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Condensation on toiltet cistern

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  • wallbash
    wallbash Posts: 17,775 Forumite
    vivaladiva
    You do seem to have a big problem. I'm guessing the inside of your windows
    ( another cold area ) will be running with water.Dehumidifier will certainly help.

    Drying clothes is also a big source of water. along with cooking. You can deal with those, but the human body unfortunately expels pints of the stuff!
  • vivaladiva
    vivaladiva Posts: 2,425 Forumite
    wallbash wrote: »
    vivaladiva
    You do seem to have a big problem. I'm guessing the inside of your windows
    ( another cold area ) will be running with water.Dehumidifier will certainly help.

    Drying clothes is also a big source of water. along with cooking. You can deal with those, but the human body unfortunately expels pints of the stuff!

    The bathroom and landing windows are the worst - they are the cheapest of cheap double glazing. I tumble dry eveything - vented. There are six of us in the house and we do need to eat:rotfl:. Waterproofing the bathroom floor really has lighlighted the problem. No-one has had a shower since this morning and the cistern is still dripping.
    I have plenty of willpower - it's won't power I need.
  • ixwood
    ixwood Posts: 2,550 Forumite
    Get a humidity meter. You can get cheap ones aimed at greenhouses.

    Sounds like a definite humidity issue though. You need to get rid of the excess moisture. How long is the fan on for? Does it only work when the light is on or anything like that?

    I'd start by drying the air 1st by wrapping up and leaving the windows wide open for as long as it takes for the condensation to clear and then stay on top of it. Open windows in the morning for 30 mins and during and after a shower/bath.

    Or get a dehumidifier. Or window trickle vents might be worth a go.

    6 people are always going to produce a lot of moisture.
  • andrew-b
    andrew-b Posts: 2,413 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    If your after an insulated cistern this one is insulated:
    http://www.screwfix.com/search.do?_dyncharset=UTF-8&fh_search=grohe+eau2&searchbutton.x=0&searchbutton.y=0&searchbutton=submit
    ..but it's a concealed cistern for use with back-to-wall or wall hung pans rather than a close-coupled pan. That is the cistern i have waiting to fit alongside a back-to-wall pan as the solution to our condensation problems. The pictures don't show it but below the waterline the cistern is clad in polystyrene - when i opened the box i nearly mistook it for the packaging!

    I have already swapped the water supply to the cistern from mains cold to tank-fed cold water and although there is still a small amount of condensation on the old uninsulated cistern it is far less than it used to be for this time of year and it's not dripping all onto the floor like it used to.

    Andy
  • kitschkitty
    kitschkitty Posts: 3,177 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    We have this problem in our bathroom (our rented house is a bit rubbish)! and use one of these: http://www.lakeland.co.uk/moisture-trap/F/keyword/moisture/product/21538 rather than just a tray or letting the carpet go manky- they work really well, we also have one on the kitchen windowsill.

    You can also get them in Robert Dyas, Wilkinsons etc (one more reason I will miss woolies as they did the refills for just 99p).
    A waist is a terrible thing to mind.
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