A humidistat helps control the circulation of air in a home. The humidistat is in coordination with the air conditioning unit, and most homes located in places that tend to have a high level of humidity such as Florida will have both a humidistat and thermostat. The humidstat can be mounted on walls or ducts and are usually parallel to the thermostat for proper air conditioning control.
Instructions
1. Locate your humidistat. The humidistat can be either mounted on the wall or mounted in a duct.
2. Determine how humid the home gets. If there is a high humidity level, then you will want to set the humidistat lower. Avoid putting it too low since it can make the house feel like an ice box. The humidistat doesn't need to be any lower than 65 percent humidity level.
3. Put the humidistat at 70 percent humidity level if it is more humid than hot inside. The humidistat will kick on the air conditioner based on the humidity level whereas the thermostat turns the AC on based on the heat. When the heat level is high, this is when the thermostat is set to come on. Therefore, if it is more humid than hot, then place the thermostat at 85 degrees and the humidistat at 70 percent humidity level.
4. Place the humidstat at 85 percent humidity level if gone for a week or more. When the humidistat is set for 85, then place the thermostat at 80 degrees so that the air conditioner will not come on often.
5. Keep the humidistat at 75 percent humidity level. When there is a normal level of humidity, then there is no need to have the humidistat turn the air conditioner on unless it is beyond your comfort zone. The thermostat can stay on at 80 degrees unless the heat level is much higher than the humidity. Then the humidistat will need to be pushed up to 85 humidity level and the thermostat will need to be at 70 degrees.
Tips Warnings
Beware of having the humidstat below 60 percent humidity level. This will cause the home to be extremely cold.
