"Jim" nospam@wherever wrote in message
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Hello,

I have a 2600 sq ft 4 level split home in Canada. It was built in
1985. This past spring we replaced our very non-effecient furnace with a
Tempstar 95% effecient gas furnace. It really is wonderful as the old
furnace would cause the house to feel sort of drafty and basement was
always cold etc... Now I have this furnace that I love to bits BUT now
since it has gotten colder outside these past two weeks, we have kept the
doors and windows closed and now have a high humidity problem inside the
home IE: fogged up windows (triple pane)...air basically feels
clammy...bought a humidistat and the house is sitting at around 50%
humidity.... we use bathroom fans in the shower, and have a fan over the
stove when cooking that we use all the time...we keep lids on pots on the
stove etc...We have no children and only the two of us in this home so no
long lingering showers by kids or anyone else....
I don't want to have to buy a dehumidifier over this new furnace..
sort of defeats the idea of trying to be energy effecient... Thinking of
trying to duct in an outside air source to feed the furnace?
Thoughts? Thanks... Jim


Something does'nt add up about this post..........................
Are you saying the house was likely drier at this time last year, and this
problem is brand new?
The furnace you have now *makes* water, so to speak, but it should'nt
*contribute* to a high humidity level in the house. It should heat and dry
the air like any furnace would. The discharge air may be slightly cooler
than the air from your old one, but other wise it's pretty much apples to
apples. I would check to make sure that the furnace is not an internal
leaker, and the drain system is actually disposing of the water in a fashion
where it leaves the house. If there are no issues found with the furnace,
then I would look elsewhere for a humidity problem, if you indeed have one.
I would think that you are going to need a humidifier soon, like everyone
else, not a dehumidifier.

HTH, Lefty