dehumidifiers
William Twill
to alleviate mould.
I'm having problems with condensation and mildew in our flat.
Cheers
Graham
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Don't know about humidifiers too much, but keeping a window or 2 open to
allow an airflow will usually get rid off/keep mould away- I think it is
possible to hire them if it's not too big a problem >
Graham
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I got my last one @Costco's.
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Equinox
They are expensive to run (they are essentially fridges) but they're
great. Not sure about the mould but you won't get condensation (one
of the causes of mould).
William Twill
"BarryL" <n...@email.here> wrote in message
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> "William Twill" said :
>
>>Any one know of any good deals on dehumidifiers and also if they work well
>>to alleviate mould.
>>I'm having problems with condensation and mildew in our flat.
>
> (central heating on high) for a while and keeping a regime of
> exchanging the air once a day (aka opening the windows). Was as
> effective as a dehumidifer in my case.
I'm not new to the property. I try to open the windows as often as possible
and ventilate the house. It is a 3 bedroom council flat with a kitchen with
no extraction. The flat has full central heating and double glazing. I get
mould on the inside of the external walls (does that make sense). and areas
where it is hard to ventilate (behind cupboards & beds etc.). Think I might
give a humidifier a go.
Tony Mac
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> B&Q have a good range
Also Argos have a few, and Comet have an Amcor one at £80, which looks ok.
Screwfix have another Amcor one for £90 including delivery.
Don't expect any of them to be silent though.
Tim Morley
Insist council add an extractor fan for the kitchen?
Bert Kruiswijk
making noises. I have this problem upstairs.
Bert.
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> "BarryL" <n...@email.here> wrote in message
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> > "William Twill" said :
> >
> >>Any one know of any good deals on dehumidifiers and also if they work
well
> >>to alleviate mould.
> >>I'm having problems with condensation and mildew in our flat.
> >
> > Are you new to the property? You might want to try drying it out
> > (central heating on high) for a while and keeping a regime of
> > exchanging the air once a day (aka opening the windows). Was as
> > effective as a dehumidifer in my case.
>
> I'm not new to the property. I try to open the windows as often as
possible
> and ventilate the house.
blow through. Open a window while you are cooking or in the bathroom. It
really is as simple as that.
Moan to the council and see if they will put an extractor fan in the
bathroom and kitchen, that would be cheaper than buying a dehumidifier and
having higher lekkie bills.
>It is a 3 bedroom council flat with a kitchen with
> no extraction.
See above.
>The flat has full central heating and double glazing. I get
> mould on the inside of the external walls (does that make sense). >and
areas
> where it is hard to ventilate (behind cupboards & beds etc.).
It really isn't hard to ventilate, you just need to open windows, not just
half an inch once a week, but every window wide, for 10 minutes in the
morning to let a good load of moving air through the place, then open a
window when you are in the kitchen or bathroom.
How do you suppose the rest of us manage?
> Think I might
> give a humidifier a go.
>
>
More money than sense.
dennis@work
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> They are expensive to run (they are essentially fridges) but they're
> great. Not sure about the mould but you won't get condensation (one
> of the causes of mould).
They aren't that expensive.
You get the heat back from condensing the water so you get more heat out of
them than an electric fire of the same wattage.
This makes them good in the winter and bad in summer.
The water is good in steam irons so you can save some cash there too.
paul ockenden
Coins would be OK, but wouldn't notes get soggy?
P.
Chris Game
> I get mould on the inside of the external walls...
Poor insulation (or a bridge in the cavity)!
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> Please note if you have wooden floorboards these will dry out and
> start making noises.
So bang some more nails in!!!
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On 18-Feb-2005, "Tony Mac" <t_mc...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Don't expect any of them to be silent though.
I'll second that. Don't plan to use it in a room without other noise or
it'll drive you bonkers. It makes a fridgey hum while it's operating which
from the sound of your place will be most of the time.
Steve
William Twill
"Tim Morley" wrote in message ...
>
> "William Twill" wrote in message
> >>
>> "BarryL" wrote in message
>>> "William Twill" said :
>>>
>>>>Any one know of any good deals on dehumidifiers and also if they work
>>>>well
>>>>to alleviate mould.
>>>>I'm having problems with condensation and mildew in our flat.
>>>
>>> Are you new to the property? You might want to try drying it out
>>> (central heating on high) for a while and keeping a regime of
>>> exchanging the air once a day (aka opening the windows). Was as
>>> effective as a dehumidifer in my case.
>>
>> I'm not new to the property. I try to open the windows as often as
>> possible and ventilate the house. It is a 3 bedroom council flat with a
>> kitchen with no extraction. The flat has full central heating and double
>> glazing. I get mould on the inside of the external walls (does that make
>> sense). and areas where it is hard to ventilate (behind cupboards & beds
>> etc.). Think I might give a humidifier a go.
>>
>
> Insist council add an extractor fan for the kitchen?
>
>
The council did look at one point but seemed to think it would be fairly
complicated to put in a fan due to the double glazing, they did offer to dry
line one wall.
I'm always a bit apprehensive about having the council doing work as they
seem to fix one problem and create another.
I was also not that keen on them coming in to do a lot of work as I have a
house full of kids.
Pete C
wrote:
>The council did look at one point but seemed to think it would be fairly
>complicated to put in a fan due to the double glazing, they did offer to dry
>line one wall.
>I'm always a bit apprehensive about having the council doing work as they
>seem to fix one problem and create another.
>I was also not that keen on them coming in to do a lot of work as I have a
>house full of kids.
Hi,
If you do get one, it's best to have one with a built in humidistat,
also run it on a timeswitch at a time when the noise won't be a
disturbance and so it won't use more electricity than it needs to.
cheers,
Pete.
William Twill
"Pete C" wrote in message
> On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 15:12:27 GMT, "William Twill" > wrote:
>
>>The council did look at one point but seemed to think it would be fairly
>>complicated to put in a fan due to the double glazing, they did offer to
>>dry
>>line one wall.
>>I'm always a bit apprehensive about having the council doing work as they
>>seem to fix one problem and create another.
>>I was also not that keen on them coming in to do a lot of work as I have a
>>house full of kids.
>
> Hi,
>
> If you do get one, it's best to have one with a built in humidistat,
> also run it on a timeswitch at a time when the noise won't be a
> disturbance and so it won't use more electricity than it needs to.
>
> cheers,
> Pete.
Thanks that sounds like a good advice.
Equinox
Not so sure about the time switch - if there's no moisture the
humidistat means it won't be on anyway, if there is, then you'll get
the mould if you don't get rid of it.
Frank einstein
if its a council flat and built in the 1930's there is a good chance you
don't have any cavity walls. thereforethe wallsget cold very easy. = mould
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William Twill
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> On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 00:37:26 -0000, Tony Mac wrote:
>
>> "R S" wrote in message
>>
>>> B&Q have a good range
>>
>> Also Argos have a few, and Comet have an Amcor one at £80, which looks
>> ok.
>> Screwfix have another Amcor one for £90 including delivery.
>>
>> Don't expect any of them to be silent though.
>>
>>
> if its a council flat and built in the 1930's there is a good chance you
> don't have any cavity walls. thereforethe wallsget cold very easy. = mould
>
>
> --
Yep, that is the one.
Chris Game
> if its a council flat and built in the 1930's there is a good
> chance you don't have any cavity walls. thereforethe wallsget
> cold very easy. = mould
Another common problem with that kind of house is failure of any
screed, pebble dash or other coating that was often applied to such
buildings from that date. The whole wall could be wet.
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tHatDudeUK
> Don't know about humidifiers too much, but keeping a window or 2 open to
> allow an airflow will usually get rid off/keep mould away-
That's what the council say but then that makes the place cold and you end
up ill due to a combination of cold, condensation and damp and mould.