Field Notes · No. 01

Notes from the ceiling, written on site.

Practical installation, ducting, drainage, sizing — the questions that actually come up when DBA dehumidifiers go into Singapore homes and offices. Filed by the people who do the survey, draw the duct layout, and watch the first drop of condensate hit the trap.

7 notes filed · Updated May 2026 · Singapore

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DBA-UTC120 ceiling-mount dehumidifier showing duct spigot
Ducting·Note 02·8 min

Ducting a ceiling dehumidifier without choking it.

Static pressure budgets, duct sizing tables, grille throw, and the on-site checks that stop a perfect spec from collapsing into a humming box that does nothing.

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DBA-GEC145LD-HP commercial ceiling dehumidifier
Sizing·Note 03·8 min

How to size a ceiling dehumidifier the honest way.

Floor area is the worst starting point. Here is the moisture-load calculation we actually run before recommending a model, with corrections for room temperature and target RH.

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DBA-GEC68LD-HP commercial ceiling dehumidifier
Drainage·Note 04·6 min

Drainage — 1.8 m pump for single-phase, gravity for three-phase.

The drainage method is fixed by the unit. Single-phase ceiling models use a 1.8 m integrated pump routed up to a high point then down by gravity. Three-phase ceiling models drain by gravity only.

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Modern Singapore residential interior
Comparison·Note 05·7 min

A dehumidifier is not a small air conditioner.

Sensible vs latent, why oversized inverter aircons leave Singapore rooms cold and clammy, and the energy maths for running both together at a higher thermostat setpoint.

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DBA-HC145 humidity control unit
Maintenance·Note 06·6 min

A maintenance schedule you'll actually follow.

Filters monthly, coils and drain quarterly, UV-C and sensor annually. What we hand to every new owner, plus the five symptoms that tell you a unit is overdue.

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DBA-DD550 desiccant rotary dehumidifier
Technology·Note 07·7 min

Refrigerant vs desiccant: which one for your room.

The answer is almost always temperature, not capacity. A decision table, the hybrid case for industrial dry rooms, and the cold-storage exceptions where the refrigerant range stops working.

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