How can a dehumidifier help me prevent mold?

How can a dehumidifier help me prevent mold?

Dehumidifiers are an important defense against mold. It is a very simple device, but it can dry up a basement and make it much less likely to be mold-contaminated. Any part of your house that tends to be damp, in the summertime, especially, needs to be dehumidified. The problem with the summertime is that the moisture levels in the outdoor air are high, and when you get into a cool, damp basement, all that moisture tends to condense out. Walls could be sweating, and even if you don't see obvious moisture in the basement, just the high humidity--mold loves that. One of the problems we see is in schools over the summertime. The high humidity in a school can lead to mold growth if the air isn't conditioned. Oftentimes, schools are left vacant, or parts of a school are left vacant, over the summer. There isn't good air flow. All of a sudden, comes August 30th, and they want to get the schools ready. The carpeting, the wooden desks can have mold growth on them in a school system, so school systems now are becoming more aware that they have to take preventive measures during the summertime to keep mold growth from happening.