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Old 04-27-2021, 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Grumpy218 View Post
I recently purchased a home in the villages. The house was built in late 2017, so it's fairly new. I've noticed that it feels very humid in the house. The thermostat is set on 74 degrees and it maintains that temperature but it registers a humidity of 63%. The humidity would be great if I wanted to turn my home into a humidor!!! I don't think my wife would go along with that idea.

I moved here from Poinciana, FL so I'm familiar with the Florida humidity. My home A/C in Poinciana was set at 75 degrees and it was cool to the point we used blankets in the evening to watch TV.

Is there something I'm missing, e.g. have the freon checked in the A/C unit? Flush out the condensate line (although there doesn't seem to be much condensate exiting the house). Or could it be something else. Is a whole house de-humidifier the answer?

All feedback is welcome!
We experienced the same thing. Our Hvac guy attributed the problem to the fact that we kept the fan running full time which sucked in humidity when the AC was not running.
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