How to Reduce Condensation in your Home
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- čas přidán 31. 05. 2024
- At this time of year we get lots of condensation on our windows and walls. In this video I show you how to reduce the moisture content in your home, and how best to remove existing condensation.
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The left over hot water from the kettle I pour down the sink, it helps keep the sink plug hole from smelling, and a little drop of washing up liquid.
dehumidifiers, while expensive, do a great job.
Hi Charlie I just put a vent on to my pvc window in my living as the windows where always damp and it worked perfectly....
Are those crittal casement windows? I have them too in the house. Big issue of condensation on windows in bedroom. We got them draught proofed and keep window open slightly at night. Is it inevitable for single glazed 1930s windows to have condensation? Your video is rlly good.
Hi Charlie, love this. However, I don't think de-humidifier are a permanent solution ( have two going). I found a compact PIV unit like the Nuaire Flatmaster or the Vnet Axia Pozydry compact pro would address this issue far better and you don't need a loft space, just a cupboard or utility closet. It's worked for me. Keep up the good content, learned so much from you!
You're absolutely right. Take a look at my updated video czcams.com/video/TIDb-pdOnXM/video.html and my next step will be to install a PIV. Massive thanks for the comment 👍
Hi Charlie. I,'m a new subscriber to your channel & a huge fan. As a professional painter & decorator I'll add relevant comments & tips that I've picked up over 45 years experience. Regarding condensation issues you need to bear in mind that it's a balancing act between temperature & ventilation. The colder the ambient temperature is the less moisture the air can hold so condensation will increase. So try to use extraction to ventilate an area ( rather than opening a window wide if it will lower room temp) & or increase heat.
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Thanks again for your brilliant videos. Keep up the good work. Best wishes, John.
That device at 4.11 is great,I must get one 👍
+Alice It certainly is Alice. I actually went out and bought one a month ago (the one in the video was borrowed). It's really fun to use and staggering how much moisture is collected off your windows into the tank.
Yea good idea i'm going to get one as well..thanks.
You can get a window vac for £20 and they are just as good as the more expensive one's
have you a video of installation of your extractor fan?
Scott Mclean Unfortunately not 🙄
Hi Charlie, great vid and I appreciate I’m not the only one with all this burden and thought process! What do you think of the putting a tubular heater under the window sills? Like the dimplex tubular heater? As you mentioned it seems no matter how much you dehumidify there will still be vapor that hits cold windows and condensates. Let me know
Thanks Tim. Take a look at this video bit.ly/3glMu6H which is a much more scientific approach to it. Bottom line you need air flow across the glass, which a heater would kind of achieve bit you'd lose a lot of great through the window. Installing a PIV would be your best bet (Google "Nuaire PIV"). If you scroll through the comments of this video there's a wealth of info, and a lot of love for PIVs.
Love your videos and your detailed explanations.. I looked for the window squeegee on your Amazon product page and could not see it anywhere. Could you give me the brand name of that squeegee? Thanks.
Yes of course. It's Karcher WV5, although there are a few other models. Try and get one with both head sizes.
I tried one make a streaky mess on you're windows
Its very hard to draw this balance. Not everyone can keep there heaters on nowadays...im one of them. I have 4 kids and tones of washing to do weekly. I cant get a drier as i dont have space in my kitchen. Once a day i put the radiators on to dry my clothes then its off again. I do this at night so it warms the house up for the kids b4 they go sleep. Its very hard to give realistic tips to people like myself as many things we do are inevitable. My windows are open in day in all rooms. The issue is the night times...tgats when the condensation builds up. In the morning my windows are drenching in water...the vacuum window sucker will suck one window and be half full lol
Charlie brilliant video thanks But would you know how to but a vent into double glazed windows now that's a challenge for you
Joseph Hanley Now there's a challenge - are your windows uPVC or wood? Have you thought of installing a Nuaire PIV system? That way you don't have to worry about having ventilation around the windows? I'd love to install it at home but can't think where it would go in our funny old cottage 🤔
Charlie - just bought a house and noticed a few specks of black mould on the ceiling in the bedroom but within a few months it has spread a lot. I don't live there so only just noticed. Any idea whether this could be a more serious issue or more likely condensation from bathroom next door (likely bathroom window not opened) and/or drying washing in that room and the window not being opened. The house was empty for 8 months before we bought so must have got quite cold.
Julie Ls Hi Julie, I had that in by daughter's and sons bedrooms - in unventilated areas where the heat didn't get to - like behind beds and cupboards, and in a walk in cupboard. Its nothing ominous. It happens when condensation settles onto cold surfaces. I've eradicated it in our house by installing Kingspan insulated K118 plasterboard - and we've insulated properly in the roof spaces, but a cheaper more practical solution that was suggested to me on the comments feed is this goo.gl/5KxB7t I suggest you but a few of these and see how you get on. In the mean time remove the mould with soap and water.
Thank you again Charlie for responding to my comments. I will take your advice and buy the moisture absorber.
All you really have to do is open them for an hour if its not to cold outside and the air will dry it out if its warmer outside. If its colder than it probably wont as quick.
remember to change to double glazed or even triple glazed windows just to be greener and saving some buck's
+Elvis “FANCARS” Putnoee Good point, and this also massively reduces condensation on the windows, albeit if you're double glazing the whole house you need some sort of ventilation to get rid of the moisture.
have you ever thought about doing reviews on a dehumidifier
I did this just under a year ago, David czcams.com/video/TIDb-pdOnXM/video.html The Ebac is a wonderful machine but PIVs are ultimately the way forward. But first you need to buy a couple of hygrometers so you can truly understand what your RH levels are and therefore what sort of problem you have to tackle.
@@CharlieDIYte Do you have any recommendations for a hygrometer? I have bought a few over time but they don't seem too accurate. Many thanks.
Okay then, I'll try showering in the kitchen and cooking in the bath
Great tips. Although I was once told when buying a house that if I see a dehumidifier I should run a mile.
This is the vid you want to watch, bit.ly/3glMu6H
Any house can get condensation. Having a dehumidifiers shows the owner has taken care not to get mould
I disagree somewhat. A house that performs well will have very little issue with condensation and certainly won't get mould.
@@JScot92 I'm afraid that's wrong. You hear time and again how landlords hand over beautifully dry premises to students and a few months later after keeping all windows and doors clamped shut whilst, showering and cooking, they complain there's mould everywhere. Unless you have a heat recovery system that physically extracts that moisture, the house will struggle with escalating relative humidity levels. Moisture and condensation management is primarily a lifestyle thing. It's manageable if you take positive action by opening windows to maintain air circulation and if necessary bringing in a dehumidifier and or PIV if you cannot ventilate the house. It's simply not true to say "a house that performs well won't get mould."
I know what you're saying. I should rephrase:
A house that performs well and has semi sensible occupants will not get mould at all.
I've never lived in a house with mould and I don't know if I know anyone who does. Mould in a home is a massive red flag.
A towel would be ok if youre going to be putting it in the washing machine soon after.
Just open a Window for five minuts