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1:5:10:361 EcoTip: A dehumidifier can help manage moisture levels - but manufacture sure you opt on behalf of an energy saving unit that shall work in the desired temperature range. Many consumer grade dehumidifiers waste lots of energy as well as don’t work well at temperatures less than 65 degrees F.
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A client of mine had a wet unconditioned basement. He installed a dehumidifier to help take care of the excess moisture, but found in spite of the unit operational 24 hours a day - it wasn’t lowering the humidity as well as things were getting moldy. When I inspected his basement I found the temperature was around 50 degrees F as well as unit was frozen up as well as not in a position to remove the elevated levels of moisture that were present. Mold was growing on the things that were stored in the basement. I found that the unit he had purchased had an optimal operating temperature around 68 degrees as well as was not rated to operate at the colder basement temperatures. There are molds that can grow at temperatures all of the way down to freezing (although slowly).
Additional information is available at the EPA’s EnergyStar website: http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=dehumid.pr_basics_dehumidifiers
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