Solutions to damp

Get a dehumidifier! They do actually work really well. We have two, both ancient and rackety. One is a bit past it, but the other will extract about 4 litres in an 8 hour day. And the little bit of electricity they use contributes to the warmth of the house.

I'm sure on every subject you can find fool's advice online.

NT

Got one but OH wont let me use it as he says it costs money to run. So I am only allowed it when the damp gets really bad.

Buy a taser and taser him when he disagrees with what this group tells you to do.

Get a weather station. One of those fairly cheap devices which lets you have one sensor outside. And make sure it can read indoor and outdoor humidity. Even a cheap one should be accurate enough.

Then make sure you keep an eye on it and open up lots of windows when it is less humid outdoors - especially when it is not too cool out there. Being able to see when that is can help to make the right decisions.

I have thought about that. I often wish he would be ill and stuck in bed ( God forbid) instead of him just constantly saying it ( he has high blood pressure. According to him though he dying of heart disease) and I would be able to do as I liked. I would order new patio doors and get them fitted before he had chance to get better. (Not really. I wouldn't wish anyone ill)

IME it's always more humid outdoors, especially at this time of year.

Tell him that with a drier atmosphere in the house, the CH needn't be turned up so high, and that the money saved will pay for running the dehumidifier.

That might work. Thanks

I second that, and add that they are great for drying clothes. Do you currently leave clothes to dry in the house? that adds a lot of moisture to the air.

Mike

They are a lot cheaper to run than the tumble drier.

Mike

They cost about 4p/hour to run.

Rob

But maybe not the case in Sweetheart's house? :-)

No: this is the time of year with no heating on and humid weter outside, that its most humid inside as well.

Once the outside temp drops and heating comes on internal humidity drops as well.

The mouldiest place I have ever slept in was in PieterMaritzburg in full sub tropical summer.

Humididty isusually higher outdoors, but the dew point is lower, a more relavent indicator of moisture total in the air.

I'm currently trying to dry out kitchen after a ;ong term flood from dishwasher. It's not exactly suitable drying weather at the moment, Kitchen

I suppose it'll take till spring to re-season the floorboards. Is that a reasonable estimate as SWMBO wants it done yesterday!

Heat recovery ventilation is worth a look. Take care when viewing the cost of installing, but it will save on not needing to heat ventilation air.

If I win the pools I'll get it fitted.

Considered a new OH? ;-)

Otherwise, work out how much the dehumidifer costs to run. I won't be that much, and definitely better than poor health. As others have said, you can either reduce the moisture created, or increase temperature and/or ventilation in the house, or use the dehumidifier.

You need 3 things to eradicate damp; heat, insulation and ventilation, if you have all three then your house can't be damp, unless it's raining in somewhere, penetrating from outside or you have a leak

I would say both heat and ventilation are thin on the ground in my home. There are few vents - not we do not have trickle vents on the windows. They are double glazed so I don't know why.

I don't open doors or windows unless I have to because its cold.

OH will not allow heating ( he says it costs too much and it isn't winter yet).

I don't exactly do very much more than breathe in and out but still we have condensation.