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Last update: December 3, 2008 - 5:43 PM

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MOISTURE RULES

To protect your home's structure, if the outside temperature is:

• 20 to 40 degrees, indoor humidity should be no more than 40 percent.

• 10 to 20 degrees, indoor humidity should be no more than 35 percent.

• 0 to 10 degrees, indoor humidity should be no more than 30 percent.

• Minus-10 degrees to 0, indoor humidity should be no more than 25 percent.

• Minus-20 to minus-10, indoor humidity should be no more than 20 percent.

• Lower than minus-20, indoor humidity should be no more than 15 percent.

Minnesota Office of Energy Security

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