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Cake day: July 4th, 2023

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  • There is a difference between healthy and unhealthy relative humidity. The annual average here is 80% which promotes mold growth. Healthy is between 40-60% which even with A/C is hard to achieve in the wet season. A dehumidifier creates a winter-like environment for significantly less costs than running the A/C (and its compressor).

    When I researched this subject I found humidifiers to be very popular. Hard to believe when the average relative humidity is 80%. They are used to grow marihuana indoors (in growing tents).

    All my friends here are on it (dehumidifiers, weed they already had) now too. Not easy to find because the little stock you’ll find is sold out quickly. Low budget 1L-a-day dehumidifiers are plenty available though, but they won’t do much unless you’re living in a closet.


  • I live in Bangkok. Buying a decent capacity dehumidifier (LG MD19GQGA1) was one of my best decisions ever. I don’t understand why they aren’t more popular here. Cuts down on the bill for A/C too.

    Every place I have lived here the A/C has had trouble bringing the relative humidity below 60%.

    Everywhere else I go (friends, shops) where there is A/C has it blowing hard at 24 degrees celsius, but it is still humid and thus uncomfortable. Xiaomi sells those portable temp/humidity meters for really cheap.

    30 degrees celsius at 50% (or lower) relative humidity is so much more comfortable than 25 degrees at 70% relative humidity.