Humidity and house solutions
 

Hi

Well, I havent quite experienced humidity like it before today:eek:, our entire house feels really damp and the air is thick:blink:

Can this be a common occurance? If so any tips for dealing with it, are dehumidifiers any good? Can anyone recommend a particular make or is there a cheaper alternative?

Thanks in advance and apologies if its a dumb question:o

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The humidity is going to get a lot worse over the next couple of months, it should start to drop off near the end of August.

The cheap alternative is Wal*mart. I don't mean buy a cheap dehumidifier there; I mean go there and hang out under their air conditioning like everyone else :)

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Welcome back to Canada Nikki, hope you are settling in well :thumbup:

The joys of the summer months eh!!!

For the question you asked, well we just roasted all summer :D

Good luck for the future

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Thanks Dean, everything great so far, start work in 3 weeks , guess will just need to get used to the climate:D

If anyone does use anything to try and combat this, please pass on your thoughts:thumbsup:

Hope you are well Dean, hope to catch you soon:thumbup:

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We've been watching the weather over there, just out of interest. Hasnt it been raining for ages?

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YES and it's getting annoying now...lol

Started on Saturday and hasn't really let up since...they did promise sunshine on Thursday but I think that was just to make us feel better as it is now showing R A I N again...:blink:

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ha ha I just told Nikki via Facebook that I had to go to the Mall last year to cool off a few times. I am glad I am not the only one :rofl:

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There were flash floods in Truro tonight:eek:

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There are flood plains in Truro - it's soooo flat!

I woke up to lightening during the night but it was far away thankfully so I could only hear a wee rumble of thunder. The rain was bouncing though!

I think NB got a lot of rain according to the recent weather forecast.

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I'dve though a dehumidifer was a bit of a waste of time. Airconditioning is the thing you need. Perhaps a cheapish plug in unit? Failing that, ceiling fans are good for keeping cool.

Alternatively you could live somewhere where Humidex is not a word that you hear often!;) (Although today it was 21C and raining but supposedly felt like 30C. Not in my airconditioned office it didn't)

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Our house has a dehumidifier built into the heating / AC system. It's part of a heat exchanger or something.

I finally read the instructions today and it says.... only use the dehumidifier when heating, don't use in the summer!!:huh:

Is there a climate control engineer in the house??

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Air exchangers are generally switched off in the summer as you are just swapping moist air with moist air. AC obviously is nice, we have it, but use it sparingly, if at all, due to potential costs. Maybe use it for a bad week in the summer.

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We also have an air exchanger and I found out on BE last year that I should switch it off in the hot months because it does not cool the incoming air, it just pumps the humid warm air into the house (ours is not an aircon too) :eek:

We have a dehumidier downstairs (50-pint and needs emptied at least 3 times a day in high summer - use it for watering the plants and also in my steam iron). It cools the air a few degrees (but it's cooler in the basement anyway). Doesn't have to be vented.

Upstairs, we bought a portable air conditioner a few weeks ago because I felt so puggled on my main level especially in the late afternoon/evening. We had to buy a portable version (more expensive) because our windows all crank out the way and don't slide up/down. The portable version (12,000 btu @ $600 plus tax Costco) is vented out through the patio door using a vertical hose fitting/panel. We also had to purchase a patio door locking bar ($16) because that door can no longer be locked whilst the aircon hoses are in place. We also lose the use of that door too but we had 2 side by side.

Curly hair free for everyone all summer ;)

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Ohhhhh... thanks! But in winter the air isn't moist.... it's dry (which is why there is also, wait for it..... a Humidifier in the system!!:blink: )

This is why we've given up on trying to understand the weirdo system!

I think we'll just save the leccy bills and all sleep in the basement!

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Thanks for the info everyone:thumbsup:

Last week when it was quite hot here in NS the house was lively and cool, no problems, its just been today when it has been really stormy in Halifax area and although we didnt get it here, 40 mins away, we seemed to have the storm in the air feeling all day and we have been left with condensation all round the house.

I will keep researching options:thumbup: