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For Cool to Dry feature is not helpful as the humidity needs to reach to high of a percent

rgaila
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Original Poster:  TerriMoone 

 

Am I reading the directions correctly about the Cool To Dry feature? That the humidity must be 80%??  If so, that makes no sense.  We live in Florida and it is 77 degrees and 56% humidity and getting uncomfortable.  We could really use the feature to start at 50% because in months like August, it is so hot outside that the air conditioning is struggling to keep up but its more the humidity indoors that causes the issue.  I guess I need to purchase a separate dehumidifier.
 
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rgaila
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Hey TerriMoone.
 
The Cool to Dry can be used with any air conditioner or heat pump, but works differently depending on whether your system has its own dehumidification mode. I would recommend following this article here as it will provide you with more details on the mode and troubleshooting steps to ensure that is working properly. Let me know if you are still in need of any help from here.
 
 
-From Jake K, Community Specialist.
 

Bundu
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What is the humidity threshold for Cool to Dry?
Yes it is set to On.
Here in Florida my thermostat is set to 76 degrees. Currently the inside temp is 78 (why does ac not kick in?) and the humidity is 68%, that makes it uncomfortable. I have to drop my thermostat to 75 just so that the ac kicks in to reduce the humidity, but the ac just runs until the thermostat registers 75 and then stops. Humidity is now at 60%. 
So it appears that Cool to Dry does didley squat. Is there some configuration to allow setting the humidity threshold?
Previously I had another smart thermostat that handled humidity way better.

Ryan_G
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