2007-10-24 00:51:01 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Hmmmm. Have you got double-glazing???
2007-10-24 00:54:20 · answer #1 · answered by spick&span 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
For your own health and breathing comfort the relative humidity in your home should be in the range of about 35%. Unfortunately, even with double paned windows, condensation may occur in very cold weather.
If you lower the humidity, your nose and throat can dry out and you tend to turn up the heat, using more energy.
Are storm windows an affordable option, or better yet, a good quality replacement window?
2007-10-24 04:27:39 · answer #2 · answered by greydoc6 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Open you windows, or leave them on vent if you have that facility on your windows. It is the heat generated by your central heating which forms condensation on the windows, and if those windows are closed, then it has no where to go, similar to what happens in the bathroom when you have a bath or shower with the window closed, or when you cook in the kitchen with the window closed. Such an environment can also cause damp patches on your walls in the corner of your rooms, left untreated, the damp grows into black mould spores and then comes through your paint or wallpaper onto the surface of the wall, if left it will carry on growing like a plant. Happy New Year!
2016-05-25 10:25:16 · answer #3 · answered by dionna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is really not much you can do. condensation is going to happen. ways you can reduce condensation, are to
install thermopane windows (expensive)
double glaze your windows (not always effective for this)
dehumidifying (can make your home uncomfortable)
better windows and coatings will reduce energy consumption, but runing a dehumidifyer is not really a good solution. it will cause you to use more energy by making the air in you home fell colder than it actualy is. think how humidity in the summer changes the feel of the air.
Unless you want to get these window upgrades, you will just have to live with it.
2007-10-24 01:24:31 · answer #4 · answered by cronos51101 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ventilation is the key, keeping a small window open can help and also if you have a shower or bath or running a hot tap for long periods of time make sure the door to the room is closed and the room is ventilated.
2007-10-27 01:54:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
install storm windows if you have them, or plastic,reduce the moister with a dehumidifier. Double pane windows are good, have air circulation to window with fan blowing heated air around window. Think of how the defroster works on your car windshield.
2007-10-24 01:03:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For a cheap form of double glazing you could fit cling film, half an inch from the glass sellotaping the strips virtically together.
DB
2007-10-26 08:41:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Double glazing primary or secondary as a last resort you could use a dehumidifier. Try reducing activities that cause moisture to get trapped in the air. Use extraction in the kitchen or bathroom
2007-10-24 00:58:59 · answer #8 · answered by the f 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
keep the windows open a fraction so the air can flow with ease with out letting the heat escape
2007-10-24 00:59:52 · answer #9 · answered by myson_callum 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Get double-pane windows installed.
2007-10-24 00:58:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋