So in winter we sleep with heating on (electric) so that we dont freeze at night. However when we wake up, the windows are very wet due to condensation. The heating also makes moisture to accumulate on the ceiling, which creates mold. We know how to clean the mold, but it just keeps coming back. Any way to avoid this? Or fix this?
by sancho_tranza
9 comments
open the window
Time to become Norwegian and sleep with the window open all year long
Try using a dehumidifier?
Open the window and air out the overmoisterized rooms.
There should be small ventilations in the wall or the windows you can keep open, foreigners often close these as they cant think far enough ahead about where fresh air will enter the home.
Steps to minimize humidity in the home:
Keep the fans on when you cook and both 20 minutes before and after.
Keep the door to the bathroom closed after showering. How do you dry clothes?
The humidity inside your home appears to be way to high. You should not have more than 40% relative humidity inside your home in winter. I suggest that you obtain a hygrometer to find out what your humidity is, and make changes to bring it down to an acceptable level.
Common causes for high humidity are to little ventilation and air drying clothes indoors.
We Germans call that ✨Stoßlüften✨; open the window for 5-15min a day, open all windows in your flat and close them afterwards
That should solve the problem
Open the window and vent the room, as others said look for a ventilation in your room and keep it open at all times.
If you don’t have a ventilation I’d invest in a dehumidifier
LÜFTUNG!
Make sure to have your fan on while cooking food.