Dehumidifier.. is one needed? 29 April 2017 at 3:19AM in In My Home (includes DIY) MoneySaving 11 replies 1.7K views

another_casualty

Howdy!
I'm. Soon to be moving into a ground floor flat. The bathroom and kitchen have no windows. In bedroom 2 there is a boiler underneath the window, which probably means I won't be able to open it.

So , not sure if a dehumidifier is needed?

Thanks

I_have_spoken

No, you'll be fine.

firefox1956

You would be better spending your money on a Carbon Monoxide detector by the sound of it.
If there is one in the flat check that it works

another_casualty

Thanks folks.
Yeah, i have a co2 detector which is working for now.

Alter_ego

another_casualty wrote: »

Thanks folks.
Yeah, i have a co2 detector which is working for now.

What is a co2 detector? You really need an extractor fan in bathroom.

TheCyclingProgrammer

If you've got a CO2 detector you'll be setting it off every time you breath out near it.

another_casualty

Alter_ego wrote: »

What is a co2 detector? You really need an extractor fan in bathroom.

Co2. Detector is a smallish unit like a remote control. Needed because
I have a gas boiler in the spare bedroom under the window.

I have extractor fan in bathroom and kitchen .

Thanks

ColinFishwick

You can always get a small humidity meter to measure humidity in your flat there fairly cheap to buy something like the HTC-1 should do, humidity should be around 50-65%, obviously showering and cooking may raise it a little for a while. I have two dehumidifiers at home one in cold porch to prevent windows steaming up, and one upstairs. The one upstairs I run now and then when I check humidity levels

FreeBear

another_casualty wrote: »

Yeah, i have a co2 detector which is working for now.

You need a Carbon Monoxide (that is CO) alarm.

CO2 is Carbon Dioxide - A different gas and no where near as dangerous as Carbon Monoxide.

another_casualty

FreeBear wrote: »

You need a Carbon Monoxide (that is CO) alarm.

CO2 is Carbon Dioxide - A different gas and no where near as dangerous as Carbon Monoxide.

Thanks freebear. I'll have to check
Can't believe there were 3 kids in bunk beds in that room :eek:

Kernel_Sanders

I've been in a new-build end terrace (1990s) with a windowless bathroom. Of course, there was an extractor fan fitted. But what sort of a dwelling doesn't have kitchen windows either, if not a basement flat? I'm thinking this conversion was done without informing the LA.