Total Comfort Mode (TCM)
Total Comfort Mode (TCM)

InnoTek Air ensures healthy air and improved Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) by keeping indoor Relative Humidity (RH) between 40% and 60%.

InnoTek Air ensures healthy air and improved Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) by keeping indoor Relative Humidity (RH) between 40% and 60%. This results in a super-healthy and super-comfortable home environment.

The Total Comfort Mode (Mode) is a mode of the InnoTek Air ByPass Dehumidifier (IADB)
In the Total Comfort Mode (TCM), the InnoTek Air ByPass Dehumidifier (IABD) prioritizes dehumidification to increase comfort and Indoor Air Quality significantly.

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Comfort

Makes your home more comfortable. Stop feeling cold, then hot, often sweaty and clammy. Instead, always feel dry and cool.

Makes your home more comfortable. Stop feeling cold, then hot, often sweaty and clammy. Instead, always feel dry and cool.

The Total Comfort Mode (TCM) is the most commonly used setting on the InnoTek Air ByPass Dehumidifier (IABD). It is utilized in homes located in humid climates to enhance comfort and improve indoor air quality (IAQ).

Your Health

Excess moisture can make breathing difficult and trigger respiratory problems. To minimize asthma symptoms, reduce indoor humidity to below 50%.

Excess moisture can make breathing difficult, increase dust mites and mold, and trigger respiratory problems. To minimize asthma symptoms, maintain indoor humidity between 30% and 50% for better air quality.

Excess moisture makes it hard to breathe and can trigger respiratory problems. Reduce indoor humidity to make the air more comfortable and lessen asthma symptoms. The IABD, using the TCM, can maintain humidity between 40% and 55% for better asthma control.

Virus Transmission

High humidity in your home can promote the growth of viruses, bacteria, and mold, increasing the risk of illness. Lowering the humidity level is crucial for a healthier and safer home.

The humidity levels in your home can significantly impact your health. High humidity can promote the growth of viruses, bacteria, and mold, increasing the risk of illness. Lowering the humidity level is crucial for a healthier and safer home environment.

The humidity levels in your home can significantly impact your health. High humidity can promote the growth of viruses, bacteria, and mold, increasing the risk of illness. Lowering the humidity level is crucial for a healthier and safer home environment.

Energy Savings

According to AprilAire, a 4% decrease in relative humidity feels like1°F cooler.
Every 1°F Decrease on the Thermostat = 4% Savings on Your Energy Bill.

According to AprilAire, a 4% decrease in relative humidity feels like1°F cooler.
Every 1°F Decrease on the Thermostat = 4% Savings on Your Energy Bill.

A 4% decrease in relative humidity feels like1°F cooler. Every 1°F Decrease on the Thermostat = 4% Savings on Your Energy Bill.
Using the TCM, the IABD significantly reduces your energy bills.

Protect Your Home

Lowering humidity levels protects electronics, photos, and books, and prevents costly damage.

Lowering humidity levels protects your belongings such as electronics, photos, and books, and prevents costly damage, saving you money.

Lowering humidity levels shields your precious possessions like electronics, photos, and books. By lowering humidity, the IABD (TCM) helps you avoid costly repairs or replacements, ultimately saving you money.

Better Sleep

High humidity increases alertness and reduces deep and REM sleep.

High humidity can increase wakefulness and reduce the amount of time you spend in both slow-wave NREM and REM sleep. Since both of these stages are crucial for your overall health, sleepers may experience additional issues related to bodily recovery and memory consolidation (Sleep Foundation)

High humidity can increase wakefulness and reduce the amount of time you spend in both slow-wave NREM and REM sleep. The IABD (TCM) reduces humidity and can significantly improve your sleep.

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
Comfort and Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
Total Comfort Mode (TCM)

In the Total Comfort Mode (TCM), the InnoTek Air ByPass Dehumidifier (IABD) prioritizes dehumidification to increase comfort and Indoor Air Quality significantly.

Applications
For Your Home

We have a dehumidification solution for your home, small or large located in any area of the United States or Canada (e.g., in the humid subtropical zone including Texas, Florida, and Virginia).

For Larger Homes or Small Commercial Sites

For larger homes or small commercial sites, our solutions can transform an HVAC unit into an extremely powerful dedicated dehumidifier.

For Large Commercial Sites

We also have solutions for large commercial sites that require zone dehumidification such as office buildings or supermarkets.

Testimonial

I am a work-at-home mom with three kids. Comfort, air quality, and getting a good night's sleep are very important to me, and I felt they were lacking.
Since my husband installed the InnoTek Air Bypass Dehumidifier (IABD), I no longer feel hot or cold, and I do not feel clammy. I also sleep much better. My husband tells me that the indoor humidity has dropped from 70% to 50%, and that he now sets the thermostat to 75°F instead of 70°F, it feels super-comfortable.

I am a work-at-home mom with three kids. Comfort, air quality, and getting a good night's sleep are very important to me, and I felt they were lacking.
Since my husband installed the InnoTek Air Bypass Dehumidifier (IABD), I no longer feel hot or cold, and I do not feel clammy. I also sleep much better. My husband tells me that the indoor humidity has dropped from 70% to 50%, and that he now sets the thermostat to 75°F instead of 70°F, it feels super-comfortable.

I am a work-at-home mom with three kids. Comfort, air quality, and getting a good night's sleep are very important to me, and I felt they were lacking.
Since my husband installed the InnoTek Air Bypass Dehumidifier (IABD), I no longer feel hot or cold, and I do not feel clammy. I also sleep much better. My husband tells me that the indoor humidity has dropped from 70% to 50%, and that he now sets the thermostat to 75°F instead of 70°F, it feels super-comfortable.

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Work-At-Home Mom
Numbers
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IABD 8

Our smallest unit is perfect for an average-size home.

The IABD 8, our smallest unit removes up to 300 pints per day. It is perfect for an average-size home.

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IABD 12

For a medium to large commercial site that requires zone dehumidification

The IABD 12 removes up to 600 ppd. It is an excellent choice for a medium to large commercial site that requires zone dehumidification

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IADB 10

This unit removes up to 480 ppd. It is an excellent choice for a very large house or a small to medium commercial site.

40%-40%
Optimal Humidity

It is not enough to keep your house cool during hot and humid days. You should reduce the humidity to between 40% and 60%.

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Overview

Excess humidity is the primary enemy of comfort in your home OR COMMERCIAL SPACE. It can also cause significant damage.

A/Cs alone do not deliver the dehumidification required for true comfort, but with the InnoTek Air ByPass Dehumidifer (IABD) in TC Mode (TCM), they now can.

In TCM, the IABD, when added to your Central A/C, prioritizes dehumidification resulting in a highly effective dehumidifier in addition to your central A/C. Using an adaptive algorithm, the controller in the IABD gradually accommodates the cooling load.

The dehumidification settings on the TC Mode can be set to On, Off, or Auto.  

When you select “ON”, dehumidification is always prioritized.  This is an excellent options for Contractors that really need to dehumidify a house before putting it on the market.  It is also a very good option for extremely humid environments.

The “AUTO” option is the best option for home comfort.

In both options, you can select the RH Value.

For Your Information

AC Dehumidification

Most days, the A/C cycles frequently and barely dehumidifies during the first 5-10 minutes of each duty cycle. The DBAS significantly reduces this initial period.

In an A/C, dehumidification is an uncontrollable by-product of the refrigeration process required for cooling. The Total Comfort Mode (TCM) mode regulates this dehumidification process.

In an A/C, the latent/sensible ratio is uncontrollable, resulting in poor dehumidification. 

The IABD in the TCM can control the latent/sensible ratio.

Homeowners

When the AC does not dehumidify adequately, homeowners often set the thermostat temperature to a very low uncomfortable setting causing the AC to dehumidify continuously.

The IABD (TC Mode) eliminates the need to continuously overcool.

TC Mode Benefits

Synergizes with your AC to deliver cool, dry air instead of cold, wet air. 

It greatly ENHANCES the A/C’s dehumidification performance in all North American climate zones.

In the TCM, the IABD boosts an A/C’s or heat pump’s dehumidification performance up to a factor of 5 by:

  • Greatly reducing the amount of time the AC starts dehumidifying.
  • Reaching a lower dewpoint.
  • Changing sensible energy to latent energy.

How Does It Work?

The IABD consists of a modulating bypass fan, a motorized damper, a transformer, and the InnoTek Air ByPass Dehumidifier Controller (IABDC).

The system is attached directly to a SINGLE OR 2-STAGE split-type cooling system parallel to the cooling coil.

The IABD diverts and BYPASSES the air around the cooling coil so that the coil’s operating temperature drops SIGNIFICANTLY. The air rejoins the bypassed air and leaves dry and cool air instead of cold and wet air.

The IABD Controller

  • Brain

    Is the "brain" of the IABD. In the Total Comfort Mode (TCM), it enables the IABD to receive the information it needs to ensure that the air is properly dehumidified.

  • Duty Cycles

    In TC mode, it enables the IABD to almost eliminates the first 5-10 minutes of the duty cycle. It also increases the length of each duty cycle.

  • Thermostat

    Interfaces and monitors the thermostat.

  • Set Points

    Can control the humidification and dehumidification set points.

  • Ratios

    Controls the latent/sensible ratio.

  • Dewpoint

    Controls the dewpoint of the delivery air.

  • Central Heating

    Enables the IABD to integrate with your central heating or an external heater.

  • Overcooling

    Significantly reduces the need for overcooling.

Total Comfort Mode Specifications

Overview of Specifications

  • The IABD, while in Total Comfort Mode is added to any split-type air conditioner to optimize A/C dehumidification for a true comfort experience.
  • The picture below shows an inline fan c/w in series with an inline damper and motor ducted in parallel with a cooling coil.
  • Ducting size cannot exceed 25 feet of flexible duct; equivalent square ducting is acceptable.
  • The Inline fan comes with a 6 feet plug-in cable.
  • The IABD can be mounted on a wall and connected by control wiring to the inline fan within 75 feet.
  • The IABD comes with an indoor sensor which connects to the controller and cannot exceed 75 ft of wiring from the controller.

IABD Details(Total Comfort Mode)

COMPONENTS

Modulating inline fan

24-volt damper and motor

InnoTek Air ByPass Dehumidifier Controller (IABDC)

TCM SIZES

The TC Mode can be used with three sizes of the IABD to accommodate different cooling equipment sizes.

  • IABD -8
  • IABD -10
  • IABD – 12

A/C SIZES

The IABD, in TC mode, can be installed with a split-type cooling system, either a single or 2-stage ranging from 1.5 to 5-tons

INSTALLATION

There are two ways to install a IABD in TC Mode, attached to a central cooling system. The drawing on the first page shows an installation with the cooling coil in the supply of the indoor blower.

The drawing below shows an installation where the cooling coil is located at the return or intake end of the indoor unit blower.

NOTE

The IABD will not function in Total Comfort Mode when installed with (a) rooftop units (instead, use ADM Mode for central systems), (2) ductless systems or (3) split systems having an outdoor unit (this includes inverter-type compressors).

Specifications
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