dehumidistat
 

Has anyone had a humidistat installed? Who did you have install it and what was the cost. Also has it proved to be a worthwhile thing to do.

The following threads address this subject.
 

I had copied the following into my file on this subject. If these don't work put humidistat in the search engine. The concensus was that they save more money than they cost, and are a must if you are not here in the summer, or at least thats what I got out of it.
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https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...ad.php?t=18156
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I have a dehumidistat and the piece of mind alone makes it worthwhile. Without one, where does one leave his air conditioner during the summer months when the owner is gone; 80 degrees? 82 degrees? 84 degrees or just where?

The dehumidistat is foolproof. Set it for 60% humidity and don't worry about how hot or cold the house is. The dehumidistat puts your thermostat to sleep and you cannot even get a temperature reading off it as the digital display disappears. At 60% humidity, mold cannot grow. They don't care how hot or cold the house is, only what is the humidity.

We have had it for two summers when we went back to Jersey and it was foolproof. No mold whatever.

Our dehumidistat has saved us bundles and bundles of money! When we're away during the summer months, our air conditioning costs practically nothing.

An air conditioning company installed our first dehumidistat. When we moved, Fireboy bought one and installed it. He said it was easy peasy to install.

Love our humidistat, had the same company that installed the heat/air install it (when they came out during the first year for a free check up), cost was about $120. FYI I set mine at 55% and it costs about $28/month during the summer when we are gone.....gn

Thankyou all for the good information. Well look for someone
to install one for us.

We had Handi, who's a member of TOTV, install ours. It was $75.00 for the humidistat and installation. We just had it installed in March so I can't report on how well it works but I'm confident it will be well worth the money.
Handi has written some very informative posts on humidistats. I recommend that you type in humidistats in the search area. You'll learn a lot.

Had mine done by Handi last spring and it was very worthwhile. Saved money and peace of mind. $75 for humidistat and installation.

Thumbs up to handi
 

He did my thermostat and humidistat . Happy with both.

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I'm not a big fan of dehumidistats. If your house sits empty for long periods, the house seems to smell mustier than one without a dehumidistat. If you're planning on coming down every month or so, then I believe dehumidistats do their thing well and do save you money.

Munn's is now recommending that the thermostat be set to 78 (used to be 80-85) when installing a dehumidistat. That may cut down on the musty smell.

One thing I've found to be a very useful tool is an indoor humidity/temperature thermometer (battery operated). This gives you a very quick way to see if the humidity in your home is not too high and that all is working properly.

We have friends who just had a fancy humidistat installed. It was a little warm there one night when we were playing cards. Now here is my question...even with the moisture withdrawn from the air, with the cooling not on.....it seems HOT in the house.(Think Arizona) Isn't the humidistat mostly for when the house is unoccupied??? The air conditioner has a dehumidifier on it.

Please 'splain.

Don't let this blonde hair fool ya. I kinda understand the principle of a thermocouple.:o

The opposite
 

We live here the year around and need humidity in the summer because the air conditioner drys everything.

Does any one have a humidifier on their furnace to take care of this problem?

We leave our house for six months with a dehumidistat. There is no musty smell at all when we return. Not a bit.

It's a couple that still has hot sex, right?

I think so. Can ya fill me in on what HVAC means?

Yes. But I think you are too young.

Thanks! Last time I heard that was when I applied for Social Security a little too soon.

humidastate
 

I am moving in to tv in 2 weeks. I am interested in installing the humidity control device. Is there a way to use a portable dehumidifier and let that do its job. Can I get the handimans phone #

Humidistat - ain' no cure for the summertime dews
 

If the humidistat is wired to turn on the AC when a relative humidity level is exceeded, that might be of value. However, most are wired to keep the AC from turning on until the preset humidity level is reached regardless of the temperature setting.

As the temperature climbs the relative humidity drops for a given amount of moisture in the air. Thus the amount of actual moisture inside your house can keep climbing as the temperature climbs yet still be under your preset level.

We used the humidistat at our place in S. Florida for the first decade while we were away in the summer, thinking everything was fine -- lower electric bills, things looked ok, no mold etc. But things slowly started deteriorating...

It turns out the temperatures were getting into the high 90's inside the our place and, in spite of what conventional wisdom is about mold etc. not growing under 65% (we had our humidistat set to 55% just to be safe) the fabric on our sofas got patches of yellowed areas; clothes developed spots; cameras and other electronic stuff with plastic areas became sticky and gooey.

With the temperature in the 90's and high moisture content (but under the preset 55%) all sorts of problems slowly developed. :mad:

too funny
 

Gracie, are you this funny in person? I love this site!

got one installed by Sun Kool,
 

who was the contractor for our HVAC system. Last year, I talked to Sun Kool when the did the semi-annual cleaning/tune-up. They said there had been problems with dehumidistats (or humidistats, I can never keep it straight). You know, the thing that's supposed to be good when you're gone for several months in the summer.

Anyway, they talked me into this new thermostat that included the dehimidistat thing and set it at 60%. When we're gone we set it at 80 degrees. This summer we still have tenants in and out, so next summer will be the test, but didn't notice that it was especially hot when I was there earlier this month and had the temp set at 76 during the day (I've tried, but unless I'm sitting still, can't stand it warmer - of course, being there for short periods I'm almost always still doing some project when I'm not shopping, golfing or at the pool. That may change once we actually live there and spend more time watching TV or whatever.