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Old 12-16-2021, 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Gladys Turnip View Post
We like to keep the humidity in our (new) home in TV under 60%, preferably closer to 50%. We have a heat pump, and an ecobee 3 lite thermostat.

We found that in the summer, the humidity was fairly easy to control, most likely because the A/C had to run a lot to keep the house cool (and of course the A/C also serves a dehumidifying function).

However, now that winter is coming and the temperatures are dropping, the A/C does not run as often, sometimes not running all night (and I see next week low temps will be near 50, so I would expect the A/C may not run all day).

When the A/C does not run, the humidity sneaks back up, like to the low or mid-60% range.

My questions are:
-- Does anyone else out there have this problem?, and
-- What do you (can I) do about it?

Thanks!
A few years back, we had a new thermostat installed - a little pricey, but worth it for us. It turns the a/c on based on temp or humidity level.