Basement & Crawl Space Dehumidifiers in Ohio & the Toledo Area

In Ohio and the greater Toledo area, relative humidity (RH) levels can soar in the summer! When this happens, damp, musty smells can build in your basement and crawlspace, which often leads to mold growing and spreading. If you suffer from this problem, Toledo Basement Systems can help with the SaniDry dehumidifier and air filtration system.

Even if your basement and crawlspace do not leak water, they can become damp. This is due to water vapor in the air. As it condenses, it collects on the cool surfaces in your basement or crawlspace. Other ways moisture can find its way into a basement that is not leaking include the following:

• Even when a block wall is not leaking, it may be damp due to capillary action (also known as wicking). The water that collects inside its hollow surface can sponge out and enter your basement.


• Because concrete and dirt are porous, water can come through your crawlspace and basement walls and floor, passing easily through and entering into your air. At Toledo Basement Systems, we offer three different basement wall systems, a basement floor matting system and a crawlspace liner that can address your issues in your crawlspace and cellar. Once these have been installed, you will not need to worry about wicking, and you’ve considerably lowered the amount of water vapor passing through the walls.


• As air leaks into a basement, crawlspace, and through the crawlspace vents, it brings moisture through in the form of humidity. If the air outside is cooler than the basement or crawlspace, this is not a problem as long as you don’t mind letting cold air in. In the warm summertime, however, that air is loaded with water. In the greater Toledo area, the high levels of relative humidity ensure that dampness is a major problem for basement and crawlspace moisture in the summer months.

When it’s warmer outside than in the basement or crawlspace (and especially when it’s also humid), condensation will become a problem in the subterranean levels. This problem is caused when the temperature of humid drops. Because basements are below the earth, they are always cool. For each degree the air entering from the outside is cooled, the Relative Humidity goes up 2.2%. If the relative humidity rises over 100%, all excess moisture will be shed on any cool surface. So when it's hot and humid in the summer, rain or not, our basement may be the wettest it has been all year!

During a day with 80 degree temperatures with a Relative Humidity of 80%, air is sucked into the basement, where it’s cooled to 68 degrees or lower. As the air cools, the relative humidity rises by 26.4% (12 degrees times 2.2%). But because 80% plus 26.4% is more than 100%, the air is overloaded with water. It gives up its moisture on your cold basement walls, floor, water tank, pipes, and other cold things. This is condensation! In the summer in Toledo, the relative humidity can easily reach 100% in a basement or crawl space!

Even if the basement and crawlspace does not have condensation, there will still be high Relative Humidity levels that allow mold and dust mites to grow. Dust mites emit their feces into the air and mold will release its spores. As the air heats in your home, it rises, leaving through the upper levels and creating a vacuum in the lower levels. Air is then sucked up from the crawlspace and basement. Anything in the air, including this fecal material and mold spores, will enter into the home living space. As you and your family will breath it in, a variety of health-related problems can occur.

To eliminate condensation, you must either heat the air (ridiculous in the summer and does not remove the moisture) or remove the water from it (easy to do). It’s important to take water out of it efficiently and effectively, which is easy if you have the right equipment with which to do it!

Not Just Any Dehumidifier

The simplest, most effective answer in your basement or crawl space is a dehumidifier. Unfortunately, most dehumidifiers are inefficient and/or ineffective. Fortunately, Basement Systems has had more than 20 years to address this issue, and we’ve found that only one machine gets us the results we need- the SaniDry Basement and Crawl Space Air System!

The SaniDry Basement Dehumidification Air System operates as a both basement air filtration system and a dehumidifier! It will keep your basement, crawlspace, or cellar drier, cleaner, and healthier with our Energy Star rated, high power dehumidification system! There's nothing that compares to it for lowering the relative humidity to any percentage you like. With the SaniDry, you do more than dry the air- you dry out your basement walls, furniture, and everything else in the room! If you live in Williams, Defiance, Henry, Fulton, Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca Wood, or Erie, this is the dehumidifier for you!

1. The SaniDry can filter particles as small as two microns from your crawlspace or basement air. This means that mold spores and the fecal material from dust mites can be almost completely eliminated!
2. The SaniDry can be equipped with an optional air filter that will remove odors that are in your basement air.
3. Able to remove 100 pints of water with the same energy use of a 40-pint model, the SaniDry is a high-efficiency unit!
4. You won’t need to perform the daily maintenance of removing and emptying buckets and trays daily. Our model can drain automatically!
5. Because dry air is easier to cool than humid air, the SaniDry will make your whole home more energy-efficient!
6. As your humidity levels drop below 60%, most mold and mildew growth is prevented, and dust mites cannot survive.
7. The SaniDry can dry up to 3,000 square feet. You can take full advantage of its power by ducting it to other rooms in the house so your finished basement can be dried while the SaniDry is tucked out of sight in a different unfinished section of the basement.

Our SaniDry can only be obtained through an authorized Basement Systems dealer! If you’re a homeowner in the greater Toledo area, call Toledo Basement Systems today for a Free Consultation on the advantages of a SaniDry Dehumidifier in your home!

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