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Condensation and Damp - Another tale of woe!

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  • stragglebod
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    edited 26 August 2020 at 10:20PM
    If that's the same Maeco dehumidifier that I've got it'll suck out a huge quantity of water super quickly. Keep a record of how much so you can report back to your landlord.
    Remember to keep the windows closed when you're using it.
  • If that's the same Maeco dehumidifier that I've got it'll suck out a huge quantity of water super quickly. Keep a record of how much so you can report back to your landlord.
    Remember to keep the windows closed when you're using it.
    It's a Meaco Dry ABC I believe, the 10L version. It's the first day I've had it, and it's been pretty much on all day, and I'd say it's probably 3/4 full. I've got the humidisat on it set to 40, but it's only got down to around 62 at the lowest.
  • tacpot12
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    You don't need the humidistat set to 40, 60-65 is better for your health and will not allow mould to grow. 
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  • tacpot12 said:
    You don't need the humidistat set to 40, 60-65 is better for your health and will not allow mould to grow. 
    Not a problem. Read somewhere that the optimum is 30-50 but just want to get it to the level that stops that growth, as you say!
  • Does that radiator work ok? If so, you could always have it set low with the rest of the house's rads shut off/down so that there's a few extra degrees of heat around that wall without making your bedroom unpleasantly warm - just setting the rad to little more than luke-warm should do.

    If that doesn't sort it, I guess it could well be penetrating damp from outside. 
  • stuart45
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    Having a plinth at the base of a wall often causes damp issues, especially on a solid wall, which yours probably is.
  • FreeBear
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    TranquilityBase93 said:  It's a slated roof, but I can provide a proper picture of that in the morning. On that subject, we've noticed that a few of the slates have come loose and that may potentially be the source of water?
    There is a broken slate on one of the window sills - Slipped & broken slates will most certainly be one source of water ingress.
    The moss growing on the concrete around the bay suggests that there is quite a bit of moisture around - If there are other downpipes discharging water directly on to the concrete, it will only exacerbate the problem.
    Not seeing any evidence of a DPC in any of the photos. It could be hidden behind the plinth, but that would mean that the concrete is way too high. As you don't own the property, I wouldn't suggest you do anything to the fabric of the building - Finding another property that is easier to heat and doesn't suffer from damp/condensation would be my recommendation.
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  • RelievedSheff
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    With the amount of moss growing there it looks like that area doesn't get much sun which won't help with drying the wall out at all.

    The worrying thing is that this problem is so bad now when we are not even into the colder winter months yet and it has been warm and dry for months. It is only going to get worse as we go through into winter unless the source of the damp is rectified. The dehumidifier is certainly going to help and make a big difference to the air quality and mould growth but it isn't going to fix the cause of the damp in the first instance.
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