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Originally Posted by JSH
I'm curious how long you have been in Oregon because it is very humid here for half the year during the rainy season. Summers are dry of course but the winter is very damp and humid. Moss will grow on cars if they are left parked outside. Mold will grow in your house if you don't regulate the inside humidity.
Inside you do need a dehumidifier if you don't have a furnace that also removes moisture. When we went from a forced air furnace to a ductless heat pump we had to add a dehumidifier. We pull about 3 gallons of water out of the air a day keeping our 1000 sq ft house at 60% humidity.
Birmingham, AL has an average humidity of 70%. Portland, OR has an average humidity of 73% (with 3 months above 80%)
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relative humidity means absolutely nothing. what matters is DEW point. do some research on DEW POINT and how its the true measure of humidity. if youre just going off relative humidity, than PHOENIX ARIZONA is more humid than PORTLAND OREGON. which ITS NOT. trust me. been to both places plenty of times in the summer. oregon is nowhere as dry as phoenix summers even though the weather apps will show phoenix being more humid. then youll go check the dew point and phoenix dew point will be like 11f while oregon is 45f...
we open our windows all window and like the sound of rain and never run the heat. even use a humidifer sometimes since it adds more moisture and heat and no mold problems...
again, look up the difference in DEW point between birmingham and portland. its not even close...