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Steamy windows
...I'm sure that's a song title, but nevermind.
With the arrival of the cold weather my windows have been getting really bad in the mornings, it's like a waterfall some days, is there anything I can do to stop or reduce the problem?
Also do I have to dry them every time? Does everyone spend 30 mins in the morning going round and drying up all windows in the house? I've never heard of that before...
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I would imagine getting a right balance of heating and ventilation could assist. Do you set your heating for the morning as that may help? Do you keep a window open to keep the room fresh? It's pure trial and error and you have to try out various combinations but you'll prob get there in the end... Alternatively, a dehumidifier may assist?
When we breathe out, cook or bathe etc. in the home we produce a large amount of moisture that is readily absorbed by the warm heated air. When the warm air contacts a cold surface like single glazed windows it condenses back to the original water. We need sufficient air changes per hour to breathe healthily and to remove moist and foul air.
A regular daily airing of the house can make a difference as can fitting ventilators in problem areas. If it is only the windows affected and you do not have double glazing then a simple method is to secondary glaze the windows with inexpensive perspex sheeting. This must be fairly air tight to work well. Another cheaper method is to use a clingfilm product made for this problem.