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Old 09-07-2012, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr View Post
I had a humidistat when I lived in Sarasota.If I recall how they work, if you set the thermostat to 78* the air conditioner will run almost all the time. The idea is to have the air come on only when the humidity gets above a certainly level regardless of temperature. If I remember we used to set the thermostat on 98* and the humidistat at 60%. The air will come on whenever the temperature reaches whatever you have the thermostat set on. How often does it get below 78* here in the summer time?
We have a humidistat that was installed by Munn's and use it when our villa sits empty. When we activate the Humidistat, it over-rides the thermostat and turns the AC on when the humidity reaches or exceeds 60%, regardless what the thermostat is set at. We have noticed that our electric bills during the summer months have gone down by $40-$60 per month.
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