Mould / Children / Rented house

WeirdoMagnet

There are a couple of reasons you might get more condensation in the bedroom. You're in there for a sustained period of time, expelling all that air through breathing and also, they may be your cooler rooms, hence the air (from all other rooms) condensing there.

As others have mentioned, ensuring your trickle vents are open, and opening the windows when possible will all help. Do you have any mechanical ventilation i.e. extractor fans? Having them on in the relevant rooms when you're creating steam (ie shower/cooking etc) will help. If not, close the door of the room you're in, and open the window - this will let the hot, damp air escape to the outside, rather than circulating round your home.

Oh and another tip, keep lids on pans when cooking to stop steam escaping!

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peachyprice wrote: »

Won't buying a de-humidifier and it's running costs be pretty much the same as putting your heating on for the last few months of winter?

Mine cost pence to run and it gets bucketfulls of water out. It also brings up the temperature of the room, therefore when you have the heating on the rooms quicker to heat. I think in my place I would be fighting against the damp constantly without a dehumidifier. I also dont put any furniture on the north facing wall where the damp tended to start. The initial outlay of it is worth it. Im have a small one that i can carry from room to room. Its the best investment ive bought to fight condensation.

sassyblue

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel wrote: »

No windows stay closed and doors stay open, Was told to do this.

I think you should clarify this advice, since when is stale, damp air better than fresh air for illnesses? If it's asthma that is the illness mould spores and the damp make it worse.

If you tuck your curtains behind the radiator in the bedroom you could stop doing this, l notice that causes condensation in one of our bedrooms overnight.

Basically it is having the windows closed (especially overnight l'm guessing) that is causing the problem.

dundeediva

I would recommend a dehumidifier too. I havethe same issue in 2 of my bedrooms. I do dry washing in my house during bad weather/winter so i mainly use it for that room but i do sometimes use it in the main bedroom when its cold outside, as thats when the condensation is the worst. (oh and it doesnt cost much to run at all by the way)

Hope you get it sorted

mummyroysof3

we used to have much worse damp than we do now and it has definatly improved due to having better heating and a dehumidifier running when its not warm enough to open windows