Getting Your Monsoon Humidity Under Control

You hear folks refer to the summertime heat in Arizona as… “But, it’s a dry heat.”  Much of the year it is very dry in the Arizona desert areas.

During much of July and August it can be very different than a dry heat.  We have a monsoon “season” here in the Valley of the Sun. In the past it was based on the dew point measurement. Now they just pick arbitrary dates.  So we have a monsoon season from late June into early September.

No matter when you think of it you will be able to recognize an afternoon monsoon storm in Arizona.

The humidity and the thunderstorm builds and if you are lucky you will get a nice cooling rain from the monsoon storm.

On the other hand you can get just a very muggy, humid afternoon when the only relief you can get from that very hot moist air is inside an air conditioned building.  This is the type of heat when you want the best air conditioning money can buy.

There is one other outcome that is even worse.  A huge dust storm rolls into the valley with damaging and gusty winds.  If conditions are just right you can have a thunderstorm with heavy rain and damaging winds.

How do you deal with our summer days when you have hot muggy are?  A quality made and well maintained ac unit is what you need to deal with the high humidity during the summer Arizona monsoons.

Air conditioners perform two basic functions: heat removal and moisture removal. Even in Arizona, we have a monsoon season with higher-than-normal humidity levels. The lower the humidity level, the more comfortable you will feel at a given temperature. As your warm indoor air is drawn up through the filter, it passes over a very cold coil whereby the heat and moisture are removed. If you've ever noticed a PVC pipe running off your roof that drips water, that is the moisture removed from your home.

If designed correctly, the air delivery system in your house has been sized according to the flow requirements of the unit and each room. Closing off vents can create a pressure imbalance within the system that can reduce the effectiveness of your cooling system. By closing off registers, the increased pressure within the ducts can also cause increased duct leakage.

In typical Phoenix construction, with a central air-conditioner return, you can get significant pressure imbalances when interior doors are closed. Because the door undercuts are not large enough to allow for sufficient free flow of air, it is common to create imbalances. So leave your interior doors open.

Looking for a great place to get help with your humidity? Give Aaron’s Mechanical Service a call at 623-388-4436.

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