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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
As I understand it, most units in The Villages do not have a reheat function for dehumidification. The only way to reduce the humidity is to use an optional thermostat setting that overcools the house (about 3 degrees below the temperature setting) when the humidity is too high. I never use this setting because I never really experience high humidity in the house, and I don't want to overcool the house. You are correct that, if the variable speed heat pump runs at a slower speed, it will reduce the humidity by running longer.
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I agree that most homes don't have dehumidification controls. In my home though sometimes the temperature is at setpoint and it still feels too humid so I lower the temperature setpoint. It is a minor inconvience that I can live with.
I believe that reducing the cooling effect of the compressor will not help humidity control. Reducing the fans speed is the method to increase dehumidification rate.
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