Toilet cistern Condensation

[icy]

Hello ,

Can anyone suggest a method of reducing the amount of condensation that
gathers on the toilet cistern in the bathroom .

I know the obvious answer is to improve the ventilation within the bathroom
but this would mean bathing etc in sub zero temperatures !!

I've thought of lining the cistern with some sort of insulation material ,
i.e. polystyrene insulating wallpaper but would be interested if anyone has
had a similar problem and has solved it successfully .

thanks

I.

[dg]

"icy" <i...@daze2.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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The water coming in in winter is as cold as it gets. At this time you're
heating your house up as much as possible. You will therefore always get
this. Ventilation is not really the answer due to the big difference in
temperature between water and warm air - i.e. the condensation will form
faster than it can evaporate.

The answer is to insulate the cold from the warm, but this is not really
practical for your WC cistern unless you would like 2" of polystyrene taped
around the cistern ( which must be fitted exactly to follow the cistern
profile)

dg

[Ian Cooke]

You could reduce the amount but not eradicate it by using a dehumidifier, it
made a great difference to the comfort factor.

Ian
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[ger...@lasalle44.freeserve.co.uk]

A previous caller with the same query used a drip tray and lived with the
problem. I don't know where he got the drip tray but you could look thro'
back postings to find it.

gerant

[Mikey]

What you need to do is connect your cistern to your cold feed tank in the
loft. The water has had time to warm up whilst sitting in its nice warm
lagged tank.

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