Condensation On Windows

[mccfluff]

morning folks, i have a friend who lives in a flat and is getting really bad condensation on the windows every day, shes having to wipe them down all the time, they are double glazed. her heating is storage heaters and they aren't working properly which isn't helping.

she has a very young baby and doesn't really want to leave the windows open for long periods or at night

any suggestions??

[mallyh]

she could try a dehumidifier but that adds to electric bill .

[tballrossi]

A dehumidifier will help to keep condensation down.

[tballrossi]

sorry had'nt seen mallyhs answer.

[mccfluff]

i will suggest this, thanks

[tonyav]

These may do it, and fairly cheap.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Streamline-Kontrol-Moisture-Condensation-Crystals-500g-Refill-Pack-/230704371912?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Hearing_Cooling_Air&hash=item35b70d58c8

[tonyav]

The crystals go in one of these.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Streamline-Kontrol-Damp-Moisture-Trap-with-500g-Condensation-Crystals-/370879284948?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Hearing_Cooling_Air&hash=item565a20c6d4

[mccfluff]

i'll let her know, cheers tony

[tonyav]

Your welcome, fluffy. Hope she cures it, not good with a young baby.

[Psybbo]

Thanks Tony, I've copied those to daughter too

[mallyh]

i've tried them, ok in small areas but needed emptying often.

[mccfluff]

how expensive is it to run a humidifier? would you need one in every room?

[The Builder]

Check this one out Fluff. It might help..............

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Home-and-Garden/Question1289760.html

[mccfluff]

cheers, i'll pass all this onto her, its a rented property thought so her choices are limited :-(

[ummmm]

Fluff...when we had the flood in my house the insurance company supplied industrial dehumidifiers that had to be kept on 24/7 for two weeks....it cost £6 in Electricity.

I only know this because they sent us a cheque for £6 :-)

[nelliebee]

If this a rented property, have a word with the Landlord it is in the best interests of everyone to have storage heaters working. Has the person in question reported the non-working heaters? Also damage is caused to window frames etc with constant condensation and if, and when she leaves the property the landlord could deduct from her deposit charges for repairs to said window frames curtains etc., She does have rights according to her tenancy agreement.

[jomifl]

A dehumidifier is not expensive to run as the heat which is generated will offset some of the cost of electric heating. I addition the heat gained by condensing the water will also help a little. Your friend should consider carefully where where the moisture comes from as a lot of the moisture is generated by cooking ang washing which can be reduced considerably with a little thought.

[jomifl]

an electric dehumidifier which consumes 300Watts (cost no more than 90p per day) remove water at about a gallon per day. I think the dehumidifier crystal remove a fraction of that and cost more to run. A quick check on the web suggests that they cost about 10X as much per gallon as an electric dehumidifier to run.

[woofgang]

I know this sounds silly but does she cook things in saucepans with the lid off? Its amazing how much condensation this generates, as, of course, does drying clothing indoors.

[tonyav]

Wonder if these would do the job.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-x-REUSEABLE-DAMP-MOISTURE-ABSORBING-DEHUMIDIFYING-EGG-PORTABLE-DEHUMIDIFIER/380761423824?_trksid=p2047675.m2109&_trkparms=aid%3D555012%26algo%3DPW.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D18217%26meid%3D2603829049282582095%26pid%3D100010%26prg%3D8342%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D251372165693%26

[jomifl]

Exactly Woofgang, when I lived in a flat, my next door neighbour told me he was going to demand compensation from the builder because he had mould growing on his walls. When I went into his house to see the mould I noticed that he had vinyl wallpaper, a gas heater with no external flue, terry towel nappies drying on a clothes airer and a pan of spuds boiling away on the gas ring.
I just said that I didn't have a problem with damp and left.