Humidity questions
Discussion
Equus said:
But so long as you don't have noticeable problems with mould or condensation, don't sweat it.
May I just re-quote this.I know my humidity fluctuates a fair bit, I dry clothes inside, I do not have an extractor in the kitchen or bathroom, and having a little person means frequent drying of clothes.
My humidity levels will be fairly high, but we do not have any problems with mould. We do get a little condensation on the windows on cold mornings, but not enough to try drying.
An extractor for the bathroom is on the cards, but it is not that high up on the list.
On the other hand, my garage does not have much moisture input (I dont really take long showers in there) but I do fight my relative humidity and moisture levels in there, so am increasing ventilation and have a heat recovery unit ready and waiting to go in shortly.
(I admit parking a car with 3 inches of snow over the top and wheel arches full of snow does bring a "little" bit of water in....)
Just an update to my situation;
After convincing my wife to air the house out in the mornings, she now opens the front and back windows to create a through draft. My house humidity sits mostly between 60-62, but through the day can show 58 -64 depending on cooker use, (no cooker extractor at present time) its been as low as 52 when I have been at home and ventilated more than my wife.
Partly I realised our last house was very old, drafty, cold and had a PIV unit so we never really opened the windows and never needed too! so its just been a lifestyle change.
Im ordering my fish tank for my office, which may increase the humidity as its open top, so I may install a PIV from nuaire. However, i'm also having the chimney opened back up and the fire reinstated as the previous owner had it blocked up, so that should improve the ventaliation and may not require a PIV. But its good to see the improvement in air quality.
After convincing my wife to air the house out in the mornings, she now opens the front and back windows to create a through draft. My house humidity sits mostly between 60-62, but through the day can show 58 -64 depending on cooker use, (no cooker extractor at present time) its been as low as 52 when I have been at home and ventilated more than my wife.
Partly I realised our last house was very old, drafty, cold and had a PIV unit so we never really opened the windows and never needed too! so its just been a lifestyle change.
Im ordering my fish tank for my office, which may increase the humidity as its open top, so I may install a PIV from nuaire. However, i'm also having the chimney opened back up and the fire reinstated as the previous owner had it blocked up, so that should improve the ventaliation and may not require a PIV. But its good to see the improvement in air quality.
Just further updates to my situation - in case someone searches and finds similar issues.
Kitchen hood has been installed with an external vent
Gutters cleared out - lots of crud and water sitting in the gutter blocked by moss and dirt.
Bathroom extractor fan vent had a mesh bug screen and was restricting quite a lot of flow - removed completely and just left the Louvre
Humidity now averages 58, I suspect will gradually drop lower. Pretty happy with that. I might still fit the PIV as the benefits still seem appealing.
Kitchen hood has been installed with an external vent
Gutters cleared out - lots of crud and water sitting in the gutter blocked by moss and dirt.
Bathroom extractor fan vent had a mesh bug screen and was restricting quite a lot of flow - removed completely and just left the Louvre
Humidity now averages 58, I suspect will gradually drop lower. Pretty happy with that. I might still fit the PIV as the benefits still seem appealing.
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