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Questions tagged [humidity]

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Why is my house humidity at 80%?

I live in Northern CA. For over 2 weeks, outside humidity is 90% (night) to 60% (4pm). I use fans when cooking and bathing. I keep the house temperature at 60-66 deg (night-day) and probably may drop to 57 when not at home during the day. I try to…
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Is there a low cost way of reducing humidity?

I'm currently living in a very humid room and so am looking for a cheap way of getting rid of some of that humidity, without having to purchase an expensive dehumidifier. Are there any plants, objects, salts or whatever materials that can help…
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What is a good way to humidify a (temporarily) vacant desert home?

We are snowbirds spending winters in our home in Phoenix. When we close it up for the summer we place several 5 gallon pails of water around to keep the humidity at about 35%. Is there a reason why we couldn't install a whole house humidifier on…
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How can I eliminate moisture dripping from my ceilings?

I have a 30 yr old bungalow. Last year we replaced every door and window in our house to make it more energy efficient. Our main heating source is an air-tight wood fireplace which runs all day every day. Our back up heat source is electric…
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What dehumidification options don't require a lot of electricity?

I have permanently humid walls (due to a construction error, not uncommon around here) that I need to dry out occasionally. I live off the grid, with all power coming from solar panels. That works great, but run-off-the-mill dehumidificators …
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Why is my kitchen so humid?

My kitchen is an extension of the house. Most of its walls are outside walls. It's extremely cold in winter (down to 7 degrees celcius). Its unique window seems old too. The problem is it's very humid, to the point that mold formed at several spots.…
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Portable air conditioner exhaust through door

Dryer & washer outside in a room w/out access to window. Can portable air conditioner be vented/hose used through door when needed?
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How often would a chest freezer need to be defrosted in a very humid tropical area?

Approximately how often would a chest freezer need to be defrosted if I live in an area that has a very high relative humidity and dew point. Relative Humidity: 73% Dew Point: 70 degrees I read on the web that most people need to defrost once a…
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My dehumidifier doesn't seem to be working, but my indoor humidity is around 22%. Is this normal?

A pest control company suggested that I get a dehumidifier to try to get rid of the silverfish bugs I've had in my room. I bought a cheap dehumidifier off of Amazon and a humidity monitor, but the dehumidifier pulled out like 1 fl oz of water out in…
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short-term high humidity due to rain

I know that indoor humidity should be <60%. If it is 80% for a week due to a week of rain, is this a problem, if when it stops raining it returns to 50-60%? The house is in PA, where humidity is not always a problem (like FL), but we have had very…
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How can I reduce the humidity in my home?

Moisture inside my home fills up moisture bucket within a month, and the furniture and anything on the ground has green mildew/mold growing. When the humidity is high the tile floors on the screened porch are completely water logged (I mean not just…
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Humidistat Fans - Are they useful at all?

I have a humidistat which is basically connected to a blower and intake vents in each of my 3 restrooms and 1 in the kitchen. In each restroom, there's additionally a switch to turn on the central blower. The humidistat is in a hallway, by the…
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Hold or hot humidifier for best effect

I'm creating my own humidifier, but I'm not really sure if I should create a room temperature humidifier or a hot/cold humidifier. If I go for the cold/hot option, I'll be using a peltier element, so I can just swap it around if I want to get hot…
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Two Humid rooms

We built our home two years ago. Had trouble with the air conditioner, but a new company created zones and now the temps in each room are all withing 3 degrees of each other. However, we are fighting humidity in two of the rooms. Our den has one…
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dehumidifier setting and humidity setting(April air unit) What is appropriate?

I can't find the right setting for the upstairs vs. the basement for the humidifier on my furnace. I have the dehumidifier in basement on 50%.
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