An IdealHumidity System actively controls both temperature and humidity in your home to maximize your comfort, all year long. All indoor comfort systems can provide some humidity control through heating or cooling operation. IdealHumidity from Carrier is the only system that provides humidity control independent of heating or cooling demand to provide truly superior indoor comfort and energy savings.

Indoor humidity control is important because too much or too little moisture influences your comfort, your health, and the condition of your home's interior and furnishings. During the heating season, low humidity can cause dry skin and nasal passages, growth of bacteria and viruses, static electricity, damaged woodwork and more. Moisture evaporating from your skin makes you feel cooler than normal. During the cooling season, high humidity allows faster growth of bacteria, viruses, dust mites, mold and mildew; it causes painted surfaces to peel and woodwork to warp, buckle and rot; and it makes you feel hot and sticky. The Carrier IdealHumidity System minimizes these problems by maintaining proper humidity levels, allowing you to feel more comfortable all year long.

Carrier is the ONLY manufacturer offering a system that can humidify or dehumidify even when there's no need for heating or cooling. Why is this so important? Here is one typical example: Humidity can build up inside your home at night when the system is not actively cooling. Because a standard system only dehumidifies while cooling, you wake up hot and sticky. Another situation common in many parts of the country occurs when outdoor humidity levels are high but the temperature is below 80-85_. The air in the home is cooled, but humidity continues to build, leaving you feeling hot and sticky. When you turn down the thermostat for more cooling and humidity removal, you become cool and clammy. IdealHumidity adapts to these and other conditions to maintain the best possible combination of comfortable temperature and correct humidity. As a result, many people will find that they can enjoy higher temperatures in the summer and lower temperatures in the winter to save money on their cooling and heating costs.

IdealHumidity offers all of this performance with unmatched convenience and extra energy efficiency. Standard systems provide humidity control with a humidifier and a humidistat. Some systems can provide extra moisture removal with slower fan speeds. However, all of these systems require heating or cooling operation to help control humidity. None offer the convenience and precision of IdealHumidity-one system with one control that automatically adjusts operation for the best possible combination of temperature and humidity. And, none of those other systems are designed, built and backed by the best name in the business: Carrier.

Your Carrier dealer can configure an IdealHumidity System that makes the most sense for you. A complete IdealHumidity System will include a Carrier variable speed furnace or fan coil; a Carrier air conditioner or heat pump; or variable speed packaged unit; a Carrier humidifier; and our patented ThermidistatTM Control. Your Carrier dealer will work with you to create the ideal system for your home.

Typical home comfort systems control humidity two ways: with a humidifier during heating, and with normal cooling operation. IdealHumidity controls humidity four ways:
  1. Like typical systems, IdealHumidity adds moisture to the air during heating operation with the help of a humidifier. Carrier's Thermidistat Control adjusts humidity levels automatically to help prevent condensation on windows and doors.
  2. Unlike typical systems, IdealHumidity adds moisture even when there is no need for heat. When humidity is low, the Thermidistat Control activates the humidifier and the system's blower for humidification without heating.
  3. During cooling operation, all systems will dehumidify. To maintain the most comfortable level of humidity, IdealHumidity can automatically decrease fan speed for longer dehumidification cycles, or increase fan speed for the best cooling performance. Unlike other systems, IdealHumidity adapts to the needs of your home.
  4. When cooling is not needed, IdealHumidity continues to monitor humidity levels in the home. As moisture in the air climbs above acceptable levels, the system turns on at very low fan speed to adjust humidity even when the Thermidistat Control is not calling for cooler temperatures.

Carrier has been on the leading edge of indoor weather technology since Willis Carrier began developing products for temperature and humidity control in 1902. Today, Carrier's scientists, engineers, and dealers continue to provide homeowners with the most advanced indoor weather systems available. This technological advantage has enabled Carrier to design, install and maintain customized indoor weather systems to fit the precise needs of individual homeowners.

Your local Carrier dealer provides expert needs analysis and can recommend the perfect combination of Carrier products to meet your unique requirements. By matching a complete system including air conditioning, indoor air quality, zoning, comfort control and heating with the WeatherMaker® InfinityTM gas furnace, your Carrier dealer can help you enjoy greater comfort and lower operating costs, backed by the world's proven leader in indoor weather: Carrier.