Humidity Detecting Switch

vjp2.at · 2010-06-10T12:15:02+00:00

I've seen $250 humidity detecting fans (Broan?). I have a timer on my bathfans, and motion detectors on my hallway lights (installed when my dad wasdying), so I can't believe they can't make a wall switch which detectshumidity. ANyone see one? Couldn't find one with google. Besides thebathrooms, I'd wonder if I can't have one for the house when I'm away anddon't want to have the heat or cool on just to prevent mildew. I hadn't usedcooling in years and the upstairs duct perspired onto my ceiling. - = - Vasos Panagiotopoulos, Columbia'81+, Reagan, Mozart, Pindus, BioStrategist ---{Nothing herein constitutes advice. Everything fully disclaimed.}--- [Homeland Security means private firearms not lazy obstructive guards] [Urb sprawl confounds terror] [Phooey on GUI: Windows for subprime Bimbos]

GregS 16 years ago

Yes I probably bought the same ones years ago. Wrapped in sealed bags. I just tried using one in my bathroom. They are not reliable near the extremes. You cannot set it to 80 % hummidity. The horse hair mechanism is too critical up there. I was able to set it to about 60%, and one rainy day it just came on. i mounted it uo in the air box which I had taken out the fan and used an in-line fan for noise control.Its works OK with the Dew Stop condensation sensor, but I really need more CFM. Most mechanical sensors have the wrong connection for fan use.

greg

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Grumpy 16 years ago

In my opinion you are all wet, at temperature you have outline Humidistat would be useless unless you have Dehumidifier run at all times, and at 57 Deg. F not likely that you will get below 50% rh so all you doing is wasting your time but lots luck.

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Jerry Avins 16 years ago

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I posted a link to one with a relay that sells for $40. Why won't that do?

Jerry

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Frank L 16 years ago

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I have seen a humidty switch with a central AC theromstat. It was in an older home. I am not sure if they still offer them. It was either Broan or Honeywell.

Frank Lardino

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