The air in my house feels dry and gross

[Dugout DickStone]

my house (built in 1908) has brand new windows and doors and HVAC with whole home humidifier (kept at 35%) nothing gets sweaty or anything, but it's just always cold. Like, as soon as the furnace shuts off it feels instantly cold again. I'm assuming this is just because I have no insulation in the walls, right?

I insulated the attic over the summer when we replaced the roof, also put in roof vents and eave vents, which helped keep the upstairs cool on the hot days. I'm thinking the next step is to insulate the basement somehow, because the floors on the first floor are ice cold. any suggestos on this? batt insulation in between the joists? spray on?

Don't live in brookside

[KCFDcat]

my house (built in 1908) has brand new windows and doors and HVAC with whole home humidifier (kept at 35%) nothing gets sweaty or anything, but it's just always cold. Like, as soon as the furnace shuts off it feels instantly cold again. I'm assuming this is just because I have no insulation in the walls, right?

I insulated the attic over the summer when we replaced the roof, also put in roof vents and eave vents, which helped keep the upstairs cool on the hot days. I'm thinking the next step is to insulate the basement somehow, because the floors on the first floor are ice cold. any suggestos on this? batt insulation in between the joists? spray on?

Don't live in brookside

too late 

[pissclams]

i'm on page 5.  this thread is disgusting. 

[XocolateThundarr]

40% per the Nest....

My windows would be so sweaty

We don't even have a humidifier going...just people, cooking, showers, and stuff.

How many people do you have in your house showering, cooking, and "stuff"?

5 + a dog, a cat, and a partridge in a pear tree

[Gooch]

40% per the Nest....

My windows would be so sweaty

We don't even have a humidifier going...just people, cooking, showers, and stuff.

How many people do you have in your house showering, cooking, and "stuff"?

5 + a dog, a cat, and a partridge in a pear tree

That partridge is going to crap on everything.

[BIG APPLE CAT]

40% per the Nest....

My windows would be so sweaty

We don't even have a humidifier going...just people, cooking, showers, and stuff.

How many people do you have in your house showering, cooking, and "stuff"?

5 + a dog, a cat, and a partridge in a pear tree

Just always have a pot of coffee on.  Coffee makers put off a lot of latent load (humidity) and hey, always a hot pot of coffee whenever you want.

[XocolateThundarr]

40% per the Nest....

My windows would be so sweaty

We don't even have a humidifier going...just people, cooking, showers, and stuff.

How many people do you have in your house showering, cooking, and "stuff"?

5 + a dog, a cat, and a partridge in a pear tree

Just always have a pot of coffee on.  Coffee makers put off a lot of latent load (humidity) and hey, always a hot pot of coffee whenever you want.

Do you even Keurig bro?

[BIG APPLE CAT]

40% per the Nest....

My windows would be so sweaty

We don't even have a humidifier going...just people, cooking, showers, and stuff.

How many people do you have in your house showering, cooking, and "stuff"?

5 + a dog, a cat, and a partridge in a pear tree

Just always have a pot of coffee on.  Coffee makers put off a lot of latent load (humidity) and hey, always a hot pot of coffee whenever you want.

Do you even Keurig bro?

Keurig coffee tastes like poverty.  I only drink coffee from those fancy espresso machines that are all gadgety and constructed mostly of copper with all the levers and stuff.

[XocolateThundarr]

40% per the Nest....

My windows would be so sweaty

We don't even have a humidifier going...just people, cooking, showers, and stuff.

How many people do you have in your house showering, cooking, and "stuff"?

5 + a dog, a cat, and a partridge in a pear tree

Just always have a pot of coffee on.  Coffee makers put off a lot of latent load (humidity) and hey, always a hot pot of coffee whenever you want.

Do you even Keurig bro?

Keurig coffee tastes like poverty.  I only drink coffee from those fancy espresso machines that are all gadgety and constructed mostly of copper with all the levers and stuff.

[puniraptor]

you guys have possibly inspired my to entrepreneur myself into a home energy auditor

[Benja]

you guys have possibly inspired my to entrepreneur myself into a home energy auditor

I've learned more about humidity and energy junk in the last few days than you could believe.

[Cartierfor3]

If the humidity gets to 100% does it rain inside your house?

[star seed 7]

This thread should have been merged like a million posts ago

[IPA4Me]

If the humidity gets to 100% does it rain inside your house?

Fog.

[slobber]

If the humidity gets to 100% does it rain inside your house?

Fog.

Sewage in Phog related?

[Dugout DickStone]

Just checked, I have an Aprilaire

[IPA4Me]

Oof. That's no good, SD.

Yeah, that's why I keep it ~35

I meant that windows on a 2014 home shouldn't sweat at 40%. The window installers mumped you.

[slobber]

Oof. That's no good, SD.

Yeah, that's why I keep it ~35

I meant that windows on a 2014 home shouldn't sweat at 40%. The window installers mumped you.

IF SOMEBODY SCREWED WITH SD, I WILL DESTROY THEM!!!!!

[IPA4Me]

How's that dry air Benja?

[IPA4Me]

How's that dry air and window sweat with the first big storm this winter?

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[steve dave]

Do I actually have to replace the humidifier filter thing or nah?

[Emo EMAW]

Replace it before it gets all cruddy.  Depends how many minerals and junk are in your water.  If you wait until its cruddy it's no big deal though.  Just won't be as efficient and it'll be more of a job.  You know what sd, don't replace it, and enjoy a cold Miller Lite.  And never give it a second thought.

[Katpappy]

What would an adult do? Like buy a humidifier or some deal?

Beano should help.

[IPA4Me]

Do I actually have to replace the humidifier filter thing or nah?

It should be done annually. Just order online if you don't have maintenance through hvac company.

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[star seed 7]

Remember who's "big" pocket ipa is in, then apply his advice

He's the same guy that told everyone to not get a nest