Condensation on inside of windows

[B16JUS]

my brother in law has a flat it only has single glazed windows but every morning always get loads of water on the inside of the windows.

is there anything he can do or buy to either stop this or help it

eventually he will be getting double glazing but at the moment cant afford it

cheers

[andy-xr]

Yeah, open some windows

[_Batty_]

open the windows.
its caused by too much moisture in the air hitting the very cold glass.
it's almost impossible to stop in on single glazing though

[V8mate]

No breathing indoors.

[Geoff82]

Opening the windows is the cheapest option. If his place is anything like the single glazed flat I lived in last year, he might not want to do that and conserve what little heat is held in.

In that case a £30 dehumidifier from B&Q would do the trick.

[paul26982]

doesnt salt get rid of it too

[B16JUS]

ok cool trouble is he has stupid heaters that heat up bricks and slowly release the heat they are total rubbish its always cold there so opening a window in the winter will prob not work for him.

is a dehumidifier the things in a bowl that swirl around that you see in shopping centers for sale ?

cheers for your help

J

[fido]

i get condensation and i have double glazing. there is either too much moisture or too cold inside the house - same problem as you get inside a car.

[_Batty_]

B16JUS said:

ok cool trouble is he has stupid heaters that heat up bricks and slowly release the heat they are total rubbish its always cold there so opening a window in the winter will prob not work for him.

is a dehumidifier the things in a bowl that swirl around that you see in shopping centers for sale ?

cheers for your help

J

night storage heaters.
yes they arn't the best, but do provide good heat as long as the rooms are specc'd properly (which i doubt)

[MrV]

Other than running a dehumidifier he could try some of the cheap plastic film you can fix over the window that works like very cheap secondary glazing

Something like this

http://www.wickes.co.uk/Excluders-Multipurpose/Ult...

[Steve McQueen]

you can fight it on two fronts
1. reduce your buildings moisture loading by never drying clothes indoors on radiators etc, fit and use the extractor fan in bog/shower room keep door closed, open windows when boiling water during cooking, get an extractor in there as well. basically stop the hot moist air building up

2. ventilate, you need to let the hot moist air out, so open vents on windows and walls and make sure they are working, open windows and let the air through when weather allows.

[paul26982]

if it gets onthe paint work around the window, painting gloss what you use on doors etc keeps it away

[SpencerO]

B&Q etc sell bags of crystals and little pots you put them in, that trap moisture from the air - quite effective. You just empty the pot of water when its full. Called something imaginative like 'moisture trap' i think...

[OJ]

Tell him to stop farting so much

Failing that those moisture trap things work too

Edited by OJ on Monday 24th November 11:38

[B16JUS]

brill cheers guys i will get him to try the trap first as it seems the cheapest

cheers

[Road2Ruin]

MrV said:

Other than running a dehumidifier he could try some of the cheap plastic film you can fix over the window that works like very cheap secondary glazing

Something like this

http://www.wickes.co.uk/Excluders-Multipurpose/Ult...

Yep. Works very well in our office.