If your foundation, cellar or any area in your home smells moist or mildewed, it means that you deal with excessive humidity and condensation troubles.

Damp, Musty Odors? 
Mustiness and fungi appearing in your home is the reason for this moist and moldy smell. When you remove mustiness, you will get rid of the moldy smell as mustiness is moldy smelling fungus that flourishes in damp conditions. Lowering the relative dampness in an environment makes a distribution that doesn't maintain mustiness growth. Generally, mustiness doesn't grow at less than 50% relative dampness. Dehumidification that lowers the moisture is the key. Certainly, any ground water, plumbing or other leaks should be repaired as part of the procedure to remove mustiness.

Allergens in the Home
You may create an allergy-resistant home with the help of powerful dehumidification system. The most widespread home allergen is the fecal masses of dust ticks. Dust ticks don't drink water, they absorb it out of air through the skin. To keep living dust ticks require relative dampness level over 50%. Dehumidifying your living area by lowering the relative humidity below 50% will make dust ticks die.

Three factors that cause mold to grow:
1. Temperature
2. Humidity
3. Organic material to feed upon.

Among these factors only humidity may be effectively addressed in a home. If you dehumidify your foundation and cellar, you will diminish or even get rid of mustiness growth and dust ticks.