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"Joe" <joe5345@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On May 1, 8:50 pm, "aemeijers" <aemeij...@att.net> wrote:
>> "Joe" <joe5...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> news:1178029663.313580.90740@n59g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...> Hi, I just
>> bought a dehumidifier and it allows me to set the humidity
>> > percentage. What would be the best level to keep it set at to protect
>> > books and clothes. I just put it on and it shows that the humidity in
>> > my basement is at 55%. That seems pretty low, do I need to run it on
>> > days like today?
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>> Books and clothes should not be stored in basements that need
>> dehumidifiers,
>> except in sealed dry containers. (latching lids and gaskets, not just the
>> plastic bins, although those are better than nothing.)
>> I've cleaned out enough relative's basements to learn that the hard
>> way. I
>> have that problem here- all that square and cubic footage, of limited
>> usefulness.
>>
>> aem sends....
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> Hmmm I just bought my dehumidifer because the previous owner had one.
> How do you know if you definitely need one? I have lived in this house
> for 8 months without a dehumidifier and there has been some musty
> smells but no standing water or sweating pipes. I use a fan to get rid
> of the smell. I assume it will get worse in the summer with higher
> humidity. I have kept books and clothing in the basement over the winter
> with no problems.
>
If you can smell it, the clothes, and especially the paper, will suck up
that smell like a sponge. You can launder most clothes. You cannot launder
books, and most books do not like being left out in sunlight, the best cure
for the musties.
aem sends....
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Re: what is best level of humidity in basement to protect clothes and books?
