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Yes, I get the smell all year. In the winter, it's sometimes very dry, but can get humid when it's raining. Indoor humidity is highest in fall and spring when I'm not using heat or AC. I have a lot of tree overhang, and part of the lower level of the house is below ground level.

Yes, I have several different hygrometers. I agree that the Ecobee is not too accurate at reading humidity. Interesting that you also are not able to control humidity using just a dehumidifier in the crawl space. I think my AC guy didn't do enough investigation before he proposed that as a solution.

No, sorry, no I don't have a humidifier.

No. See the first post in this thread.

Mine uses a gravity drain. I need to check it. I've had problems before. It's just one of those unpleasant jobs because of the location.

There are several ways to duct in a whole-house dehumidifier. As I understand it, the preferred way is to provide a dedicated return for the dehumidifier and then duct the output to the supply side of the HVAC unit. This allows the dehumidifier to use the existing HVAC supply, but bypasses the...

So, I took a look at my ecobee data. Over the last couple of days, I see that the AC occasionally runs at a short cycle (10 minutes), but most of the time, it's running for > 1 hour at a time. I also see that the indoor humidity reported by the ecobee is sometimes still high even after the AC...

No, he didn't check on the current AC. If it is oversized, that could be a factor. I wonder if I could determine that by looking at the run-time of my current AC? I have an Ecobee thermostat, so I have a lot of data on the HVAC. What would I look for? Another issue is that during fall and...

I have a problem with musty odor in my 1960's ranch house in Atlanta. Atlanta is very humid, and my house has a lot of tree cover, making it extra damp. The top level of the house is at grade level, but the ground slopes, so the lower level of the house is partly below grade. Below the lower...

That might be a good approach. A wooden door would be lighter and easier to hang and I could trim to fit. Covering in with steel would not be pretty, but would do the job. If I painted over the metal, it wouldn't look too bad. In answer to earlier questions, I looked on the websites for...

I need to replace an old wooden door that goes into my unfinished basement. I want to replace with something sturdy that will be weather resistant. I'm thinking that a steel door would probably do the trick. This needs to be a plain, sturdy door, nothing fancy, because it's in the back of the...