On 9/29/2019 7:17 AM, Davej wrote:
On Saturday, September 28, 2019 at 3:01:26 PM UTC-5, Home Guy wrote:

My AC can run continuously if the outside temp is 72 and my interior set
point is 70 but the outset humidity is 65% and I want my house humidity
to be 40%. In that situation my interior temp might be 71 and the air
blowing out of the outside condensor unit is luke warm.
[...]
I'd say that half the time (from May through to end of September) I use
my AC to lower the humidity in my house vs bring the house air
temperature down. [...]

I don't understand. Are you saying your system has a humidity dial on
the wall thermostat in addition to a temperature dial?

My system was installed 10 years ago. The compressor/condenser unit is
Amana. The Honeywell thermostat has a humidity setting that allows the
unit to run (over run) in order to satisfy the humidity setting. It
allows the inside temp to go 2 degrees lower than the set point, if
necessary, to satisfy the humidity setting. This had worked ok for me.
But, if I were in a different climate, it may have been even better. I
am in the western mountains of NC. The temp rarely gets above 85 or 86.
But the humidity is high May through September. So this year I
installed a whole house dehumidifier. I'm tired of buying the $300
units that only last 2 or 3 years. This one, Aprilaire, is made in
Wisconsin and parts are available from Wisconsin. It seems to work very
well, except that the furnace blower does run a lot more than before.