For people who live in highly humid zones, putting on damp clothes and shoes often means there could be mold and mildew growing in the closet.  A Closet Dehumidifier can be the solution to damp clothes and moldy shoes, and it certainly helps make getting dressed in the morning a more pleasant feeling.  When moisture is prevalent throughout the house, it can lead to a variety of unhealthy and unsanitary conditions.  By minimizing the humidity in the home, that damp, sticky feeling on the clothes goes away and everything is much more comfortable.

History

One of the most common ways of dehumidifying a closet or other small space is by crystallized silica gel.  This form of mesoporous silica was actually developed in the early 1970s, but it was much later before it was discovered that it had exceptional qualities to absorb moisture in tight enclosed spaces.  One of the most common areas in which these crystallized packets of silica are used is in electronic packaging because the extra moisture in the air tends to damage the electronic equipment.  Currently, it's been determined that there are uses in keeping medication dry, sensors, and tens of thousands of other articles dry, but they are also convenient for helping to dry clothes and shoes.  Using silica is safe because it is not toxic, and it's odorless, and it can be enclosed in small packets or a dehumidifier container, requires no special installation, electrical current, or other issues that larger devices require.

Best Features

Desiccant dehumidifiers are small packets that contain various materials that remove the moisture from the surrounding air by ensuring the material has moving air that allows the crystals inside to attract and absorb the water molecules in the air.  The moisture is retained for a period of time before it is left to dry out, and be reused.  Some of these units actually have no features because they are simply packets filled with the crystallized silica gel that is placed in the closet to absorb the moisture.  Other  types  actually have several components that include a container that holds the desiccant, a fan to move the air through the desiccant, another fan to draw the humidity through the holding compartment and a heater to reheat the air before it is dispersed into the room again.

Various Types

One type of Closet Dehumidifier is the Willert Keep It Dry brand that is simply a container of crystals that attract and retain the moisture in the closet.  When the crystals become saturated, they turn a specific color, and may be placed outside in the warm sun and allowed to dry for eight to 24 hours before being replaced back in the enclosed space.

Another type of small dehumidifier unit is the Eva-Dry Mini Closet Dehumidifier that doesn't require power to dehumidify the room, because it simply contains the desiccant inside that attracts and retains the moisture in the air.  It can actually hold approximately six ounces of moisture, and once it is saturated, it is plugged into a power outlet in a well ventilated room for about eight hours in order to "renew" the unit.  Once it's renewed, it's ready to dehumidify the room again.

Great Resources

Stop putting on damp clothes and mold shoes, and get a Closet Dehumidifier to remove the humidity and make them comfortable again.

You can find more about Closet dehumidifier on our website.

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