Humidity Level
Relative Humidity (RH) is the amount of water vapor present in air expressed as a percentage of the amount required for full air saturation at that room temperature.
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- What is Relative Humidity (RH)?
- Where do I read the humidity level in a space?
- Why does Pelican display, track, and control to Relative Humidity (RH) Levels?
- What should my relative humidity level be set at?
- Humidity Level
What is Relative Humidity (RH)?
Relative Humidity (RH) is the amount of water vapor present in air expressed as a percentage of the amount required for full air saturation at that room temperature.
For Example
If the space is 72°F and the relative humidity reading is 50%, then the percentage of water vapor in the air is half as much as required for total saturation at 72°F. If the relative humidity reading was 100%, then the air is totally saturated and cannot hold any more water, creating the possibility of rain.
Where do I read the humidity level in a space?
In small text under the room temperature, rooms with a Pelican Relative Humidity (RH) sensor will display the real-time humidity levels for that room. The humidity level can is also located in the Thermostat’s History Graphs.
Why does Pelican display, track, and control to Relative Humidity (RH) Levels?
Pelican uses Relative Humidity (RH) because warmer air can hold "more" water than colder air; therefore, in areas of the country with high humidity levels, the air feels even warmer with the excess moister in the atmosphere. Relative Humidity is not the actual amount of water in the air, but the relationship between how much water the air at its current temperature can hold.
What should my relative humidity level be set at?
Because we use evaporation (i.e., sweating) to manage our body temperatures, we are most comfortable when the relative humidity is between 30% and 50%, since it still allows for good evaporation levels, but is not dry enough to dry out our skin.