{"id":698,"date":"2022-03-14T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/?p=698"},"modified":"2022-03-08T12:28:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T17:28:09","slug":"good-idea-coming-spring-summer-dehumidifier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/indoor-air-quality-service\/good-idea-coming-spring-summer-dehumidifier\/","title":{"rendered":"A Good Idea for the Coming Spring and Summer: A Dehumidifier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/humidity-on-window-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"humidity-on-window\" class=\"wp-image-699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/humidity-on-window-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/humidity-on-window-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/humidity-on-window.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Every building has to be resilient enough to deal with environmental factors. Your home is no different. Depending on your location, some seasons may introduce more issues than others. Due to Pennsylvania\u2019s humid continental climate, high humidity can affect indoor air quality in Malvern, PA\u2014especially going into summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But what issues can it create and, more importantly, what solutions\nare available to you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Humidity and indoor air\nquality<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Humidity is the concentration of water vapor in the air. Relative\nhumidity (RH) is the percentage of moisture currently in the air, based on how\nmuch the air can hold in total. Outdoors, 100% RH is usually a sign of dew,\nfog, or rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Health experts recommend keeping indoor relative humidity between 30\u201350% for ideal conditions. Excessive indoor humidity can reduce air quality and present the following issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Mold and mildew<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Mold and mildew prefer growing in wet and damp conditions. They rely\non moisture to spread across surfaces like ceilings, tiles, and walls, which is\nmore likely when there\u2019s a lot of indoor humidity. If left too long, mold\nreleases irritants into the air that can aggravate allergies and asthma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Floor, ceiling, and furnishing<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As fungi, mold, and mildew feed on organic materials to grow, they can damage textiles like carpets, curtains, and soft furnishings as a result. Depending on how extensive a case is, mildew can creep onto bedding, soft toys, and clothing. While many home remedies exist, prevention is always the first line of protection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Walls<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Humidity can damage walls as moisture from warm air condenses on cooler surfaces. Dampness can cause surface leeching on new paint and lead to curling on the wallpaper, aging the walls prematurely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Excessive heat<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly, high humidity makes your home feel warmer, emphasizing the\nsummer heat when all you want to do is stay shaded and cool. Humid air stores\nheat better than dry air, forcing your air conditioning system to work harder\nto lower the temperature. If you live in a humid summer area, this might be why\nyour thermostat readings don\u2019t always match how warm you feel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Whole-house dehumidifier:\nthe perfect solution<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A dehumidifier is the best way to control indoor humidity because it\ntreats the main cause of the issues above. Its refrigerated coils condense\nwater vapor as humid air moves through the unit, filtering out moisture before\nreleasing cooler, drier air. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whole-house dehumidifiers are particularly effective at creating ideal\nconditions (allowing for 45% relative humidity). They\u2019re more powerful than\ntheir portable counterparts, working with your air conditioning system to\nregulate temperature efficiently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to its range, a whole-house dehumidifier maintains good air quality throughout a house, protecting the structure and ventilating out of sight areas too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get the best HVAC professionals for your\ndehumidifier installation\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Looking for an HVAC service to help you get\nbetter <a href=\"\/indoor-air-quality\">indoor air quality in Malvern, PA<\/a>?\nMichall Daimion Heating &amp; Air Conditioning, Inc. has been the Main Line\u2019s\nPremier Service Provider since 1976. <a href=\"\/contact\/schedule-service\">Contact us<\/a><\/strong><strong> today to speak to a service expert about our\nsolutions!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Excessive indoor humidity can reduce air quality and present the following issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[79],"tags":[45,88],"class_list":["post-698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-indoor-air-quality-service","tag-dehumidifiers","tag-malvern"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=698"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/698\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":701,"href":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/698\/revisions\/701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daimion.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}