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Condensation/damp
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smifffy1989 wrote: »We are looking at the Nuaire Drimaster to fix an issue similar in our own house. Maybe worth a look!
Having a look at this myself as I've got a bit of mould in my bedroom ceiling. I'm pretty sure it's from condensation as my en suite adjoins my bedroom and there's no window in it. Ground floor flat as well which means I can't have the window open very much - frustrating. There isn't loads but there are 3 or 4 very small patches.
First question - will painting over it get rid of it?
Secondly, is this drimaster product suitable for a ground floor flat?
Apologies if answers are obvious, but it's the first place I've owned so never has it consider such issues before.0 -
Having a look at this myself as I've got a bit of mould in my bedroom ceiling. I'm pretty sure it's from condensation as my en suite adjoins my bedroom and there's no window in it. Ground floor flat as well which means I can't have the window open very much - frustrating. There isn't loads but there are 3 or 4 very small patches.
First question - will painting over it get rid of it?
Secondly, is this drimaster product suitable for a ground floor flat?
Apologies if answers are obvious, but it's the first place I've owned so never has it consider such issues before.
No painting over it will not get rid of it, the damp will take up home on the new paint.
The drimaster product is suitable for a ground floor flat, they do a model that is designed for flats. The drimaster I have goes up in the loft you see and you need a loft space to house that one.
This is the one you would need... http://www.nuaire.co.uk/our-products/catalogue/residential/positive-input-ventilation-piv/flatmaster/ or the flatmaster 2000 which has a built in heater like mine... http://www.nuaire.co.uk/our-products/catalogue/residential/positive-input-ventilation-piv/flatmaster-2000/difference in price between the 2 models is £190 or £252 I got mine from platinum chemicals but they are also on amazon for the similar price
- and no I am not associated with either companys. Amazon is good to check out the reviews! If you found my post helpful, please remember to press the THANKS button! --->0 -
richardc1983 wrote: »No painting over it will not get rid of it, the damp will take up home on the new paint.
The drimaster product is suitable for a ground floor flat, they do a model that is designed for flats. The drimaster I have goes up in the loft you see and you need a loft space to house that one.
This is the one you would need... http://www.nuaire.co.uk/our-products/catalogue/residential/positive-input-ventilation-piv/flatmaster/ or the flatmaster 2000 which has a built in heater like mine... http://www.nuaire.co.uk/our-products/catalogue/residential/positive-input-ventilation-piv/flatmaster-2000/difference in price between the 2 models is £190 or £252 I got mine from platinum chemicals but they are also on amazon for the similar price - and no I am not associated with either companys. Amazon is good to check out the reviews!
Right, ok. So the mould is there for good? No way of getting rid, can only try to prevent for future?
Thanks, I will look into that product.0 -
Right, ok. So the mould is there for good? No way of getting rid, can only try to prevent for future?
Thanks, I will look into that product.
No you can clean if off with bleach but you need to confirm if the damp is due to the house being damp or if you have water ingress from somewhere etc.If you found my post helpful, please remember to press the THANKS button! --->0 -
richardc1983 wrote: »No you can clean if off with bleach but you need to confirm if the damp is due to the house being damp or if you have water ingress from somewhere etc.
Ok, so if no water ingress I can try the bleach option then look to ventilate and heat the flat more in an attempt to prevent further mould?0 -
vent axia fans, one in bathroom, one in toilet and 2 in kitchen.
just under a inch gap on all bottoms of doors (between floor and door)
the fans pull the ventilated air from the top of the house through the rooms etc and out through the kitchen fans, no probs with condensation at all, clothes dried on a clothes horse or rads - no condensation.
oh I live in a new build, this is how it was built and has a area of the kitchen (next to 2 vent axias) designed for drying clothes.0 -
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leeroy2009 wrote: »vent axia fans, one in bathroom, one in toilet and 2 in kitchen.
just under a inch gap on all bottoms of doors (between floor and door)
the fans pull the ventilated air from the top of the house through the rooms etc and out through the kitchen fans, no probs with condensation at all, clothes dried on a clothes horse or rads - no condensation.
oh I live in a new build, this is how it was built and has a area of the kitchen (next to 2 vent axias) designed for drying clothes.
That's a lot of heat being sucked out of the house.If you found my post helpful, please remember to press the THANKS button! --->0 -
richardc1983 wrote: »That's a lot of heat being sucked out of the house.
should say there really is 3 fans in the kitchen, as the downstairs toilet is just off the kitchen.
when it gets cold the fans go off when heating is in use, apart from one that stays on trickle, taking out 6l of air I think it is.
and to be honest the heating aint even on much as I like it cooler rather then warm, boiler is set to 54degrees and most rads are set to 3 out of 5, toilet and bathroom on 0. 18 to 19 degrees is comfortable for me, the lowest temp I have so far seen in this house is 16 degrees, with no heating.
and when I have been away for a day or 2 and I need some heat, I press a cuple of bottons on the boiler and have it send 80 degrees of hot water to the rads, heats the house up in 30 mins0 -
leeroy2009 wrote: »should say there really is 3 fans in the kitchen, as the downstairs toilet is just off the kitchen.
when it gets cold the fans go off when heating is in use, apart from one that stays on trickle, taking out 6l of air I think it is.
and to be honest the heating aint even on much as I like it cooler rather then warm, boiler is set to 54degrees and most rads are set to 3 out of 5, toilet and bathroom on 0. 18 to 19 degrees is comfortable for me, the lowest temp I have so far seen in this house is 16 degrees, with no heating.
My boiler is set low also at about 45c but I have the house at 20c. Problem is if you stop ventilating when it gets cold that's when most folks have damp problems.If you found my post helpful, please remember to press the THANKS button! --->0
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