Mould

[hellokitty]

hrv type systems do work.our system has dramatically reduced the condensation we used to get on the windows.They expel the warm moist air with warmish dry air from the roof space.The effect is immediate.On the day we had the system installed the windows were running with water.The next morning there was virtually none,the next morning there was none.

My HRV is great but it did cost over $3000.... most landlords don't want to spend the money sadly.....

[Hitcher]

most landlords don't want to spend the money sadly

Most don't want to spend it happily either.

[Smifffy]

Yeah, I reckon it's worth running a dehumidifier for a few days anyway. Nothing brings home how much moisture is in the place, and educates about reducing moisture sources like regularly emptying the water bucket from a dehumidifier.

People can talk about boiling pots, gas heaters and bathroom venting until they are blue in the face, but seeing that dehumidifier fill up brings it all nicely into perspective.

Also in response to the post about leaving the bathroom door closed until the room has cleared of steam, I find it better to leave the door slightly ajar in order to provide a better updraft for the extractor fan.

Hellokitty came over the other Sunday and was so nice she gave me her dehumidifier i've been moving it from room to room after I washed the ceilings again
it's amazing hoe much moisture was in all the rooms.

I've had to empty the dehumidfier more than a few time.

Thanks again hellokitty

[Swoop]

I find it better to leave the door slightly ajar in order to provide a better updraft for the extractor fan.

If the extractor fan is running then the occupant is still at home. Open a window instead.

The bathroom windows are opened when someone is in the shower, right?

[Big Dave]

How do you get it off leather? Got some garments that have been under the stairs and have grown some.

I actually tried waterblasting the boots, but it grew back quickly.

[Swoop]

How do you get it off leather? Got some garments that have been under the stairs and have grown some.

I actually tried waterblasting the boots, but it grew back quickly.

Have you tried sending it an eviction notice?

[Big Dave]

Have you tried sending it an eviction notice?

Via Karcher.

[Smifffy]

If the extractor fan is running then the occupant is still at home. Open a window instead.

The bathroom windows are opened when someone is in the shower, right?

yeah, they are but the fan outlet is right outside the window. The fan is in the ceiling and the windows are not far below it. Having the bathroom door open allows cooler, drier air from the rest of the house to displace the warm moist air as it rises towards the fan vent. It will evacuate the warm moist air from the bathroom much faster. Come on over with a hygrometer some time and I'll demonstrate.

[Swoop]

Having the bathroom door open allows cooler, drier air from the rest of the house to displace the warm moist air.

The point I pondered was that if a homeowner had run a dehumidifier (costing $$'s) to dry the air, then simply venting the room via the window/s is going to be the more economical method to use.


The reality is that most homes have a shower running in the morning and then the inhabitants depart for work, resulting in the windows being closed up.

[Usarka]

Don't use a dehumdingafier in the room where you store your wine (if you're too poor to afford a decent cellar). It dries out all those old cork things.

[blue rider]

How do you get it off leather? Got some garments that have been under the stairs and have grown some.

I actually tried waterblasting the boots, but it grew back quickly.

tip i got from Ratti the other day. Spray or rub with Vodka.....removes mold from leather. It worked a treat.....on the moldy leather Jacket and well you know Vodka ..what can I say...

I am sure any other alcohol would work. No mold has returned to the jacket sofar.

link http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...eather-jackets