Excess moisture in the house

Seriak · #1 03-17-2013, 01:24 AM

Make sure you turn off your humidifier on your furnace. I found my tank keeps my house humid enough. I also opened a couple windows just a tiny little crack. Enough to let the moist air out and not enough to chill the house at all. I haven't had any mold problems since doing this. I had the same mold around our plastic windows. In the summer it's not bad at all as we can leave windows open.

You can also get a dehumidifier, but you have to vent it outside or change the bins on a regular basis.

The Grizz · #2 03-17-2013, 02:11 AM

If you have a stove hood fan the is vented outside & silent running as well as bathroom fans on the main level run them while the house is awake until the outside temp is not as cold out. I find when it's really cold out is when we notice moisture build up.

Coralgurl · #3 03-17-2013, 02:48 AM

We are chatting about having someone come in and finish the basement which is 3/4 done. If we do, then we'll include an HRV in the budget. If we don't, then will look at a dehumidifier. With the warmer weather around the corner and being able to open windows soon it's not a huge rush but obviously not a good idea to not deal with it. This isn't our forever house so better to prevent the issues than fix down the road. Will hopefully have the stand skinned within a month which should also help.

swill · #4 03-17-2013, 03:22 AM

It's nice to know we are not the only ones with this issue...for some reason our mold seems to stick to our master bathroom. It only started after we got the second 300 gallon aquarium which is actually in our basement. We have 2 dehumidifiers running and also have to empty them everyday. Super frustrating...can't wait for summer.

jacamarorchids · #5 03-17-2013, 05:04 AM

Just move to Victoria, even people without tanks have moiture on the windows!

reeferfulton · #6 03-17-2013, 05:12 AM

lol true that .. Then add a tank by big vaulted windows like me , some days the water literally ran down the glass on the inside ... .....

Jeff000 · #7 03-19-2013, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by magikof7

I have the Radion on my tank, I am still topping off up to 2 litres a day.

I top off around 3g a day.....

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Originally Posted by Starry

i run 2 portable de-humidifiers in my fish room (basement) and have to empty them both daily. still a little bit of dampnes on up stairs windows when its cold, but nothing like it was with out the de-hums. looked into HRV but basment is finished and is cost restrictive.
I also run a 180 gallon.

de-humidifiers are huge consumers of power and add heat to the house.