How to Lower Humidity in Your Home Using Dew Point (Not RH)

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In this video, I’ll guide you, step-by-step, through a DIY process of improving your indoor air quality with dehumidification. First, I’ll talk about how humidity can impact indoor air quality and health. Then, I’ll help you figure out if and when you need to run a dehumidifier. Then I’ll guide you through the process of setting up a high quality dehumidifier yourself.

I'll teach you how to install a Santa Fe Compact70 (that comes with a MERV-13 filter). I use it to dehumidify my 1489 sq ft 2 floor condo that has NO DUCTED HVAC SYSTEM. How do I do it? Air circulation.

Why Dehumidifying Is Important:
Intro - 0:00
Health impacts of elevated indoor humidity (hint: Mold illness) - 0:53
ASHRAE's guidelines on humidity THRESHOLD - 1:27
What is dew point? - 2:12
WHY YOU NEED TO STOP USING RELATIVE HUMIDITY (intro to psychrometrics) - 2:30
Dew point scale - 6:41
Why 60F (16C) as a DPT threshold? CONDENSATION - 6:56
SORPTION: another way homes get damp - 8:21
VOCs and humidity - 9:31

How to Determine Whether You Need to Dehumidify:
How to measure humidity in your home (hygrometer) - 9:51
How to use an app to figure out dew point - 10:12
When to dehumidify (THRESHOLDS) - 10:35

What Type of Dehumidifier to Get:
Compressor (refrigerant) vs. Desiccant - 11:42

What Situations this Installation Method is for:
Millions of homes in the US alone don't have ducts - 12:15
Other situations (apartments!) - 14:29

How to Install a Santa Fe Compact70:
How to pick the right location for your dehumidifier - 14:48
How to set up the dehumidifier and condensate pump - 16:36
How to set up AIR CIRCULATION FANS - 23:25
The LIMITATIONS of this setup - 24:06

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ASHRAE Damp Buildings, Human Health and HVAC Design article:
https://www.ashrae.org/file%20library/technical%20resources/bookstore/dampbldgs-humanhealth-hvacdesign.pdf

ASHRAE’s position on indoor mold:
https://www.ashrae.org/file%20library/about/position%20documents/pd_limiting-indoor-mold-and-dampness-in-buildings-2021.pdf

Dr. Allison Bailes’ “Cold air is dry air” article:
https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/cold-air-is-dry-air/

Dr. Allison Bailes’ “Can you get condensation on a sponge” article:
https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/can-you-get-condensation-sponge

EIA - Air conditioning equipment in U.S. homes by state:
https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/data/2020/state/pdf/State%20Air%20Conditioning.pdf

EIA - Figure 2 about whether homes were built with central ducting by year built:
https://www.eia.gov/consumption/residential/reports/2009/air-conditioning.php