Humidex

Aug 14, 2021 Last reply: 4 years ago 4 Replies

On Fri, 13 Aug 2021 21:54:09 -0400, snipped-for-privacy@aol.com posted for all of us to digest...



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> >> > On Tue, 10 Aug 2021 15:51:54 -0400, snipped-for-privacy@ccanoemail.ca posted for all of us
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> >> >>> Weather.com says it's 90° out right now,
> >> >>> Partly Cloudy
> >> >>> 15% chance of rain
> >> >>> Wind S 7 mph
> >> >>> Humidity 53%
> >> >>> And that it feels like 98°
> >> >>> That seems like a bigger than normal difference and the humidity is 53%,
> >> >>> which is not low but not that high.
> >> >>> It doesn't feel like 98 to me.
> >> >>> How do they reach his number?
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> >> >> Humidex
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> >> >> The Humidex is a Canadian innovation that was first used in 1965. It
> >> >> describes how hot, humid weather feels to the average person. The
> >> >> Humidex combines the temperature and humidity into one number to
> >> >> reflect the perceived temperature. Because it takes into account the
> >> >> two most important factors that affect summer comfort, it can be a
> >> >> better measure of how stifling the air feels than either temperature
> >> >> or humidity alone.
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> >> >> Wed, 11 Aug Cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Risk of a
> >> >> thunderstorm. Wind becoming west 20 km/h gusting to 40 in the morning.
> >> >> High 27. Humidex 36. UV index 4 or moderate.
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> >> >> Heat Warning in effect :
> >> >> Humidex values reaching 40 are expected for the next 3 days.
> >> >> Hot and humid conditions continue this week,
> >> >> with high humidex values expected.
> >> >> Daytime temperatures will reach the high twenties to low thirties
> >> >> Wed. and Thur.. These high temperatures will combine with high
> >> >> humidity to result in humidex values near 40 each day.
> >> >> Warm temperatures above 20 degrees each night
> >> >> will provide little relief from the heat.
> >> >> Cooler and less humid air is expected to arrive Friday or by this
> >> >> weekend.
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> >> >> John T.
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> >> > My father had a box he stored his cigars in called IIRC a Humidex. That was a
> >> > long time ago.
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> >> I recall that being called a humidor.
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> >Yes, I recall that too. But my dad always referred to it as a Humidex. Maybe
> >that was a trade name back then IDK. Both are gone now so...
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> It appears to be a trade marked dehumidifier name.
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Wonder where the water goes? Ventilation system? Does that mean it has a discharge to outside? Radon systems below so I presume it does.


Thanks,

I read some of the manual linked on that page.

It's not a dehumidifier in the classic sense. It pulls air off the floor wherever it is installed, and exhausts it outside. Replacement air comes into the building in the usual way (cracks in the envelope, unless there's some sort of makeup air provision).

Might as well use a box fan. In a humid climate, the HVAC is going to do all the work anyway.

Cindy Hamilton

On Sun, 15 Aug 2021 02:11:04 -0700 (PDT), snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com posted for all of us to digest...

Thanks, I didn't see the manual. You're absolutely correct, push air out of the basement on side and bring it in the other side - while picking up dust and any other safarcus on the floor. Yeah, that's a solution.

Since it exhausts outdoors, I suppose it could be considered an inefficient, $748 vacuum cleaner.

Cindy Hamilton

On Mon, 16 Aug 2021 13:02:57 -0700 (PDT), snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com posted for all of us to digest...

Yeah, just what I want in my basement, a vacuum cleaner. Too bad I got rid of my saws, grinders, etc. I could be replacing fan motors every year... Wonder if they sell an optional ($$$) 'bootie' to filter the intake?

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