How to Stop Condensation on Single Glazed Windows

anotheruser

How can I stop so much condensation on single glazed windows while not blocking the light that comes in?

I have two... just two but one drives me crazy as every week there is a pool of water on the sill.
I tried the cheap £1 dehumidifiers but they didn't work enough to keep it at bay.

The other window doesn't suffer with a pool, just condensation which is manageable.

Thanks

Chunks

You probably cant.. Even with double glazing, if humidity levels are high enough, you end up with the same problem. A dehumifier (one that plugs in) will reduce humidity as will not drying washing inside the house coupled with throwing open the windows to ventilate. Cling filming windows is also meant to help but I have not tried it personally. No magic bullet that I am aware of.

carefullycautious

I bet people are fed up with my mantra but hey oh here goes

An old trick my mother taught me was to put a couple of drops of fairy liquid onto a dry cloth and wipe over offending window. The grease prevents build up of condensation.

You may find a little around the edges but I wipe down with the dry cloth every couple of days and this prevents it building up.

A cheap and cheerful trick that works

DevCoder

That's just dealing with the symptoms and not the underlying problem though, it just means the hot humid air will hit other cold surfaces and mould etc will occur (normally behind wardrobes, beds etc)

Is it not better to treat the cause of the problem?

MoneyMate

Have you had a look at Double Glazing Kits ?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/111010402253?hlpht=true&ops=true&viphx=1&lpid=95&device=c&adtype=pla&crdt=0&ff3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=95 :beer:

attila_

You need to make sure there is moving air in the rooms where these windows. Do you have the doors closed for these rooms?

Single glazed windows should not produce condensation in a drafty house (in my experience).

attila_

attila_ wrote: »

You need to make sure there is moving air in the rooms where these windows. Do you have the doors closed for these rooms?

Single glazed windows should not produce condensation in a drafty house (in my experience).

As a test, try leaving a desk fan switched on overnight if the rooms are unused.

nickj_2

plenty of info here

anotheruser

Thanks for the replies.
It's in my hallway so plenty of space around everywhere but as I say it's only the one window that suffers greatly. I did re-seal the edges, perhaps I should also give it a go outside too.

chocomonsta

try the double glazing film, you can buy from Ebay or Amazon, it stops the windows steaming up, I have also used it on my double glazing so am now triple glazed in parts.

You use dble sided sticky tape and put film over window then use a hairdryer to shrink it. I think it is fab stuff and highly recommend it. It is really quite simple to use and very effective and you cant tell it is there from the outside.