Elite Purifiers

Archive for November, 2009

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You can make your home much more comfortable and keep it free of mold by using a home dehumidifier. During the humid and languid days of summer, an air conditioner unit can make your house feel less like a steam bath and help avoid the unpleasant musty smells. On the other hand during cooler weather or in your basement or crawl space, a home dehumidifier is the best way to decrease the humidity level.

What are they good for?
A home dehumidifier can do more than simply enhance your comfort. By keeping humidity at proper levels, these machines will help to you avoid lots of problems. Left unchecked, a household relative humidity above fifty percent can breed mildew, dust mites, and mold that aggravate allergies and asthma. Mildew and mold can thrive on and discolor cloth or natural wood furniture and grow on clothes, books, and other items stored in your house, basement or attic. Another very common household problem is the mold which can also cause drywall and wood to rot, and this can be very expensive to fix.

At the same time as preventing mold you will also have to properly seal and ventilating your house, home dehumidifiers can reduce potential for its growth.
New homes face a high humidity risk and they are more exposed to mold because most of the constructions are generally made of paper faced wallboard instead of wood and plaster, which are more mold resistant. Using a home dehumidifier in a cool and damp basement or crawl area is perfect for solving humidity related problems.

How does it work?
The home dehumidifier uses a fan to pull room air over two sets of refrigerant filled coils, one cool and one warm, sopping out the moisture along the way. The water that condenses out of the air usually drips into a bucket in the interior of the dehumidifier. Most home dehumidifier units can be attached to an external drain, eliminating the need to empty the bucket.