Dehumidifier is Good, Conditioned Air is Better and The Best is Both! A Crawl Space Dehumidifier is Good A good quality crawl space dehumidifier that is sized properly for the crawl space will make the difference between one that gets the job done efficiently and one that does not, but makes you feel good until you get the electric bill. Not all crawl space dehumidifiers are created to do the same job. Yes they are made to dehumidify but all have different capabilities and when you have one designed for a bedroom trying to control an entire crawl space you will have failure. Keep in mind its not about the price, meaning more expensive is better. The key to proper dehumidification is proper air flow and proper water removal, in that order. If you can’t get the moist air to the crawl space dehumidifier it does not matter how much water it removes. Pints per kilowatt hour (P/kWh) or Liters per kilowatt hour (L/kWh) will determine how efficient the unit is. Conditioned Air is Better- Depending on your climate your heating and cooling unit can control the moisture in your crawl space once you open supply and return; this method is allowed by the
Read more →Matt, I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you so much for your website. It is extremely informative and helpful to the DIYer like myself–I’ve read every single page you have on your site. I have a fairly serious moisture problem in my crawlspace at my home in Virginia Beach. My washer machine plumbing had a small leak that I didn’t notice for many months. This has led to some pretty nasty mold growth under the crawlspace. I crawled down to check it last week and while I’m fairly certain it is structurally sound the things growing down their are horrid. I also noticed while I was down there that I have had significant pooling of rain/ground water near the front of my house. I had every intention of buying your products and doing the vapor barrier/sump/dehumidifier install myself, however after looking at my situation closely, I don’t think you could pay me enough to do it. I only have about 18 inches of height and 24 individual pilings that would need wrapped. Not gonna happen. So I called a well respected local company, JES basement systems. All they do is crawlspaces and basements. They use the Clean Space line
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