[varyouga]

Heating cannot actually remove moisture and in cooling mode a heatpump is the same as an AC.

Heatpumps are far more advanced than 50 years ago and work amazingly efficiently when properly engineered. I do high end construction and installed them for homes costing dozens of millions in very humid climates.

Had not one complaint about comfort in decades of business that required a change to design. This is because we do not skimp a dime on the engineering.

It’s just a matter of properly doing the math and bringing in the right equipment.

[KarlInOhio]

Heating cannot actually remove moisture and in cooling mode a heatpump is the same as an AC.

Right. Air at 32°F and 50% relative humidity heated up to 70°F will have a relative humidity of around 10%. The same amount of water is in the air (absolute humidity) but the relative humidity is much lower since it can now hold much more water vapor.

[cgbg]

I do high end construction and installed them for homes costing dozens of millions in very humid climates.

That is the problem.

A technology that only serves the rich (because they are the only ones that can afford to "have it done right") is exactly what the elites want--for themselves.

Good practical technology is close to idiot-proof, because there are so many idiots out there...