In article , C & E says...

We're in the East coast heavy rain belt and yesterday morning I vacuumed out
80 gallons - about the worst it has ever been for our home - mush worse for
others. My wife spent the day vac'ing the indoor/outdoor carpet down there
and we have kept fans on as well as the HVAC fan on constantly with the A/C
on. I was disappointed that it wasn't more dry this morning but it'still
raining here. Not a good scenario for drying. Do you think that it would
be any help to turn on the baseboard electric heat down there to try to
alter the relative humidity and get some of the moisture into the air and
circulating throught the A/C system for dehumidification? Just a thought
but probably not a good one. Opinions please.



BTDT two things:

1. Take the carpet up and get it out of the house. If you don't have a place to
dry it out pretty much immediately (or even if you do, it may be too late), it
will deteriorate and harbor molds even if it's "indoor/outdoor".

2. I know it's a lot of rain lately, but see if you can address why water is
getting into your basement. Don't just write it off as an unusual event; it'll
happen again and your use of the space will be compromised anyway. So, if the
gutters work and the grading of your lot is correct, you should look into adding
drainage either exterior or interior.

Banty


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