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Default AC vs dehumidifier

On Friday, July 17, 2015 at 12:02:42 PM UTC-5, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 7/17/2015 11:48 AM, Uncle Monster wrote:

At the house we have a 4 ton central AC unit and

a 5000 btu window unit in the living room used as a
dehumidifier. I'd leave the house after setting the
hall thermostat to 80F and the little window unit
running. Returning to the house later in the day,
the temperature will be 80F but the humidity low.
Setting the hall thermostat to 72F quickly cools
the house down. ^_^

[8~{} Uncle AC Monster


Sounds like the central AC is over sized?

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The central unit was installed before I moved in because the owner had anticipated the need due to his plans to remodel and add on to the house. The problem is that the expansion never happened but the insulation isn't all that great in the older house so it works out OK. The little window unit could never cool the house but it works well to dehumidify the air in the house.. ^_^

[8~{} Uncle House Monster