[ale] OT-humidity, was: Re: Best way to get dual display working (take 2k)

[Scott Castaline]

On 01/06/2011 10:24 AM, Paul Cartwright wrote:
> On 01/06/2011 10:07 AM, Scott Castaline wrote:
>> Just read your humidifier comments. I used to live in Florida and had
>> participated in a demo/study at one of my jobs where we worked inside a
>> factory/plant environment. Even though the outside air/humidity was
>> around 67% - 80% normally we still had static problems inside. People
>> tend to think that just because they live in a humid sub-tropical
>> environment that's the outside, inside you normally have air
>> conditioning, which is essentially a big dehumidifier. The study showed
>> that our inside humidity was no more than 50%. Now a days those
>> environment systems usually also have humidity controls as well as
>> temperature.
> I'm not sure I understand what you meant me to understand with that :)
>
> I have a dehumidifier in my basement that takes water OUT of the air,
> dumping it into a 30 gallon trash can that I empty once a week or so,
> setting it on 50%. It runs in the basement which isn't heated, but the
> furnace is there. Once the A/C is shut off, I wait til the heat has come
> on, then fire up the DEhumidifier, also keeping it around 50%.. I think
> it was 32% when I first turned on the humidifier.
>
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Ok, now I'm confused, because you were saying humidifier on one part and 
that's what I was referring to. The potential for static increases with 
a decrease of humidity and that even in S. FL. a very humid environment, 
is susceptible for static situations in indoor air conditioned 
environment. I now see what you are talking about in regards to your 
basement having a dehumidifier, sorry if I missed that part.