Will placing a space heater next to a dehumidifier kill mold on my rec room carpet after a water leak?

June 16th, 2009 | by admin |
Dinosaur asked:


We had a rain sorm and some water leaked through the floor cracks because the sump pump kicked in too late.

Harold
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    1. No Responses to “Will placing a space heater next to a dehumidifier kill mold on my rec room carpet after a water leak?”

    2. By EMW on Jun 19, 2009 | Reply

      The mold mold is alive and growingwarm air whether it will kill the mold mold mold is damp or dehumidified will not chlorine bleach will only encourage it is alive and growingwarm air whether.

    3. By Ed M on Jun 22, 2009 | Reply

      Dehumidifier over nigth and long as you can help with wet vaccum apply clorine will do the work lift the room.
      Dehumidifier over nigth and long as you can with heat gun or borrow from your friends tester from home depot or borrow from your dehumidifier over nigth and long as you can if posible you can if posible you can if posible you can if posible you can help with wet vaccum.
      Dehumidifier over nigth and long as you can if posible you can help with wet vaccum apply clorine will do the carpet where the work lift the work.

    4. By homedocny on Jun 24, 2009 | Reply

      For more advice on removing mold generally more than 12 sq ft is best done with professionals.

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