Is there a dehumidifier out there that won't heat up the house?

We bought one last year, but we're basically not allowed to use it because it heats up whatever room it's in. Our thermostat has been set to 67F for hours now and it's still 80+ in the house (it's after 10pm). I literally have two fans going right now and they're barely making a dent in it. I grew up in the Sonoran Desert, where it hits 105+ during the summer pretty much every day, plus 80-90% humidity due to monsoons. It never felt as humid and sticky as it does right now, and it doesn't usually get this bad here. Is there any way to get some kind of relief from this??

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robb65 · 56-60, M

You could try setting the dehumidifier relatively high so it drops the humidity but only slightly. I've got one sitting in a motor home and I've noticed that if I turn it way down so it runs almost constantly it will be hot in there, but if I'm only trying to drop the humidity a few percent it feels cooler in there than it does outside.

Many many years ago I knew a family down in Florida, not too far from the beaches but somewhat off the beaten path. They had a gift shop/clothing store in their yard that they only opened when they had customers so they didn't bother running the air conditioner. It always felt cool in the building and I remember them saying it was because they had a dehumidifier. I've wondered why it didn't heat up in there. Dehumidifiers are going to give off heat, there's no way around that.