<h1>Portable Home Dehumidifiers: The Missing Link for Odor Control?</h1>

Many people deal with tough odors all the time in their homes, and get some relief from air purifiers, sprays, but never quite get rid of it.  We’re talking about odors from pets, cooking, mold, mildew and other tough, lingering odors that just won’t go away. Even regular weekly cleaning doesn’t help, there must be something else going on. Basements and closets are notorious for keeping mold, mildew and other odors from going away, too.  Well, often there is one other main area that causes these odors to linger, and that is the humidity in the home or room.

Excess humidity (anything above about 47%) causes odors to linger more than usual because the extra water molecules in the air cause the odor molecules to not only hang in the air like an invisible fog and not blow away.  This extra moisture also causes the odor molecules to become more sticky so they stick to surfaces that don’t get cleaned very often—walls, ceilings, baseboards, cabinets, furniture, etc.  Now you could clean all of those every week but you’d need a team of people to help with something like that!  A better idea is to remove that extra moisture that’s causing the problem with a portable home dehumidifier. 

Portable room dehumidifiers remove moisture by drawing warmer, damp air across cooling coils, which cause water to condense and be removed. When you take the excess moisture out of the air, you’re also removing what bacteria and mold need most to survive and grow—so you can also get rid of and prevent mold & bacteria problems in your home by just keeping the humidity around 40-42%.  Anything over 50% isn’t good, as this is the amount of humidity where mold and bacteria begin to grow and multiply, contaminating the air in your home, causing illness, allergies, sinus infections and more.

Using a portable room dehumidifier can be especially important for those with the elderly or babies in their homes (i.e. those that might not have the strongest immune systems), to help prevent any unnecessary health issues caused by airborne mold & bacteria spreading to your whole house.  And yes, most homes have some degree of mold spores and bacteria mixed in with the dust---and all it takes is a few mold spores or bacteria inhaled to cause a problem.  And yes, you can dehumidify a whole house or basement with one quality portable dehumidifier, which is much cheaper than buying a whole house dehumidifier that attaches to your furnace.

How do you know if excess humidity is causing pet or cooking odors to linger in your home? Go to Walmart or some other store and get an outdoor thermometer with a humidity meter or get your air conditioning service person to check it for you. If the reading is about 47% or higher, you could really make a difference in the amount of lingering odors or smells you experience, just from using a portable room dehumidifier. Just make sure you get one that has an auto defrost function and a drain hose so you don’t have to empty buckets every 3-4 hours.  As a final note for best odor control, if you don’t have an air purifier, or the unit you have doesn’t have much carbon in it (less than 4-5 pounds), you might consider getting a better unit, since the right type and higher amounts of activated carbon can remove odors very well, in most cases.

 

Air Purifiers and Cleaners.com offers a great selection of the best portable home & office dehumidifiers, basement dehumidifiers, baby room dehumidifiers and more. And best of all, you can buy dehumidifiers online right here at cheap discount prices every day, and free shipping due to our very low overhead situation. If you have any questions about dehumidifiers or anything indoor air quality-related, just give us a call toll-free at 1-800-701-2513. We’re here to help!

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