Serving Destin
Humidity & Moisture Drying Destin, FL
When the outdoor air is wetter than the building, opening windows adds water. Drying means a closed building and conditioned air. The building is closed to outdoor air and its air is dehumidified, because in the humid season outside air adds water. Materials are read until they match unaffected material in the same building, including inside block and slab.
Wet days later? That is worth a call
Often needed alongside
- AC Condensate & Drain Line Leaks
An air conditioner makes water every day it runs. When its drain clogs or its pan cracks, that water goes into the ceiling or the slab.
- Wind-Driven Rain Intrusion
Wind pushes rain sideways through window frames, stucco and the base of the wall. The roof can hold and the house still take water.
Frequently asked questions
Why did the air handler pan rust through in a Destin condo with a balcony closet?
Salt air is the cause. More than two in five Destin homes are in buildings of ten or more units, and some put each air handler in a closet opening onto the balcony. Salt air off the Gulf reaches the cabinet through the louvered door, and the metal pan under the coil, wet every cooling day, rusts fastest at its corners. A pinhole there sends the coil's water onto the floor.
How does salt on a Destin condo's outdoor cooling unit make the rooms damp?
The outdoor unit sheds the heat the system pulls from the rooms through thin metal fins. Salt carried from the Gulf, about a mile and a half away, corrodes those fins until they shed heat poorly, and the system runs longer and colder at the coil without keeping up. In August the closed unit stays clammy. Rinsing the fins with fresh water slows the corrosion.
Can a closed Destin unit get damp from the occupied units beside it?
Often, yes. Some 5,020 Destin homes are held for seasonal use, so a closed unit often sits between neighbors whose cooling runs every day. Their side keeps the shared walls and floor cool, while the closed unit's air, with its cooling set high, holds more water. It condenses on those shared surfaces, behind furniture and inside closets on the party walls first.
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