"Andy Dingley" <dingbat@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 25 May 2008 18:01:54 -0400, "Alan Meyer" <ameyer2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
>
>>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.
>
> Dehumidifier, but control air circulation too so that the dried air
> remains around the library room / cupboard and humid air cant enter
> from
> outside. That, and check your dehumidifer is efficient and in good
> order. They're cheap to buy these days but expensive to run -
> replacement can be worthwhile.
I did seal the area that was dehumidified reasonably well.
I kept all the windows closed, and placed weather stripping
around the door.
Given the high price of electricity these days (it seems to
have more than doubled in our state in just the last year),
I probably could save money by buying a newer, more
efficient, dehumidifier. The one I've got is 20+ years old.
Unfortunately however, the basic process - chilling air in
order to condense moisture from it, is inherently expensive.
I'm now spraying small squirts of Lysol into the air around
my books once each day. My hope is that small amounts
of fungicides in the air, if applied very regularly, will keep the
environment unhealthy for fungal s****es.
It's a cheap strategy. Time will tell if it works.
Alan
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