November 20, 2002—Following three years of development, The Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) recently announced initiation of the Indoor Pool Dehumidifiers Certification Program.
The certification program, based on ARI Standard 910, Indoor Pool Dehumidifiers, initiated in 1999 by the Indoor Pool Dehumidifier Product Section, covers factory made residential, commercial and industrial pool dehumidifiers.
In its certification programs, ARI verifies manufacturers certified performance ratings of industry products in continuous and extensive laboratory testing. Units, randomly selected, are tested using procedures stipulated in ARI Standard 910 to verify that they meet the manufacturers certified published performance ratings. Participation in ARIs certification programs is voluntary and open to members and non-members of ARI on an equal basis.
An indoor pool dehumidifier provides the function of dehumidifying, air circulation, air reheating and may include the function of air cooling, air filtration, pool water heating and air-to-air heat recovery.
An indoor pool dehumidifier typically consists of one or more factory-made assemblies, which include an indoor cooling/dehumidifying coil, an air reheat coil, compressor(s) and an air-moving device. It may also include a refrigerant condenser-pool water heater, an auxiliary refrigerant condenser, air-cooled or water cooled, the introduction of outdoor air for ventilation, the discharge of exhaust air and an air-to-air heat recovery device.
For more information contact Joel Solis, ARI certification engineer.
