I just wonder what it is about A/C manufacturers preference for a temp control rather than what would seem more functional humidity control.
Is it the marketing department? Do they think they sell more against the competition by having temp controls?
Is it the purchasing department? Thermostats being cheaper than humidistats?
Is it engineering? Some problem w/ humidistats I don’t understand?
Or, do they just figure the public can much more easily understand cooling a room rather than de-humidifying it.
I think you’d have to have more of a combination control — sort of a “heat index” or “feels like” setting. That would likely be more expensive than a simple thermostat.
Plus, people do “relate” more easily to temperature numbers than humidity numbers.