Originally Posted by
Florida Joy
We're into the summer stormy season now, so it's rained every afternoon for the past few days. Today we have dry air coming in from the North, so it's not as humid as usual. Right now the outside temperature is 88 degrees with 72% humidity. My Touchscreen thermostat/humidistat is set for 75 degrees/45% RH. With overcooling, the current inside temperature is 73 degrees with 51% humidity. Quite comfortable! While it runs almost constantly, it rarely ramps up above 40% compressor speed at 350 total cfm!!!!
And it's still so quiet inside and outside that you'd never even know it was running unless you were in a position to see the fan spinning (outside) or the "cooling" notation on the Touchscreen (inside).
Glad you are happy. Personally, I would prefer 78^F, 45%RH. A properly set up simple a/c with a small whole dehumidifier would provide this using less energy. Less of an investment and lower operating cost.
Also will be interested in hearing about your %RH with cool wet weather. Also many duct systems do not provide uniform air distribution throughout the home during low air flow. Also during the off cycle, interested in observation of the moisture re-evaporation of the moisture on the large coil back into the home.
Keep us posted.
Regards TB
Bear Rules: Keep our home <50% RH summer, controls mites/mold and very comfortable.
Provide 60-100 cfm of fresh air when occupied to purge indoor pollutants and keep window dry during cold weather. T-stat setup/setback +8 hrs. saves energy
Use +Merv 10 air filter. -Don't forget the "Golden Rule"