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1. GBA Editor
   Brian Pontolilo|Jun 29, 2020 08:46am|#1

   嗨，Venkat。

   I'm not sure what your question is. Please clarify...

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   Venkat Y|6月29日，2020年10:22 AM|#2

   嗨，布莱恩，

   We plug the kitchen sink drain using the stopper and we have the condensate from the mini-split wall unit (which is close to the kitchen area) discharge into the sink. We then use that condensate water to clean the dishes (before the dishes/utensils are loaded into the dishwasher for final soaping/rinsing).

   I understand that if there's an open vessel with water in it, that the water will evaporate into the air over hours/days. I am wondering as to the rate at which this evaporation happens, as an approximate percentage of the rate at which the mini-split wall unit is typically condensing latent moisture/water from the same area.

   Essentially if the rate at which the condensate in the sink adds to the latent load is high, we will stop capturing the condensate in the sink and simply let the condensate drain thru the kitchen drain by removing the stopper.

   谢谢。

2. GBA Editor
   Brian Pontolilo|Jun 29, 2020 10:48am|#3

   Got it, Venkat.

   换句话说，您正在尝试确保通过保存冷凝水来清洗菜肴，您不会使迷你底片更加繁殖。

   在适当的条件下，积水可以为室内空间增加大量湿度。这就是为什么即使与完成材料直接接触的地下室中的水中也会造成这种损坏的原因之一。

   I don't know how to do the calculations, but I assume that if another GBA member does, they'll probably need to know some more details, like the temperature in the room, the relative humidity, the temperature of the water, etc.

   I'm curious to see what others have to say about this.

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   约书亚·范·托尔|6月29日，2020年11:49 AM|#4

   我更担心那种冷凝水中可能会生长讨厌的东西。很有可能在那里生长大腿细菌。如果是我，我不会在任何可饮用或半五位的用途中使用这种水。我会用那种水为我的房屋植物浇水，然后将其留下来。

4. 
   Chris Charron|Jun 29, 2020 12:14pm|#5

   An easy way to check would be to fill a container with a known quantity of water, let it sit, and see how long it takes to evaporate.
   我个人使用量表进行衡量，因为测量小变化会更容易。（1G = 1ML = 1CC H2O）。
   如果你真的想极客,情节conditions in the room, translate the change in evaporation into grains of h20 and see what change in RH results in.

5. 
   沃尔特·阿尔格里姆（Walter Ahlgrim）|6月29日，2020年02:47 pm|#6

   If you want to know how much evaporate, I suggest you measure how much water evaporates from a container of water with the same surfaces area as your sink, mostly it depends on the temp and humidity in your home.

   从微型能量的角度来看，如果您握住冷凝水水直至到达房间温度，则可以为每个程度提取1 BTU，每磅水都在空气温度下方。因此，如果您在79°= 152 BTU的房间中收集了60°的一加仑水。

   我认为节省水以清洁菜肴不是一个好主意，因为您空气中的所有污染物都会集中在该水中。风扇吹过湿线的空气，空气中的任何东西都会粘在水中并将其陷入水中。

   If you wanted to water your plants with the water I say go for it but do not drink the water or eat from surfaces contaminated with that water.

   从大多数水中，您的成本额外加仑的费用将小于一分钱。似乎很少回报工作。

   Walta

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   弗雷德·弗拉施|Jun 30, 2020 08:32am|#9

   “主要取决于您家中的温度和湿度”
   蒸发速率在很大程度上取决于水面的局部风速，这是具有挑战性的。还有RH，但在正常室内温度范围内的温度不多。我强烈同意，您建议的实验可以非常简单地确定价值。还同意不应真正使用水。我曾经遇到了一个丰盛的佛蒙特州女人，她为她的洗衣店收集了她的除湿机冷凝物，但我看不到这一点。

6. Expert Member
   Zephyr7|6月29日，2020年下午4:37|#7

   Condensate is nasty stuff. I would NOT use it to wash dishes. Condensate is corrosive, tends to have stuff growing in it (often microscopic critters that you can't see), and tends to have random things dissolved in it that came from the evaporator coils. You really don't want to use condensate to do anything that you want to keep clean. Best to just let it run down the drain.

   Bill

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   Venkat Y|Jun 30, 2020 07:13am|#8

   感谢所有信息和评论。尽管在用冷凝水的初步清洗菜肴后，由于对军团菌等的警告，这些菜肴是通过洗碗机运行的。再次感谢。

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   Charlie Sullivan|2020年8月10日下午5:56|#10

   I don't think the legionella concern is legitimate. The condensate comes off cold, and legionella is dormant at 20 C or below. It will grow a little above 25 C, but does't grow much until you are above 30 C.

   As far as avoiding evaporation, I'd direct it into a jug with a smallish (~1" diameter) neck. That will drastically reduce evaporation, which would be slow anyway since it comes off cold.