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What industry do you work in and what are the LPT the general public should know about it? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Some, especially newer units are designed to evaporate most of the condensate (water). That being said many will still drip water depending on the humidity (high) outside and also inside. And it be perfectly normal.

[–] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Are you in the industry, 'cause that doesn't ring true to me. Why would you spend the energy to evaporate water when it's so cheap and easy to dump the water on the petunia patch?

Refrigerators collect waste water in a tray on the assumption that the indoor climate will be dry enough for the water to ambient evaporate

Air con is incredibly popular in the tropics where it's dropping 100% RH to 30% and making a lot of water

[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yes 15 years, because it saves energy by making the system more efficient.

Window units design the fan to throw the water onto the condenser this evaporates the water AND cools the freon in the condenser coil. Commercial stand up refrigerators often run the condenser line through the condensate pan for the same reason.

They don't "spend" energy doing it, they save it.

Split units and traditional A/C will just drain or pump the water somewhere.

[–] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Thanks, that is pretty neat

[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Also, don't use evaporated water for your flowers; there are no minerals in pure water and for them it's like eating wallpaper paste

[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

So tap water is also bad? That has no minerals to speak of, at least where I live

[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee -1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Tap water is fine, it definitely has plenty of minerals and elements in it for your plants.

Evaporated water is pure H2O like distilled water. Same with water from your tumble dryer if you have a condenser type. Not good for plants

[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

My mother's garden was watered with rain water. We don't have acid rain so there's nearly nothing in that and that garden is quite productive. Plants get all the nutrients they need from well fertilized dirt

[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee -1 points 5 months ago

Holy shit do you know fuck all about watering plants

End of convo mate