DEHUMIDIFIER INSTALLATION

The advent of the dehumidifier is of the best advancements in crawl space moisture control in the last 2 decades. Dehumidifiers allow us to influence the relative humidity of crawl space air in a way that was not possible before their arrival.

When it comes to controlling moisture in a crawl space, dehumidifiers have become a staple in the climate control toolkit.

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WHY WOULD I NEED A DEHUMIDIFIER?

Part of living in southwest Georgia is learning how to live with humidity. Our crawl spaces serve as a prime example of what stagnant, humid air can do. When crawl spaces suffer from poor ventilation because of inadequate venting or blockages, moisture from the saturated air begins to cling to the wooden subfloor. Once the surface moisture level of the wood gets high enough, wood decay fungi begins to form. Wood decay fungi begins to break down the wood and can cause some serious problems.

"When crawl spaces suffer from poor ventilation because of inadequate venting or blockages, moisture from the saturated air begins to cling to the wooden subfloor."

In the past, the only approach we had for keeping wood decay fungi under control was installing vapor barriers, increasing ventilation, and spraying the wood with a fungicide. These methods are still employed today, but sometimes, they don’t go far enough. That’s when you need a dehumidifier.

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HOW DO DEHUMIDIFIERS WORK?

A dehumidifier pulls humid air from the crawl space through cooled condenser coils inside the unit. These coils cause condensation that is drained from the dehumidifier and pumped out of the crawl space. The drier air is then sent back into the crawl space replacing damp air with drier air. When the dehumidifier recognizes that the humidity is at an acceptable, pre-determined level, the compressor will shut off to help save on energy. This approach to conditioning the air combined with efforts to reduce the amount of incoming humid air is what makes this method so effective.

AVAILABILITY

Dehumidifier and Moisture Control services are available in Albany, Leesburg, Camilla, Pelham, Meigs, Sylvester, Cordele, Lake Blackshear, Americus, Smithville, Bronwood, Dawson, Sasser, Leary, Morgan, Arlington, Blakely, Fort Gaines, Newton, Bainbridge, and Cairo.

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