June 16, 2009

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

June 16th 2009 Posted to dehumidifiers
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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Comments

  1. EMW
    June 19th, 2009 | 4:23 pm

    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.

  2. Ed M
    June 22nd, 2009 | 7:24 am

    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.

  3. homedocny
    June 24th, 2009 | 12:51 am

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