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i think this is the first time i'm able to have a truly happy post about the state of the whole HVAC situation.

kevin found that honeywell recently started making a whole-house dehumidifier system. this is much nicer than the aprilaire system i found, plus it's able to bring in fresh air from the outside, which is an added bonus. and it's really not too much more expensive. the nice thing about this too is it's a self-contained unit, rather than the lennox and carrier systems which rely on the a/c's evaporator coil to do the dehumidification. which means if the a/c goes out, so does my ability to dehumidify. with the honeywell, temperature and humidity control systems are completely separate, so if one or the other goes out it isn't as big a problem.

the other nice thing is i'll be able to have this system installed with the less-expensive furnace, and i can defer replacing the condensing unit until the spring. which means i can hold off on about $4k worth of HVAC stuff for a while and still get the dehumidification i need.

so anyway, ductwork is being installed on thursday, dehumidifier is being ordered, and it and the furnace will tentatively be installed next week.

i can't tell you how happy this makes me. i've been fretting over the whole HVAC thing since before we bought the house, and it feels soooo good to finally pick a solution and run with it.