With all the recent media coverage and public concern over asthma and allergies as they relate to mold and allergens in the home, air quality is the key to solving this problem - and reducing relative humidity promotes the biggest results!

According to the study, poor indoor air quality is a recognized cause or contributing factor to health effects. Dampness and humidity have been linked to upper and lower respiratory symptoms in children and adults.

A study by the National Center for Biotechnology Information demonstrated the plausibility of reducing indoor relative humidity (RH) and airborne mold spore levels using high-efficiency dehumidification units equipped with air filtration. The study stated that clinicians should emphasize to their patients the importance of dehumidification and air filtration to improve indoor air quality in the home.

The high-efficiency SaniDry Air System, dehumidification and air filtration system, is the right choice to make your home healthy and comfortable. Your local Basement Systems dealer or CleanSpace Installer are the exclusive distributor of the SanDry Air System. For a Free estimate and inspection, call 800-261-3708, or complete this form to be contacted by your local dealer.

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"How can people with allergies ideally control the air quality and climate in their homes?"

Two major parts of the answer include air filtration and dehumidifiers. Basement Systems' SaniDry Air Systems can provide both of these for your home.

Home Allergens
The number one cause of allergies in the home is from the fecal matter of dust mites - this tiny irritant, like dust, simply moves around the home in the air.

How do we prevent this?
We know that dust mites do not drink water to survive, but rather absorb it from the air. We also know that lowering the RH, typically below 50%, will kill dust mites, and thus eliminate their fecal matter.

How Can You Accomplish This?
With a dehumidifier… a powerful, yet energy-efficient dehumidifier. The SaniDry Air System, a dehumidification and air filtration unit, is the right machine. Simply set the RH level you want on the SaniDry's dial (typically just below 50%) and your entire home and building materials will dry out, mold won't grow and dust mites will cease to exist.

To learn more about this miracle machine, schedule a FREE, no-obligation, in-home inspection and estimate with an authorized Basement Systems or CleanSpace Specialist, call 800-261-3708 or click here and complete the online form.

For more information on home air quality, read this article at Medicine.Net.

For more information on dust mites go to www.housedustmite.com .

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In an article for Building Safety Journal , building science expert Nathan Yost, M.D. of the Building Science Corporation addresses the mold issue and the importance of treating crawl space conditions the same as you would those in the rest of the house -- with dry, comfortable, good quality air. The essential design characteristics in dirt crawl spaces should be a ground cover that is continuous and sealed to the perimeter walls and piers with minimal air leakage to the exterior - not vented as many state building codes still require.

Basement Systems' CleanSpace Crawl Space Encapsulation System addresses the issue of sealing a house from the ground and conditioning the crawl space air. The encapsulation system, that completely isolates a home from the earth, dramatically reduces the humidity level in the air; reduces or eliminates mold growth, rot, and critters from a crawl space; and makes the air quality throughout an entire house healthier.

As heat rises, cool, damp, musty air in the basement rises to the upstairs, carrying allergens throughout the home. Understanding that molds and dust mites need moisture (from water seepage or humidity) to grow, removing this moisture will eliminate the problem - thus removing two major allergens in the home!

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