Condensation issue.fitting fan/brick?

anselld

Deleted_User wrote: »

I do have a dehumidifier and it picks up zero water

It is broken then.

Fraise

Sounds daft, but if you opened you window and aired the room for an hour a day wouldn't that get rid of the condensation?

movilogo

1. Buy a hygrometer for £2 or so from Ebay.
2. If #1 shows high moisture content, run a Dehumidifier.

maninthestreet

anselld wrote: »

It is broken then.

Agreed. OP should also invest in a hygrometer such as this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MAX-MIN-Indoor-Digital-Thermometer-Hygrometer-Temp-Humidity-C-F-Meter-Tester-/141566687263?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&var=&hash=item20f608381f

jamesd

If a dehumidifier is collecting no water then it's probably broken.

For your type of problem an insulated wall lining paper like Sempatap would probably do the job. The insulating values aren't great but it'll be enough to stop condensation.

Since the condensation is begin caused in part by air being cold and not moving around much at the corners a cheap option is a small fan to circulate air from the rest of the room into the corners, raising the temperature in those areas.

If your heating bills are high enough you might instead consider internal solid wall insulation. This would decrease your room size by about 5-7cm for each wall treated. The cost would depend on the wall area, probably £500-1000 per wall for a range of common wall sizes. This would completely eliminate any chance of condensation on the treated walls.

You can get efficient heat recovery vents if desired. The desirable products in this area have internal heat exchangers.

In order of ease and cost, try these things: fan if you have one, your existing humidifier arranged just to blow air at a corner, if effective use a fan instead, replace the dehumidifier with one that works, Sempatap, either a heat recovery vent or internal solid wall insulation.

kinger101

maninthestreet wrote: »

Agreed. OP should also invest in a hygrometer such as this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MAX-MIN-Indoor-Digital-Thermometer-Hygrometer-Temp-Humidity-C-F-Meter-Tester-/141566687263?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&var=&hash=item20f608381f

Non-calibrated ones are junk.