Mold is no joke and can poison you, occasionally requiring hospitalization.
My friends don’t think that indoor moisture control is important, however the two of us live in the subtropics where it gets up to 100% humidity even when the sun is shining. It’s hard to dry off while you’re perspiring when the air is full of so much water. Compared to the feeling of dry heat in desert weather conditionss, our heat feels savor a literal blanket on the skin. In lower hot and cold temperatures it can be a source of comfort, however once you’re reaching the 71s during a morning of full sunlight, that blanket feels savor a straight jacket. Naturally this moistures gets into your beach house from outside, whenever doors and windows are opened or in your roof vents. I savor to use a dehumidifier in my beach house to address the moisture that gets in from outside. Out of the few people I know who own dehumidifiers, almost all of these people only use them for their basements and not their dining room or living room. In general, it’s more familiar to find people who only rely on their s for regulating their home’s moisture levels. I tell my friends that they should at least run their s in the summer time if they won’t use dehumidifiers, otherwise they’re letting their homes get over 71% humidity inside. Mold is no joke and can poison you, occasionally requiring hospitalization. It ruins everything you own that is porous, from books and paperwork to furniture, drywall, and clothing. An coil will also get dirtier faster in a beach house with an existing mold problem. Since evaporator coils are always wet by nature of their position in the refrigeration cycle, they are always prone to microbial buildup.