![\"top-view-of-air-conditioner\"](\"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Humidity-and-Its-Impact-on-Your-Cooling-System-300x200.jpg\")
The first thing you should know about humidity and air conditioners is that humidity can, in fact, negatively impact your cooling system. And since we live in one of the most humid states in the country, that can be a problem!<\/p>\nThe first thing you should know about humidity and air conditioners is that humidity can, in fact, negatively impact your cooling system. And since we live in one of the most humid states in the country, that can be a problem!<\/p>\n
Think about how uncomfortable excess moisture makes us. We try to compensate for it by turning our thermostats down lower and lower. Unfortunately, this means you\u2019re making your air conditioner work harder than it should have to in order to perform, and it will accumulate wear and tear faster as a result. Additionally, even though an air conditioner does remove some <\/em>humidity from your indoor air, it is not a wholly effective means of dehumidification.<\/p>\n Humidity is considered \u201ctoo high\u201d when the relative humidity level in your living space is above 50%. Comparatively, relative humidity levels below 30% are considered too low. We don\u2019t experience this too often, if ever, in our corner of the country, but dry air is often just as detrimental an issue as humid air.<\/p>\n When humidity is too high, we can\u2019t sweat, and since this is the human body\u2019s natural way of cooling off, we become very uncomfortable. When humidity is too high, there\u2019s too much ambient moisture in the air, sweat stays on our skin, and we turn our air conditioners up to try to compensate for the hot, muggy feeling inside. In addition, this excessive moisture encourages the growth and development of mold and bacteria, which can make you sick.<\/p>\n As we alluded to above, the best way to lower humidity is by lowering the temperature inside. This causes moisture to coalesce into droplets (much like you notice outdoors on early mornings). This means your cooling system does essentially serve as a dehumidifier by default, but not at the level you need it to.<\/p>\n Simply put, air conditioners are not designed to control humidity levels. Sure, they remove some of the moisture from the air naturally just by operating, but it\u2019s not a significant amount, and you really have no control over how much moisture is actually being removed.<\/p>\n Excessive moisture in the air causes your cooling system to work harder than it needs to, just to do its job. This is a waste of energy and will end up costing you more money on your utility bills.<\/p>\n Whole-house dehumidifiers are the answer to excessive moisture in the home. Over time, high humidity levels shorten the lifespan of your air conditioning system. However, a whole-house dehumidifier is designed to remove excess moisture from your home, without negatively impacting your air conditioner. In fact, the dehumidifier actually helps your air conditioner, since you won\u2019t need to turn the thermostat down as low\u2014and then your cooling system won\u2019t have to work as hard to do its job.<\/p>\n Ultimately, when you use a whole-house dehumidifier in combination with your air conditioner, you\u2019ll have more precise control over the relative humidity and the overall comfort of your home, while helping your cooling system operate more effectively and efficiently.<\/p>\n For quality <\/strong>HVAC in Milton, FL<\/strong><\/a>, contact <\/strong>Kool Breeze of Northwest Florida, Inc.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Even though an air conditioner does remove some humidity from your indoor air, it is not a wholly effective means of dehumidification.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[70],"tags":[159,110],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1270"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1270"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1275,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1270\/revisions\/1275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolbreeze.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Understanding High Humidity<\/h2>\n
More About What This Means for Your Air Conditioner<\/h2>\n
The Answer: A Whole-House Dehumidifier<\/h2>\n