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Moist-Electric Wallpaper for Indoor Energy Harvesting and Humidity Management

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sublinear · 1790786219 · focus · HN ↗
I wonder if this would get moldy.
1. pdonis · 1790787543 · focus · HN ↗
  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.
2. westurner · 1790790837 · focus · HN ↗
  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
3. OneDeuxTriSeiGo · 1790791643 · focus · HN ↗
  Mold isn't really your main concern tbh. Instead it would be Legionnaires' Disease.
  <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legionnaires%27_disease" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legionnaires%27_disease
  1. sublinear · 1790819186 · focus · HN ↗
    No, I'm pretty sure I'm far more concerned about mold. Thanks for the link. I knew I was vague on what Legionnaire's was, but now I know why.

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