I’m not making it up when I say that this is one of those inexpensive ways to save money. Installing a humidistat in your home is particularly important when you tend to spend a lot of time away from it. If you hadn’t considered it yet this summer, please do and here is why. Just like a thermostat, a humidistat turns you’re a/c system on and off depending on what the settings and what the environmental conditions are. While the thermostat’s “trigger” is temperature (your home’s temp rises and it turns on), the humidistat’s does the same thing with humidity. Since it’s more important to control the climate in your home while you are away, rather than the temperature (there’s no sense in cooling the space if you are not there to enjoy it), the humidistat runs your a/c system until the air inside the conditioned space is below a certain humidity level. So, why is it important to control that climate? If you simply shut off your air conditioner or set it to a higher temp, the lack of air circulation and rise in humidity combined can lead to the growth of microorganisms like mold. Running the air conditioner alone while cooling a large and unoccupied dwelling in Florida in July can also cost you quite a bit of money and be rather inefficient. By running your system to combat humidity, the humidistat can and will save you money on your electric bill, it will run your a/c system more efficiently sparing it the needless wear and tear and help extend the unit’s life. If you haven’t considered it yet, please do. It really is a great device that is inexpensive to install. The savings you incur will offset the cost of the device in a very short amount of time.
As always, thanks for reading,
Bryan
Bryan Hayes, along with his brother Todd, is a co-owner of a Sanibel Air Conditioning company on Sanibel, FL. They also own and operate an island-based electrical service company Sanctuary Island Electric, Inc. Bryan can be reached at Bryan@Sanibelair.com
