To provide a process for removing water, capable of maintaining good water
removal performance for a long time continuously and constantly. A
process for removing water, which comprises a dipping step of dipping an
article having water attached on its surface, in a solvent composition
comprising at least one member selected from a hydrochlorofluorocarbon, a
hydrofluorocarbon and a hydrofluoroether, and an alcohol, as the
essential components, to carry out removal of water, a specific gravity
separation step of separating water from the solvent composition
containing the water removed from the article, by a specific gravity
separation method, and a filtration step of filtering the solvent
composition having the water removed in the specific gravity separation
step, through a coalescer type filter to further remove water remaining
in the solvent composition.