Re: Preserving books against mold?

"Alan Meyer" <ameyer2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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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.?
>
> Thanks.

I've decided to try a very simple solution.

At least twice a week, and maybe more often, I'm spraying
some Lysol spray disinfectant into the air in the room with
the books.  Lysol is an effective fungicide, and it's cheap
and readily available.  I don't know whether it will do the
job or not, but I'm inspecting everything carefully to try
to spot any problems at the earliest stages.  If I see
mold beginning on the surfaces most susceptible to them,
I may bite the bullet an turn on my dehumidifier.

    Alan