Hm...are you sure about that? It's been a long time since my earth
science classes, but I seem to remember that as the air heats up, it'll
hold more water. So if there was a fixed amount of water available,
your explanation would be correct. Since there isn't, as it gets
hotter. the air would hold more water. This seems to play out here
(where we make Georgia look like the cool Patagonian desert), where the
humidity stays fairly constant according to our humidistats throughout
the day (or year, even) even as it clears 100 degrees F. And it
certainly *feels* more oppressive and sticky.
On 8/14/2011 9:39 AM, Jeff Scarbrough wrote:
> Humidity at a particular time of day isn't the problem. The humidity
> may change, but the moisture in the air remains the same. As the air
> heats up, its capacity to hold water increases -- thus, the same
> moisture content results in lower humidity in hot air, since the warm
> air can absorb yet more moisture.
>
> As for a sudden increase in water in the lines...Are you sure you are
> draining the tank completely? I can see a scenario where water could
> build up in the tank, until one day it rises to the level of the
> outlet, and all of the sudden water is getting blown out with the air.
>
> Jeff Scarbrough
> Corrosion Acres, Ga. -- where we are familiar with humidity
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