Condensation on aluminium windows

CarineG

Need some advice...

I have 5 no. aluminium windows in my flat, all of them get terrible condensation in cold weather (it started today...).
It's so bad that my window cills have a pool of water in the morning and my wall paper around the windows is constantly mouldy.

I'm selling the flat in 5 months time therefore I'm not keen on replacing the windows now.

Has anyone got any tips to prevent/mitigate condensation?

Thanks

phill99

If they are aluminium, they are probably 20+ years old and many had no thermal barrier in the frames, therefore they will always feel cold and hence result in condensation on them.

You need to reduce the amount of moisture in the air. Fit an extractor fan in the bathroom and make sure it's used, plus keep the door to the bathroom shut. Ditto with the kitchen when cooking. Also avoid drying clothes over radiators. If that doesn't work, get a dehumidifier.

ukjoel

+1 for dehumidifier.

We had a crack in the wall we presumed was subsidence. We bought a dehumidifier in and the crack disappeared.

It was the airflow from the bathroom steam hitting the wall some distance away.
Wouldn't have believed it without some smoke tests we did.

Anyway we now have two dehumidifiers in the house and its amazing the amount of water they pull out on a daily basis. I do worry about the running costs but I think they will add 5-10 years to the windows and conservatory.

sk240

As they are aluminium frames theres pretty much nothing you can do apart from seal up the rooms and run a dehumidifier.

savemoney

I agree with what others have said modern aluminium windows/door usually have some sort of thermal barrier to avoid this. As said maybe get a dehumidifier and possible maybe mop up any water and or get a Karcher window vac for localised areas