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Condensation question
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Its worth checking out the ebac website, they are specialists in dehumnidifiers. Ours is an ebac and came with a free 5 year warranty. It's gone wrong twice in that time but they fix it for free and collect from your address etc. I've been very happy with them and would definitely buy another from them.
Ours is an older version of the 2000 series and does the job for our 3 bed house0 -
Will whack the heating up!
Well I won't bore you with the calculation of room temperature and water content to work out when it will condense, but there is one!
In normal use 45/50F is adequate to keep in warm when asleep or out, and up to 65 and wear clothes : ) not 80, as some do.
That way you aren't penniless when the bills come in.
Run the clothes once again through the spin cycle, and dry them out in the bathroom over an airer and put a draft excluder like those snake things at the base of the door so any condensation stays in the bathroom.Stop! Think. Read the small print. Trust nothing and assume that it is your responsibility. That way it rarely goes wrong.
Actively hunting down the person who invented the imaginary tenure, "share freehold"; if you can show me one I will produce my daughter's unicorn0 -
To be honest I don't think it can really be the clothes as they aren't there everyday but the condensation is!
Our boiler isn't very economical and never actually seems to warm up the house so no need to worry about over heating!0 -
To be honest I don't think it can really be the clothes as they aren't there everyday but the condensation is!
Our boiler isn't very economical and never actually seems to warm up the house so no need to worry about over heating!
But you breathe, right?
Think of the mist you breathe out on cold day that's moisture in your lungs that is condensing on cold surfaces in your home, and in the generally moist air in cold weather. Clothes are just a big one off cause
That is in the air everywhere, the colder the room the less moisture air can hold and then it condenses.
It's simply an indoor version of fog or rain.Stop! Think. Read the small print. Trust nothing and assume that it is your responsibility. That way it rarely goes wrong.
Actively hunting down the person who invented the imaginary tenure, "share freehold"; if you can show me one I will produce my daughter's unicorn0 -
I've lived in several houses over my lifetime and I've always suffered condensation. The house I am in now has extractor fans in the bathrooms and an extractor fan in the kitchen. Still I get condensation. I open my windows each morning for at least 30 minutes regardless of the temperature outside (letting valuable heat out).
It seems to me the problem is, the more you insulate (and we are told to insulate these days) the worse the problem gets. You are told to turn down your thermostat but as soon as you do, the problem gets worse. I do not know the answer to all of this, but rest assured you are not alone. We are told to dry out washing outside (but has anyone tried that in the last couple of weeks - it is dryer when you put it out than when you bring it in!).
If you get an dehumidifier your electricity bill will increase. If you turn up your heating your gas/electricity will increase. Both of which we are told we need to reduce.
I just keep doing what I am doing. Wiping down, killing the mold which accumulates round the windows with Dettol Mould and Mildrew Spray and repainting round the frames every couple of winters.
If anyone has the definitive answer I'd be very glad to hear it.0 -
Try to leave windows on ventilation lock whenever you are not there - you get the air circulating without having to feel the cold. When you get home it takes 5 mins to shut all the windows again and whack the heating on.Emergency savings: 4600
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But then again there are many houses that are just not fit for purpose.0
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I found opening the curtains in all rooms (including unoccupied ones) helps slightly, I always used to just jump out of bed and run, also having a bedroom with 2 windows in one always had the blinds shut and got really bad <<< I'm lazy I admit it."If you don't feel the bumps in the road, you're not really going anywhere "
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