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by taylodl 1509 days ago
I want a thermostat that factors in humidity. Warmer temperatures are okay if it isn't as humid. I may only need to run the AC to knock out some of the humidity to make it comfortable. Does anyone know of a thermostat that does this?
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I was just complaining about this in my comment. All of these "smart" thermostats are super dumb IMHO. I want one that takes into account outside temp/humidity as well as indoor. I want my house to always feel like 65F (and ideally 60F at night). That's it. No smarts, no "away" detection, no eco mode, none of that. It's bonkers to me that all these newer thermostats accomplished was adding the ability to remotely control the same old stupid tech (and wasting everyone's time figuring out how to turn off eco mode).
Newer AC systems can do this. I believe my "dumb" honeywell looks at humidity factors as well because on occasion I have caught it running the AC even though it's colder than what I have it set to because the humidity was high. Perks of living in Houston I guess.