turbodog
Flashaholic
We have moved into a brand new house, and I am seeing higher humidity than I would like to see.
I've experimented with running the AC lower than normal to try and bring it down. This is working, but I'm also freezing to death in the meantime.
We normally keep the AC on 78 while home and 85 when away. We also will set it at 80 when we go to bed. Lately, I'm seeing humidity from 60-70% indoors. That's about 20% too high.
I've got a nice place I can put a dehumidifier. It's a countertop in the laundry room. There's a dedicated 110 plug available and a sink to drain the water into. Guess we got lucky on house design.
Anyone got experience with whole-house models? Approximate costs? Energy costs? What type of humidity drop can I expect?
The house is approx 2500 sq ft heated and cooled.
Also, I have been told by some experience hvac guys that slowing down the blower speed on my ac will help lower the humidity as well. Ramifications from this include: some (how much) lower humidity, more (assumption) energy usage, colder (fact) coil temperature (too low and it will freze and damage the compressor...
Suggestions?
I've experimented with running the AC lower than normal to try and bring it down. This is working, but I'm also freezing to death in the meantime.
We normally keep the AC on 78 while home and 85 when away. We also will set it at 80 when we go to bed. Lately, I'm seeing humidity from 60-70% indoors. That's about 20% too high.
I've got a nice place I can put a dehumidifier. It's a countertop in the laundry room. There's a dedicated 110 plug available and a sink to drain the water into. Guess we got lucky on house design.
Anyone got experience with whole-house models? Approximate costs? Energy costs? What type of humidity drop can I expect?
The house is approx 2500 sq ft heated and cooled.
Also, I have been told by some experience hvac guys that slowing down the blower speed on my ac will help lower the humidity as well. Ramifications from this include: some (how much) lower humidity, more (assumption) energy usage, colder (fact) coil temperature (too low and it will freze and damage the compressor...
Suggestions?