# need housekeeping tips for a humid climate

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**Created:** [June 10, 2013, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-housekeeping-tips-for-a-humid-climate/660601 "2013-06-10T02:33:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-housekeeping-tips-for-a-humid-climate/660601/1 "2013-06-10T02:33:10Z")

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I knew I was moving somewhere there was more humidity but it’s still a shock when I reach for a dishcloth - or anything that was damp yesterday and hung up - and it’s still damp. ☹

the other morning I went for a tube of facial scrub in the shower and found black stuff inside the cap - yuck! (mold? mildew? I don’t know the difference)

I have a small AC in the wall but don’t run it all the time.

now: what do you advise? I visited a friend in Florida once and I remember she washed all the towels, washcloths, etc after one use: is that really necessary?

I bought a sqeegee to dry the shower but it’s still kind of damp.

(spiders are bigger here, too. :eek: just a bonus complaint!)

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**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-housekeeping-tips-for-a-humid-climate/660601/2 "2013-06-10T02:40:05Z")

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You could get a dehumidifier.

Where did you move to? I remember you posting about wanting to move to a new place but I never saw where you decided on.

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**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-housekeeping-tips-for-a-humid-climate/660601/3 "2013-06-10T02:45:50Z")

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Oregon! it’s beautiful and I think I can adjust but…well, could use advice. I remember we had a humidifier in our basement when I was growing up in Minnesota. you just went down and emptied the water every day or two.

so, that’s an option.

there is an exhaust fan in the bathroom.