool and dry
laymen term please

Dry cannot piap.

Noted but i kolos tab lazy to scroll history... so yeah whatever

aircon dry mode dehumidifies the air which makes it more comfortable and allegedly more energy efficient....

cool mode just cools the air and allegedly less energy efficient

but dry air is not really comfortable. u will have chapped lips and ur skin will not have enough moisture and ur face can grow pimple

dehumidifies and maintains roughly around 60% from what i read... so not too dry should be nice.. plus our climate is very humid so i doubt can result in chapped lips ...

just a guess... im more interested in the possible energy saving from it

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i don't like dry mode

why?

it will make my skin dry, very uncomfortable

wet is always better.

cool mode of coz

Why need to use dry mode if u can use ceiling fan

u set temp berapa when sleep?

I think dry mode is good for people with sinus. Less moisture, less allergen in the air.

Energy consumption wise, no idea..lel

Now im confuse fan and dry
No use aircond..

shiok wei..hide under duvet covers hehe

Just switched to dry mode and Aircon has gotten noisy.
Will try it out.

just tried dry mode last week...
on cool mode for 4 hours and switch to dry mode after that...
see how is the electricity consumption this month end...

change to wet mode better

Bruh, the temp at my area now around 1293 degrees celcius. How about yours?

Doesn't cool mode also work by extracting water out of air ie dehumidifying? Isn't that the basis of all modern cooling appliances eg air con fridge etc??

but OP said the process will stop once the room temp reached 25C, hence shutting off the compressor, and leave the humidity on the rise again.
dry mode keeps the humidity level low and comfy, all the time.

modern air con always on off on off compressor to save power. during the off periods it'll be very easy for humidity to rise again

Yup use dry mode last time cause too cold use cool mode
And yes save electricity
But it seems different brand Aircon got different ways of using dry mode? I find daikin doesn't work the same way as Panasonic ?

im using daikin... been trying dry mode

seems nicer as i like the dryer air..feels more comfortable

but its definitely louder... and i set it to 27c... as i dont like it too cold

do update us your electricity bill...

too many people using aircon in my house to get a reliable result

In most parts of Malaysia dry mode doesn't work, cos heat & humidity is too high.

Best usage for electricity is to set your aircon to 24C and have a normal fan(not the built-in aircon blower) to circulate the cooled air.
When cooled air flows over your skin, you tends to feel the coldness being amplified.

FYI the main consumption of electricity is the compressor, thus these days there are a lot of air-con with sensor and wat not to control that compressor.

best is if you can control temperature and humidity separately, but i've seen none able to do so for consumer grade air cond. centralized one can. Generally maintaining temperature consume less electricity than maintaining humidity.

yes i heard that 24-25 is best for electricity... but its too cold for me lol
i can go 26 lowest only.. most of the time 27 lol

yea i think so too about the humidity... but i do feel some (placebo maybe?) difference in regards to the humidity

use dry mode when there is high humidity

strange my daikin dry mode is very silent and unable to adjust the fan speed...
only can control the temperature...

I also using around that, 25 to 26... but really hope got 25.5

From my previous online google, dry mode tend to consume more power cuz it's running to keep air dry.