Posted by
mummybee1
18 yrs ago
Since moving near the Bay area, I notice the air is rather humid even in winter, making clothes hard to dry, and the floor sticky and uncomfortable. Would a humidifer help and if so, which brand or type should I consider?
I should mention that my 18-mo daughter, as some of you would know, has severe allergies and dry skin and since moving to the bay area, her skin suppleness has improved dramatically. We all know that humidity is good for eczema skin so is having a humidifier to dry out the air a bad idea in her case?? Thx.
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Hi mummybee
I think you mean DEhumidifier - you're trying to get rid of the humidity.
Yes - the humidity makes drying clothes way difficult and you often end up clothes with that mildew smell which to me is the most disgusting smell. What I did, and what you could do to reduce the effects on your daughter, is to put the dehumidifier in a room where you are drying clothes and just run it in that room only.
If you are trying to run it in your living room or bigger rooms - you'll need a much larger unit (and also much more expensive.) for now, I'd invest in a smaller one and use it in your laundry area only. Soon, airconditioning will be on, and you won't need the big dehumidifiers in the main rooms.
But you should be aware of possible mold growing in your apartment. Friends of mine had to do massive overhaul of furniture and linens and clothing when they didn't take care of their humidity problem and ended up with mold EVERYWHERE.
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HI mummybee1,
Yes, my friend living in your area also said she found MOLD in her strollers, books, clothes... it's disgusting.
A dehumidifier is definitely needed. Yes, humidity is good for us with eczema, but it's not good for the Related problems such as asthma/respiratory weakness that alot of eczema patients have. I could hardly breathe this week...
I have a dehumidifier in every room, and I keep the air con on to keep it comfortable. I have a barometer in the rooms too, 60 % is best.
I have the mitsubishi dehumidifier, it's great, and it's nice looking.
Just DON'T turn on the dehumidifier while your baby is sleepin the room, and facing her. It 's not good for the baby's health.
This machine also has the laundry function too !
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lasez
18 yrs ago
Just make sure you check the noise level of the dehumidifier before making a purchase decision.
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ok, another question: I will turn on air-con daily when late spring/summer comes cos I can't stand the heat, and would that alone reduce the humidity without needing to use a dehumidifer at the same time?
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I think you may have to invest in one of those things from oregon scientific that measure humidity and temperatures in rooms.
I had a smaller flat in HK - and the humidity would dramatically decrease when I had the air on - especially baby's room which was small with a huge airconditioner- it was a rapid decrease.
but I have friends with larger flats and they say it wasn't enough -especially for those friends on southside and the peak - always ran dehumidifiers and the airconditioners...so it may be worth investing in.
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On days like TODAY, when humidity is like in the 90%.... I use BOTH dehumidifiers, and air con, and that still only gets it down to about 75% !
And Air cons use much more electricity than Dehumidifiers. I think it's unavoidable to invest in a good one where we live!
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