Humid air in the house forms moulds and mildew, i want to get away with it. What do you do?
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Humid air in the house forms moulds and mildew, i want to get away with it. What do you do?
Open windows and blinds daily to allow the air to circulate.
In our last house I had Hippo Damp Rid crystal things in all the rooms & under the kitchen sink - the idea is they absorb the moisture from the air & after a few months all the crystals have liquified so you can tip them down the sink & refill,
We lived in a house that was so wet we had to have a dehumidifier in each room, that got run 24/7 and emptied every day :(
Rock salt in saucers can work if it's not a bad damp problem.
For removing mould from walls use a clove oil solution (and wear a mask and gloves).
Saw your other post too, so trying to address both in one...
Air conditioning dries out the air, but it's expensive to run. Can also dry out your skin and nasal passages so can aggravate skin/respiratory conditions. Humid air (not so much you grow mould!) is actually better than really dry air for many skin conditions/asthma etc.
Having said that, if the air is so humid you're growing mould, then I'd suggest opening doors and windows as much as you can and damp rid/hippo things to soak up excess damp. We lived in a 'toxic house' years ago that made me really ill... Mould growing on the walls and roof. No amount of scrubbing kills the spores, even if the marks disappear...it was in the wood, floors, carpets etc. We'd stay at my parents for the weekend and I could breathe again, my skin felt better too. Moving out was the best thing we ever did ;)
I do that too, although sometimes we have to close all windows .. i'm thinking of how often , how long should we open windows so mould won't form?:
It seems that the only resort is moving out if that's the case. For moulds as well, using clove oil solution is one recommendable I've heard of that aside from the use of dehumidifiers.:
24/7 of dehumidifiers? how many do you have? can you have just one for the whole house? or 2 maybe , if you have a 2 storey house. anyway, it's tested in preventing dust mites, mould or mildews. whats the tank capacity of your unit?:
where do you buy this? is it effective?:
You can buy them from supermarkets, bunnings etc. The amount of moisture they absorb is amazing, they also reduce the musty smell of cupboards, small spaces.
I think the smaller the space the better they work but you can always place one on each side of the room.
Looks good.. and for how long you can use it? weekly, monthly etc?:
I used to check them once a month or whenever I remembered & they only need changing once all the crystals have dissolved & turned into liquid.
Some brands have a removable cover on them to prevent pets trying to drink the liquid.
Once the crystals are dissolved the liquid can be poured down the toilet, wash the containers out & refill with fresh crystals.
How about the smell? If i use both the crystal and the dehumidifier? i'm thinking the dehumidifier will drag the smell around the room?:
I'm not sure if the dehumidifier would prevent odours being absorbed, sorry
I think instead of dehumidifier, it should be air purifier which helps eliminate odors: