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Old 12-20-2015, 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by villagetinker View Post
Frank is correct, we had the same situation when we first moved in. I appears new houses are actually damp, and take a few months to completely dry out. We have not seen the condensation since the first winter, this is now our third.

Also, be sure that your DE-HUMIDIFY setting is enabled on your thermostat.
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Originally Posted by rjm1cc View Post
There is a lot of water in the building materials and it can take months to evaporate. Now having said that I get water vapor (nothing on sills) on my windows from time to time. I think this is normal. You can mention it to warranty in an email so you have a record and then see if all is ok next winter.
Both excellent posts.....I meant to also mention this, but forgot....I'll blame it on posting before the first cup of coffee.....sorry!

Frank
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