Reply To: Are Dehumidifiers safe to use and recommended?

[Jeff Charlton]

I would use dehumidifiers to dry a building if I had to but there are better ways to dry a water dmaged building.
Few DHs have filters and they are certainly not HEPA.
The coil and drip pan quickly become contaminated.
I wouldn’t have a DH in my home unless it was brand new and single use.
I have shown time and again air particle counts and air bioloogical contamination counts pre and post turning on a DH. They are mould and bacteria factories and people with CIRS shouldn’t use them