🌡️💧 Beat the Heat: How Humidity is Secretly Making Your Home Less Comfortable

🌡️💧 Beat the Heat: How Humidity is Secretly Making Your Home Less Comfortable

From Shafer Heating and Cooling Service Repair Podcast by Check A Pro

June 22, 2026 · 1 min · Episode 94

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This episode discusses how humidity affects home comfort and offers tips for managing it during summer.

🌡️💧 Beat the Heat: How Humidity is Secretly Making Your Home Less Comfortable Is your home feeling hotter than your thermostat says it should? The answer might be in the air — literally. In this episode, host Jim Klauck sits down with Nathan Shafer of Shafer Heating and Cooling to unpack the hidden role humidity plays in your summer comfort. Nathan breaks down a simple but eye-opening rule of thumb: every 5% change in relative humidity feels like a 1-degree temperature difference. That means a humid home can feel significantly warmer than your thermostat actually reads — and your AC is working overtime for nothing. 🏠 Learn why keeping your indoor humidity in the 45–50% sweet spot this summer is one of the easiest ways to feel cooler, sleep better, and stop sweating through your energy bills. Whether you're battling a sticky house or just can't seem to get comfortable no matter how low you crank the AC, this episode has the answers. 🎙️ Tune in for practical tips, expert insight, and a whole new way to think about home comfort this summer! 🎧 Tune in now and keep your home running smoothly! To listen to the full podcast episode click here…

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Host: Jim Klauck

Guest: Nathan Shafer

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