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Condair’s expanded dehumidifier range.

Condair expands dehumidifier range

01 February 2020

Humidity control specialist Condair has extended its dehumidifier range to include more desiccant models, wall- and ceiling-mounted systems, units that control temperature as well as humidity, and swimming pool units.

Urs Hefti, head of Condair Global Sales, comments: “Condair now boasts one of the most extensive ranges of dehumidifiers available from a single supplier, as well as offering fully customised solutions for unusual projects or extreme control. Whatever the application, capacity or humidity level needed, Condair has the dehumidifier to perfectly meet the requirement.”

The new Condair DA desiccant dehumidifier range now includes capacities from 0.6 to 182 litres per hour from its standard models with customised units being able to meet any larger drying requirement. Features include the ability to operate down to -30 deg C and consistently maintain an air humidity as low one per cent relative humidity (RH). Units can incorporate on-board touch-screen controllers and BMS (building management system) connectivity, with Modbus as standard. AC or EC fans are available and are positioned in a push configuration prior to the desiccant rotor on the regeneration airflow. This avoids contact between the fan and the hot humid exhaust air, prolonging the life of the fan, says the company.

Condair’s new wall-mounted condensing dehumidifier range offers attractive in-room units with a sleek, minimalistic design. Alternatively, wall-mounted systems can be remotely located in a room adjacent to the area being dehumidified. Humid air is circulated to the dehumidifier and dry air fed back to the room via ducting through the wall. New ceiling-mounted models enable installers to either integrate the unit in a suspended ceiling system or simply fix it overhead to avoid taking up floor space. All of these new fixed condensing systems are available in standard capacities from 49 to 190 litres per day (L/D) (at 30 deg C/80 per cent RH).

For applications that need very tight control over temperature as well as humidity, the Condair DC-N dehumidifier will deliver dry process air as well as cooling to an area or duct. It incorporates a remotely located compressor unit to dissipate heat generated during the dehumidification process, similar to a split air-conditioning system. Dehumidifying capacities range from 263 to 940 L/D (at 30 deg C/80 per cent RH) and cooling outputs from 13 to 43 kW.

To complete Condair’s range of dehumidifiers, swimming pool models are now available that incorporate features specifically for pool areas. Heat exchangers recover thermal energy from the supply air and the dehumidification process, which can either be introduced to the dry air being returned to the pool area or used to heat the pool water. Condair’s swimming pool systems can also introduce outside fresh air to help improve the internal atmosphere. Units are offered in free-standing, wall-mounted, ceiling-mounted, in-room or in-duct models and in capacities up to 940 L/D (at 30 deg C/80 per cent RH).