Split AC - Is this a problem?
A month ago we had the following installed in our approx 15x15ft bedroom.
Midea Ductless IDU MSEHU-H12B-2A
Midea Ductless Heat Pump MO1HS-H12B-2A
Since then, we've noticed a damp/wet smell in the room in which it was installed. This has been exemplified by the recent heat wave in Toronto, but was present almost immediately. Here's what we've encountered..
-In Cool Mode, we' found the room to be quite damp and have awoken at times to steadily increasing humidity levels, rising to 70%+ (as per the photo)
On average the moisture level remains mostly constant between 50-60%. This seems high?
In turn we decided to try Dry Mode, which should dehumidify the room. Moisture levels remain higher than expected. Also surprisingly, this mode seems to cool better than "Cool Mode" at the cost of using more energy. Should this be the case? It's odd that dehumidifying would chill the air and use more energy than AC. Additionally in Dry Mode, the temperature maintains a couple of degrees below our set temp as per below..
It's as if Dry Mode and Cool Mode are reversed?
More importantly however is the moisture levels we cannot seem to reduce, as well as the damp-smell we're encountering that was not present pre-installation. It's cooling, however it feels like a damp-cold.
Is this considered normal, or is something wrong?
