Humidex Benefits
The advantages of owning a Humidex system are more than just reduced moisture, decreased mold levels, and improved indoor air quality. Financially smart homeowners are finding very real bottom line benefits that can mean thousands of additional dollars in their bank accounts.
- Reduce Risk & Cost of Health Issues – The #1 benefit of owning a Humidex is your health. Certain health related problems, such as asthma, allergies and respiratory problems are directly attributable to poor indoor air quality. By reducing moisture levels, expelling pollutants, and ventilating indoor air, Humidex can help to greatly reduce the exorbitant medical costs and negative health effects associated with these diseases.
- Energy Savings – Humidex will save at least $400 a year, versus operating a single dehumidifier, amounting to a total of $4,000 in savings over the ten year warranted life. Furthermore, it costs less energy to heat or air condition a dry home as opposed to a damp one. Tests conducted by the Department of Energy indicated an annual 17% reduction in energy costs when conditioning a crawl space with mechanical ventilation.
- Increase Home Value – The average basement makes up approximately 35% of a home's size. Humidex will help maintain a clean and dry environment, turning that often ignored basement area into a fun and livable family area or even into a rentable, income generating asset.
- Increase Chances of Selling Home – Many states across the country now require sellers to provide potential home buyers with Mold Disclosure Statements. Homes that are disclosed to have mold problems are less likely to sell and have a lower market value. Homes with Humidex get top dollar on the market because they smell fresh and are free of moisture.
- Added Value to Tax Dollars – Real estate taxes are based on region and the overall size of a home including the basement. Homeowners with unused or underutilized basements due to moisture and mold problems are throwing a significant amount of their real estate tax dollars into the garbage. Humidex helps homeowners reclaim their basements and the value of their tax dollars.
- More Living Space for Less – When extra living space is required, many homeowners choose to build expensive new additions. Remodeling an existing basement is far less expensive and much less time consuming as well. With the addition of Humidex to their newly remodeled basement, homeowners can feel confident that this new added living area will remain clean, dry and comfortable.
- Reduce Cost of Repairing Mold Damage – The cost of repairing areas of your home damaged by mold will fluctuate depending on the severity of the problem, but the final price tag can easily run into the tens of thousands of dollars. To make matters even worse many insurance companies do not cover these mold related expenses, leaving homeowners with a tremendous out-of-pocket financial burden. Humidex can prevent these situations from occurring in the first place and from repeating in the future. After the costly mold restoration job is complete, homeowners must then repair, refurnish and redecorate their homes. Typical work includes fixing or replacing walls, flooring or carpeting, and furniture.