Yup. AC is a function of dehumidification, so it’s got to be running, even if it’s at a higher temperature.
When we leave the house it goes to 78F and stays there. On a day like today,where the “feels like” temperature is at or near 100F, it will still run occasionally and keep the humidity to reasonable levels (below 50%). Weather at Chez Penoff East: https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KFLVALRI141 Weather at Chez Penoff West: https://www.wunderground.com/dashboard/pws/KAZFLAGS438 -D > On May 21, 2022, at 1:16 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > On 2022-05-21 10:06, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: >> I have to have whole house operation, primarily the AC, which as you >> would expect, is a huge (4T) consumer. I would expect to back off the >> thermostat if we were in a prime power situation in order to extend >> the run time. It’s not only critical for comfort, it keeps mold from >> occurring if there was no AC. This is Florida, there will be mold if >> that happened. > > Some friends of mine got a humidity sensing thermostat for summer use. > When they came back to MI for the summer, they set the temp at 90F or as high > as it would go, set the humidity at some reasonable level, and came back in > October to find black mold. > > Apparently the installer was as clueless as they were or the installer didn't > explain that such a thermostat would lower the set temp as much as 4 degrees > to help maintain humidity. It does not turn on the A/C whenever the set > humidity is above the set level, unless the temperature is also above or near > the set level. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
