Basement Waterproofing Case Studies: Poor Air Quality Pulling Up Through the Home in Falls City, Oregon
Challenge
The homeowners were expecting their first baby in a couple of months. They were doing everything they could to get ready for their new arrival. But after the nursey was done and the house was baby proofed from top to bottom there was still one thing that they were having trouble fixing. Throughout the home was a damp and musty odor that no amount of scented candles seemed to be able to cover up. The homeowners were concerned about the air quality in their home and the effects it could have on their baby's little respiratory system.
Solution
Air travels upward, so if the air in a crawl space is damp, musty or moldy then that air is going to travel up into the rest of the house. Having a healthy crawl space is key to having a healthy home. This couple needed a dehumidifier to clean the air in their crawl space and therefore in the rest of the home. They wanted a dehumidifier that would definitely be strong enough to get their home ready for the baby but also as energy efficient as possible. The answer for them was a SaniDry Sedona dehumidifier. The SaniDry Sedona eliminates damp and musty odors in the crawl space by drying and filtering out the air. With the SaniDry Sedona, the homes relative humidity is kept below 55% so mold and mildew don't stand a chance and even dust mites will die off. The SaniDry Sedona is a pint-sized powerhouse that has an incredible 100 pints per day capacity and will move over 300 cubic feet of dry air per minute around the crawl space. This dries out the building materials and contents of your home and makes that damp feeling and smell go away. It's also the world's most efficient dehumidifier without a large bulky heat exchange core, at over 2.9 liters of water per kilowatt hour of electricity. This means that the homeowners will save on electricity over the years while keeping their home dry and healthy. Now with the SaniDry Sedona, their home is healthy enough for their new baby.