You will want to keep excess humidity out of your home. You can measure humidity and you can buy thermostats that measure it for you, but you can also feel it. Damp spots, mold and rotting things might appear in dark areas of your home. You might see fog on the windows for too long [...]
Air Quality In this chapter of “This Old House, Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning,” the authors busy themselves with explaining certain factors that can influence the air quality. They also concern themselves with the placement of the house and certain exterior design qualities. Homeowners are encouraged to keep the “envelope” of the home in good [...]
Humidifier Definition A room humidifier is a device used to maintain levels of relative humidity in the air. It is usually encased in a cabinet of wood or plastic and may be mobile. In other applications, it may be installed as part of the HVAC system. The encasement is designed to have openings or [...]
Humidity and HVAC High Volume Air Conditioning cools and allows heat into a space. This we all know. However, a secondary feature of HVAC is its ability to remove significant amounts of humidity from the air. Excessive humidity can change the sense of what you feel is a certain temperature. High [...]
