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Old 07-24-2019, 03:59 PM
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Default In the home humidity levels/control

I did a search on TOTV but did not find much about humidity levels in the home.

When I google humidity in the home, most recommendations are for below 60% in the home.

When I set our air conditioning thermostat for 76 degrees and the humidity level for 60 degrees the cooling continues below the
76 degree set point. The unit is obviously running to drive down the humidity level to 60.

Our previous system did not have a humidity setting and thus operated on room temperature only. We never really measured the humidity and all seemed fine.

Now with our new system and smart thermostat, the house can become uncomfortably cool/cold as the actual temp gets down to 75 and below while the unit is attempting to reduce the humidity.

Using the air conditioning to drive down the humidity just gets the actual room temp too low for comfort.

I will try setting the system to run on thermostat only and ignore the humidity setting.....it should then operate as our previous unit.

Comments/advice regarding incorporating the humidity level in the settings are welcome.