Humidity And how to get rid of it

Humidity & How to Get Rid of it!

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In one of our past posts we talked about Humidistats, what they are and how they can help you feel more comfortable in your home. To review, a humidistat measures and regulates the air in your home based on the amount of humidity. Humidity is usually what is making you uncomfortable, not the actual temperature. For example, when it is 85 degrees outside here in Florida it actually feels like 95 degrees with the humidity level. By removing or regulating the humidity you can control your comfort level in your home. When you do install a Humidistat in your home keep in mind that you are now going to control the comfort level in your home through the humidity percentage and no longer the Thermostat. While it would be nice to have the best of both worlds, when you install a Humidistat you have to choose to create your settings by either the Humidistat or the Thermostat. For example, you cannot set your humidistat at 40% and your Thermostat at 72 degrees and think that your home will be 72 degrees with 40% humidity. When the humidistat is in control it will not kick on the AC Unit once the humidity is at or below your current percentage setting. Try to think of it as you would a light switch with a dimmer, the light switch turns the lights on and off (the thermostat) the dimmer adjusts to create the mood you want (the humidistat) both are controlling the same thing (the light bulb) but doing different jobs and cannot do each other’s jobs. It may take some time to get used to but over all your home could be much more comfortable at a higher temperature therefore making your AC Unit more efficient and your electric bill lower. While on the subject of humidity, you wouldn’t think so but your duct work plays an important role in the overall humidity of your home. When designing duct work, AC Technicians have to place pressure boxes strategically throughout in order to achieve the same air flow from the vent closest to the AC Unit all the way to the one furthest away. Too much pressure equals humidity, the more pressure you have, the higher the velocity of the air, therefore the less humidity you remove. With poorly designed or even installed duct work your system is now running counterproductively. If you are currently looking into buying a new AC System and/or building your home make sure you speak up about these issues. You have the right to give input on your duct work design, AC Unit placement, SEER rating and much more. Don’t let an AC Service Provider tell you what you can and cannot do so you are stuck with what they feel like doing. Arm yourself with enough information to be dangerous. Keep in mind that 50% - 60% of your electric bill (in the state of Florida) comes from your AC Unit, anything that you can do to make sure it runs more efficient is only going to affect your pocketbook and how much money you want to save. Be sure to talk to your AC Service Provider about the options you have when it comes to humidistats.

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