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Excess moisture in the house
Im sure there's been a number of threads on this subject already, I'm jus not good at searching....
My daughter pointed out yesterday that we have mold forming on the windows ledges in our kitchen. Checked all the windows and found they all have some. The windows are trimmed in plastic, not wood so easy enough to clean up but now concerned about areas we can't see. Are there any alternatives to an HRV system to help deal with the moisture in the house from the tanks? Both my tanks are in my living areas - kitchen and former office and can not close them off. Thanks |
dehumidifier
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what's wrong with a hrv?
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We had similar problems. Adding a 6" fan to vent moist air helped a little but not nearly enough. Once we installed a glass top and enclosed the stand and sump area the problem disappeared. I ramped up the LEDs by 10% to compensate for light loss, routed a fresh air source to the skimmer and scheduled glass cleaning reminder into my to-do list on Aqua-Planner. Problem solved. As an added bonus, I only need one of my 200W heaters, the drone of the 6" fan is gone (plus the added electrical cost) and the furnace isn't on as much in cold weather.
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one of those window fans works as well....though not in the winter so much....
Exhaust vent? lower temp in the house? Tropical plants....bigger ones. How is the insulation around the windows?...ie walls :) sure it's the tank? you can buy a humidity gauge and check room to room? |
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I kill house plants, it's a definite death sentence for them when I buy so I gave up years ago. Went out last weekend to look at options to skin the stand, we are working on getting that done. |
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I think I will go with skinning the tank to start. |
Since starting my biocube I too have mold in the windows. Plastic casing and the old wood ones, I spray them with a bleach and water solution or Vim spray for bathrooms let it sit for a few mins then wipe it out.
We have been thinking it is time for a dehumidifier as well. It just seems to be winter when we have the problem. I have the Radion on my tank, I am still topping off up to 2 litres a day. |
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