our bathroom cistern is sweating terribly since installing
electric shower, gas central heating, window left ajar,
hasnt made much difference. it is a new cistern and pan,
not plastic, it is porcelain stone.
2006-12-27 22:12:42 · 3 answers · asked by trueblue 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
hi
the reason it sweating is because of different temperature change.
the water is cold and the bathroom is warm.
there a way to have the water heated a little to compensate for the temperature change.
you might need assistance of a plumber to connect the hot water to the bathroom supply pipe
they have a special valve that connected to the water heater to supply warm water to the cistern
hope this help
2006-12-27 23:58:51 · answer #1 · answered by pcc122 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it sounds as if you have a humidity and condensation situation going on. Gas heat emits water as a by product of the combustion if your heater is unvented. The porcelain is typically cold. If you put warm moist air together with cold procelian you get condensation.
My thoughts are reduce the gas heat; supplement with some other form of heat. And/or try a dehumidifier.
2006-12-28 11:36:58 · answer #2 · answered by Bullwinkle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you will need to install a vapor barrier on the cistern
2006-12-28 09:20:02 · answer #3 · answered by aussie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋