Re: Preserving books against mold?

Ï "Alan Meyer" <ameyer2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Ýãñáøå óôï ìÞíõìá 
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>I have a collection of several thousand books in a part of my
> house that gets too humid in the summer time.  The books
> can get moldy.
>
> I've dealt with that in the past with dehumidification, but in
> the last year electricity costs have gone through the roof
> in my state and it's getting really expensive.  Has anyone
> successfully controlled mold by cheaper means - air
> circulation, lysol spray, ultraviolet light (which can also
> damage books), etc.?
>
We had the same problem in our house. We bought a dehumidifier, and ran it

for a couple of years. The humidity has disappeared. The dehumidifier *is*
a 
heat pump, it cools the air so that it drops water. The heating part is in

the same machine, and heats the air after it has been cooled, and the
water 
has been removed. Although its power rating is not so great 700-800 W, its

*energy* consumption is enormous, like 100 euros on every two-moth 
electricity bill.



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