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That might have been before we got the new bathroom fitted.
Edit - turns out that was we got the new bathroom, however the guy checked the kitchen only.
-> again.. last night it was on for 8 hours, bringing the level down to 55% but this morning it's back to 70%
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I the house is incredibly well insulated and airtight, you may get some increase in RH (not 70% though I think). Do you have double glazing with no vents?
I have the mirror image problem:
in a 1920 house with no damp problems, run at a constant 22C, I have to keep my guitar room door closed in the winter, to avoid the humidifiers trying to humidify the whole house. If I leave the door open, humidity rapidly drops to 35% or below
How can one get rooms treated for damp?
We had a guy check the kitchen a month ago, which was ok, but it was part of another service.
I do believe it's double glazing on all but the living room windows and there are some small vents.
I'm hoping after a week it will be ok but I'm starting to have doubts. The room is right next to the bathroom, which does have a fan, but it gets really steamy in there.
I don't know what's worse.. too high or too low. Probably too low as mentioned earlier as it can crack wood.
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our family have the old family 1 storey cottage, hand built a 100 years ago, and modernised in the 70s
It had terrible damp, they spent lots of time and money looking at the roof, gutters, walls
In the end then found it was the water main, under the floor, just slowly leaking
With 70% I'm surprised you don't have mould on the walls
I must find out if there's a quick and cheap way to get this checked.
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If the window in the room is left open all day, humidity drops to 56% but it returns to 70%+ by morning.
Also found a good two-prong damp detector on Amazon for £20.
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Turns out our free external wall coating (a year back) on the building traps moisture a lot more. Leaving the window open for hours brings the humidity back down to 55% or so. Overnight even prior to having a shower in the morning, our breathing in the room takes it back to 62%+. A guy from the council left two data recorders and we have all the data (temp, humidity vs time) and nothing looks amiss, as such. We're moving house, but it was good to get the info, anyway.
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I find whith hi rh in the house I am more inclined to play dreich dour durgey tunes
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also watch out for where you put them in the room, and the height from the floor
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Just pay more attention on cold days when it's dry outside or snowy, that's when modern houses can drop below 30% RH