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Nearly half of our homes suffer from excessive humidity. Besides unpleasant odors and property damage, it can also lead to breathing difficulties and other health problems. Our advice for chasing away this unhealthy water.
Ventilate daily
Even if it’s winter and the outside temperature is close to zero, there is no other solution! In order to renew the air in the room and eliminate excess humidity, it is important to ventilate for five to ten minutes every day. If possible, create a draft between multiple windows. If the entire house needs proper ventilation, focus on the rooms with the most humidity, such as the bathroom or kitchen.
Cleaning the VMC VMC
(Controlled Mechanical Ventilation) remains by far the best way to constantly renew the air and thus avoid excessive humidity. It can be single or double flow. In the first case, the device simply sucks air from the box to expel it outside. A double flow VMC, on the other hand, has the advantage of recovering heat from the air sucked in instead of rejecting it to the outside. For optimal operation of your VMC, we recommend that you clean the ventilation grilles with a vacuum cleaner once a year. Over time, dust builds up on the grilles, potentially hindering air circulation.
Opt for double glazing If drops of water roll down the inside of your windows and they fog up often, this is a clear sign of damp. With double-glazed windows, you avoid excessive temperature variations and limit problems caused by condensation. A tip: install ventilation grilles on the new joinery to allow air to circulate.
Check the seal.
Since the bathroom is known to be the most humid room in the house, be sure to seal the joints around the bathtub, shower and sink. Adding a heater can help dry the air. Install a towel radiator. If this is not possible, there are small heaters that you turn on before washing and turn off again fifteen minutes later.
Consider the dehumidifier
You can buy a dehumidifier commercially. You can choose between a chemical device or an electrical device.
The first works on the principle of condensation. It contains one tablet or cartridge of sodium chloride. This causes moisture to be absorbed and converted into water. Then just empty the trash. An electric dehumidifier, on the other hand, draws in the humid air contained in the room, dries it, cools it and then heats it to a temperature corresponding to that of the room in which it is located. The air comes out free of humidity.
Watch the cabinets.
When you open your cupboards, an unpleasant musty smell emerges. It’s probably due to humidity. To suck them up, simply place a few pieces of charcoal in a box with a lid that is perforated in places. A natural and effective method that doesn’t cost you much.
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