We just moved into a rental house two weeks ago. Today I've noticed it's very sticky and humid inside the house. I haven't done anything out of the ordinary (I've taken a shower, cooked, and ran the dishwasher in the last 24 hours, but it's a 3000 sq. ft. house, so I wouldn't think that would make the whole house so moist). My AC seems to be blowing mildly cold, but not freezing air. And it seems to have been running most of the day. However, it was really rainy here the last two days. Should I think anything of this?
2007-09-21 09:52:31 · 5 answers · asked by jcj 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
While a central air system will pull some moisture out of the air, that is not its primary function.... to really pull the moisture out, you need to use a dehumidifier.
The rainy weather has increased the humidity in your area, and that's the most likely culprit... it wouldnt hurt to spend a few dollars on a dehumidifier for future use, just to keep things comfortable.
The temperature of the air blowing out your vents should be about 15 to 20 degrees cooler than the outside temp, on average. If you're not getting that, then I'd suggest that you contact the landlord and ask him to have an HVAC technician check the system.
Good Luck
2007-09-21 10:07:57 · answer #1 · answered by thewrangler_sw 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
House Feels Humid
2016-10-22 09:02:06 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't sound like the ac is working properly. A properly designed system will remove the necessary humidity. To check if something is wrong with the ac unit check out the air conditioner page at my source. Click on the ac troubleshooting page for a step by step guide.
2007-09-21 10:53:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if all you do is think about it, nothing's gonna get done because your landlord I am sure doesn't read minds. If it is rainy, but also hot enough outside that you would be running the AC, it suggests you are living in an environment that is at the moment kinda sub-tropical, so the humidity outside might be overcoming the operation of the AC inside. But unless you have a lot of leakage or doors and windows open, the outside shouldn't be getting in.
Something seems like it isn't working the way it should, but don't tell us, tell him LOL>
2007-09-21 10:10:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
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If your HVAC system is over sized for the amount of registers you have it will cool the air without removing the moisture. Take humidity readings and see if it is a real problem, many thermometers available today have humidity readings too. Maybe your thermostat is not reading correctly, the thermometer will tell you that too. See the referenced link for humidity ranges.
2016-04-10 21:47:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suggest that you buy 1 or 2 gauges that indicate both the temperature and the Relative Humidity which should be between 50 & 60%. It costs about $10 at WalMart.
You can then adjust your a/c unit accordingly.
2007-09-22 03:35:56 · answer #6 · answered by danibuoy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋