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Mold and Allergen Problems

Wet, humid crawl spaces and basements mean problems with mold and rot underneath your home.  As the moisture sets in the space, all organic materials there will become food to support mold and rot growth.  While this mold, dust mites, rot, and moisture is damaging your home and causing rot in your crawl space insulation, wooden home structure, drywall, leather, basement carpet, and all other organic things in the space, enormous allergens are also being released into your basement.  And with the stack effect spreading these allergens throughout your home, we know that you breathe the air in your crawl space and basement every day.


Here are some of the common allergens you can expect to find in a crawl space:

Of these five sources of allergens, mold, mildew, dust mites, and cockroaches can all be discouraged by removing humidity from the air.  Mold, mildew, and dust mites all need to absorb humidity to survive, and American Cockroaches need a continuous supply of readily-available moisture to survive.  While dehumidification will not completely eliminate cockroaches, it certainly helps to keep the population down.  Dehumidification as a means of cockroach control (for the American Cockroach) has been recommended by the University of Nebraska, but only for cases in where the dehumidifier is self-draining so that cockroaches cannot use the collection tray as a water source.

In short, a single pair of cockroaches can create 500 young, a single dust mite can lay up to 270 eggs in a lifetime, and mold releases spores by the thousands as it reproduces.  You want to create an environment in your home where this cannot happen!

Good Housekeeping Magazine has reported that 54 Americans suffer from allergies, and the ICS Cleaning Specialist shows that there has been a 75% increase in asthma and related health problems from 1980 to 2001 alone! Additionally, the EPA ranks indoor air pollution as one of the top five environmental risks to public health, and the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology has found that 50% of all respiratory illnesses are aggravated or caused by polluted indoor air. 

If you suffer from allergy-related problems, here’s a test to see if indoor allergens are causing health problems in your home.  Watch carefully to see when your allergy symptoms are at their worst.  If you find that you’re suffering from allergies most when you’re in your home- and the symptoms drop dramatically when you leave the house- then it’s likely that there are allergens in your home.  The answer?  Install a reliable basement dehumidifier.

By dropping the humidity below 60%, you can eliminate allergens in the home from mold and dust mites and prevent the damage they cause.  With the SaniDry basement and crawl space dehumidifier, you can also filter the air itself, removing particles such as pollen, dust mite feces, and even most mold spores.  An optional filter will also remove odors from the air, making your air dry, clean, and fresh.  Call or contact us today for pricing and product details on a basement or crawl space dehumidifier!