Two unrelated question. 1) Why can't my home a/c dwindle the home humd below 51% even if no washer, shower.. are running? This includes even on a low humidity spring or summer...
are running? This includes even on a low humidity spring or summer day as well. House temp will take down to about 70 but hum never goes below 51%. Tonnage is sufficient for sq ft of home I.Like lower humidity to control dust mites and spiders. House is a 1098 sq ft "L" shaped rancher.
2) Why does a standard extension cord attain warm/hot when its connected to a O2 Con, window a/c or similar appliance? Too many amps human being drawn? Why does the plug where one would connect another cord get hotter than cord itself? Bottleneck near?
Answers: Ok, first question - Check all window, doors, seals, weatherstripping for weather tightness. A common place for drafts is in reality electrical outlets. Your home improvement center sells gaskets for these to cut down on nouns transfer. Even small cracks and gaps make the addition of up to the equivalent of having a window broad open pretty quickly. Seal it up very well. Also, have your coils cleaned and make sure your nouns filter is clean so you know your AC is working to capacity. This should abet your humidity problems.
Question 2- When you draw a lot of amps through an extension cord, it will get thaw. The heavier gauge of the cord (smaller number = heavier gauge, ie, 10 ga is heavier than a 14 ga) the smaller number resistance there will be to current flow, and the less the cord will warmth. Where two cords connect or where a cord connects to an outlet is usually a higher resistance point than the cord itself, so you attain more heat there. The electrons 'do big-hearted of bottleneck' there, that's a good route to think of it.
51% is not a bad humidity even the only way to bring back lower is a dehumidifier.
The extension will get hot at its weekest point wich is at the connection. Yes too masses amps on too small of a cord.