We built a house 7 years ago and it’s insulated and has double glazing. I’ve installed Home Assistant with temp sensors in the bed rooms and seeing 70%+ humidity levels. Temperature is always above 16c

We ventilate it, but still it’s 70% in the bedrooms. WHO recommends 40-60%, so we’re a bit worried.

Living room is around 55% during the day when we have the heat pump set at 21c.

As it’s pretty humid outside I think it’s almost impossible to get it lower, but are there any other tips? I don’t want to run dehumidifiers. Would an HRV like system help?

  • @sylverstreamOP
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    21 year ago

    Yes I noticed it contradicted itself. I think that was probably referring to the earlier part, that you start it when the temperature is high then it keeps going until it reaches the set temperature.

    Yes, guess you’re right.

    I’ve got a cheap weather station from Aliexpress which also has a humidity sensor, that could be a temporary solution for you if you don’t go for the HA route.

    • @DaveMA
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      31 year ago

      Nah, that takes the fun out of it. Given how cheap the parts are I’m going to have a play at getting HA set up when I get a chance.

      • @sylverstreamOP
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        31 year ago

        Good luck!

        One tip if you have a SO: Make sure that they are on board, and that it only adds benefits & there’s a backup/fallback plan. E.g. don’t say “Oh sorry the lights don’t work if the internet is down”, that won’t go down well :)

        • @DaveMA
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          31 year ago

          Haha good point! What is the plan when that happens?

          • @sylverstreamOP
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            21 year ago

            I’m avoiding plugs that require internet access, but it’s a bit hard, especially in NZ. E.g. the TP Link smart plus don’t work if the internet is down, and my standing desk is Tuya based which requires the cloud.

            But, e.g. the TP Link plugs still have a button to turn them on manually in case the internet is down. The lights still work if you turn them off and back on at the wall. So everything can still work without internet.

            • @DaveMA
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              21 year ago

              Ok cool, I’ll be sure to think about that stuff before getting too far along, thanks for the suggestion.

              Most of the lights in our house are built in LED downlights, so can’t really switch them out for smart bulbs, it would need to be a smart switch

              • @sylverstreamOP
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                21 year ago

                Yeah it’s a big rabbit hole like I suggested. I am also looking at automating our “dumb” alarm, our garage door, our Nissan Leaf, etc. I’m no longer allowed to talk about it during dinner, so please take it slowly :)

              • @sylverstreamOP
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                21 year ago

                Just to add, it IS very handy. I’ve just created a script that sets the heat pump to Dry & 2c lower than ambient temperature.

                This way I will be able to create automations to e.g. run it on Dry every night for e.g. an hour, then back to heat, etc.

                • @DaveMA
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                  21 year ago

                  This sounds like a rabbit hole I’d like to get lost in. Except when I’m away and no one else can use anything because I stupidly started an update just before I needed to leave and it broke things and now nothing is working.

                  • @sylverstreamOP
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                    21 year ago

                    Yep, try to do small things first instead of letting hell go loose if something doesn’t work.

                    I’ve set up a tablet in the living room as “wall panel” where e.g. the kids can change the thermostat for their bedrooms, check the weather forecast, and it shows random photos from the NAS as a screensaver, which is just fun & nice.