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sublinear • today at 4:36 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

I wonder if this would get moldy.


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OneDeuxTriSeiGo • today at 6:07 PM

Mold isn't really your main concern tbh. Instead it would be Legionnaires' Disease.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legionnaires%27_disease

pdonis • today at 4:59 PM

The condensate (water vapor that gets condensed out of the air in the process of generating the electricity) has to go somewhere; if it's not properly handled, yes, I would expect mold.

westurner • today at 5:53 PM

Some heat pumps have built-in UV-C sanitization to prevent mold.

You can install an aftermarket UVC light to sanitize to prevent mold in heat pumps, humidifiers, etc