Condensation

[lostkat]

I was convinced I'd read somewhere that you shouldn't use dehumidifiers in old, solid wall houses. However, I can't find anything saying that now so I must have dreamt it

What are good makes and how much should you look to spend? We could do with one in our lounge really.

[Mark]

Originally Posted by Chuckles

I wonder if the double glazing in the spare room isn't fitted very well.

Can you tell how old the double glazing is? If it's old, you could have a blown seal or saturated desiccant inside the unit. You can often tell when this happens because condensation will form between the glass layers.

[Pheebs]

With regards to the mould and mildew - we used to get a lot in our previous place and we used a spray on it. I canny remember what it's called but it's in a lime green bottle - might be made by flash? Not sure, although you should be able to find it at your local supermarket in the cleaning section Anyway, that kept it at bay for longer than a wipe.

Dehumidifier sounds the way forward though for the condensation! Good luck

[Chuckles]

How about a tag team combo of these bad boys....

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav/na...oducts&x=0&y=0

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...HUMIDIFIER.htm

[Mark]

I don't know much about dehumidifier specs, but the '1.5 litre tank' bothers me. How often would you have to empty that (unless of course it's a misprint, which is probably the more sensible option).

[SidewinderINC]

Originally Posted by Mark

I don't know much about dehumidifier specs, but the '1.5 litre tank' bothers me. How often would you have to empty that (unless of course it's a misprint, which is probably the more sensible option).

mines about 2.5L and after getting the humidity to an adequate level, which took a couple of empties, I now empty it once a week, maybe less.

[Garp]

Condensation doesn't necessarily indicate a fault with your double glazing, it's entirely natural, after all you're letting moist air in and out of your house regularly all the time. It's always been a daily task for me to go around the house with an old towel and dry the windows, along with regularly opening them to get fresh air in the house, that usually keeps the mold away. If you do have mold, sugar soap works wonders.

[AboveTheSalt]

Originally Posted by Chuckles

I don't get any at all in the kitchen, bedroom or living room. Just in the spare room and some in the bathroom.

That's strange. In my old flat, I used to get the problem in the kitchen, bathroom and my bedroom. To some extent, I resolved it in the kitchen and bathroom by fitting powerful extractor fans. I never really entirely eliminated it in the bedroom.

As someone has suggested - the answer does seem to be - open the window.

Originally Posted by Chuckles

I wonder if the double glazing in the spare room isn't fitted very well.

I wouldn't have thought that the double-glazing would be a problem. I take it that nobody uses the spare bedroom?

Originally Posted by Chuckles

I'll try a dehumidifier. Is one of those £50 jobs ok, or does it need something better?

I suspect that you would need to spend more than £50 and whatever you do, don't forget to empty the water reservoir - I once did in a computer room and it made a right mess of the floor

Have a look HERE.

[lostkat]

I've just won a 2nd hand dehumidifier on Ebay. It has a fairly big tank, so should be suitable for our place. Really hoping it will help keep the mould at bay in the lounge until we can sort it out properly (needs re-plastering).

[Chuckles]

ATS - Got a mate lodging in my spare room at the mo. It always used to have problems though when it was a studio, although maybe not as bad.