- Misted windows in indoors – you can do that
- airing and Heat as A and O
- windows and frames dry to wipe
- dehumidifier
- Special Tips depending on use of space
- Conclusion
Whether in bathin the kitchen or in laundry room. where one high indoor humidity prevails, this makes itself through quickly Waterdrop to the window panes noticeable. Especially in winter, when it is cold outside and the temperature difference to the interior is particularly wide, fog up our windows quickly from the inside. You have probably noticed this yourself in your bedroom early in the morning. We have a few simple ones below tips put together for you, with which you can declare war on condensation water, high humidity and Co. in the future.
Ventilation and heating as A and O
It’s understandable: if it’s below zero outside and you’re sitting in your comfortably heated apartment, it takes effort to close the window airing to open and let the cold winds into the apartment. It is particularly important in winter to ventilate your apartment properly despite the cold outsideto keep indoor humidity at an acceptable level. The annoying drops of water on the window, too”condensation” called, you should not take it lightly, because humid interiors can unfortunately encourage mold growth. That condensation on the discs arises for a simple reason. the warm room airin which there is moisture, cools at the windows and causes them to fog up.
Proper ventilation ideally consists of the window in lounges three to four times a day for about five to ten minutes to open, writes the consumer portal Eco test. It is little use in just leaving the windows tilted. Rather you should be here air acrosswhich is commonly known as “pull through”.
Eco test also shows which ventilation phases you use in the heating period rule of thumb 12 to 15 minutes in October, 8 to 10 minutes in November and 4 to 6 minutes from December to February. Please note that Rooms should never be below 16 degrees Celsius should cool down. This would significantly increase the risk of mold, like the website Business Insider Rita Maria Jünnemann quoted from the consumer advice center in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Wipe windows and frames dry
“A four-person household releases six to twelve liters of water into the air every day,” the consumer portal quotes Eco test Arian Freytag from the Mecklenburg-Western Pomeranian consumer advice center. So it is not surprising that especially in the cold season condensation forms on the inner panes of your windows.
A simple trick to eliminate annoying condensation on the window and also to prevent mold growth on windows and their seals is this Simply wipe off any accumulated condensation with a cloth after it has formed.
You should make sure that one as absorbent as possible to use and try all Remove water residues with particular care.
dehumidifier
Also Dehumidifier without electricity are already available on the market. These are usually inexpensive and can you in particularly small spaces help that keep humidity low.
Dehumidifiers – see here directly
The dehumidifier consists of a special salt in granular form, which is able to bind moisture from the air and collect it in the container. According to the online portal utopia.de is placed in the granulate dehumidifier dry calcium chloride filled. the Water vapor extracted from the air then dissolves the granules and drips into the collection container of the dehumidifier. However, you must note that the collected water must be disposed of down the drain from time to time and the granulate must be replaced accordingly.
If dehumidifiers without electricity are not enough for you or if you want to dehumidify larger rooms, you can also electrically operated dehumidifiers to grab. The consumer portal Öko-Test has various Room dehumidifier tested. However, you should note that dehumidifiers no permanent solution represent. are rooms permanently too wetit is necessary to look for the cause to embark and eliminate this to the not to damage your own health or the building fabric of the property.
Special tips depending on room use
Depending on the use of space there are of course also special things to consider for ventilation. So it is particularly important in the kitchen, the dissipate the steam generated during cooking. The one installed in the kitchen extractor hood you should therefore switch it on when cooking. For extractor hoods with exhaust air the steam is discharged directly to the outside. The warm, humid air therefore does not accumulate in the room. Without a range hood, you should let fresh air in regularly.
Also in washrooms you should urgently regular airing think and wet laundry rather not in the apartmentbut in specially designated drying rooms hanging. Otherwise the humidity in the room rise very sharply due to the wet laundrywhat due to the risk of mold growth should be avoided. does not stand basement or attic available for drying laundry, can also have one dryer be a good idea.
in the bedroom you always should before going to bed and just after getting up open the windows. activities like bathing and showering leave one particularly high humidity develop. On thorough ventilation immediately afterwards is therefore extremely important.
Conclusion
Correct ventilation should neither be underestimated nor neglected. the humidity in rooms should go through targeted ventilation can achieve around 40 to 60 percent. On mold risk will be like this small amount held. condensation on the window you should always as Signs of urgent ventilation to take. In order to get a hint when it is time to air the room, a hygrometer a good tool represent. This gauge show you the accurate humidity in the room. As soon Values above 60 percent humidity be reached, you should flet fresh air in.
Of course they care too currently high energy prices for the fact that many people try, especially in winter, the Turn on the heating as rarely and as little as possible. In a cool apartment however, this threatens the risk of mold.
Dehumidifier without electricity you can as a first step make your own relatively inexpensively. The news portal RND.de beats one sock filled with cat litter or salt on the windowsill as a special trick. Otherwise, one thing above all helps against high humidity: Ventilate, ventilate, ventilate.
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