polly.walker

Now that the evenings are cooler I am getting lots of condensation in my naya.

Does anyone know if a dehumidifier will help the situation and if so, which would be the best one to buy.

Thanks

EsuriJohn

Ventilation.

Mitzyboy

We had our naya glazed last autumn. In mid December we had friends around for a christmas meal, lit the lounge log fire, and also it was quite cold outside.

When we came back from the dining room there was terrible condensation and pools of water on the floor.

Yes ... you need ventilation, I dont think even a dehumidifier would have coped with that!

bil

Mitz, for the life of me I can't think where all that water came from. If you had an open fire lit, it should have been stripping air out of the room like there was no tomorrow.

polly.walker

Thanks for your reply Mitzyboy.
The biggest problem is when the walls go green with mould. I just wondered if a dehumidifier might help prevent that.

What do you think?

Mitzyboy

We werent sure, but the weather was unusually bad outside, the windows had been in only a short time, it was the first log fire of the year .... there was a lot of rain. It's never happened since, we always leave a window slightly open

whitelinen

Before you buy a dehumidifier it is worth buying a large cat litter tray, fill it with decent quality cat litter and see if that works, you will of course need to ventilate the room during the day.

lyric030250

I hate to seem more stupid than I actually am but what pray tell is a "Naya"

snikpoh

A Naya is a porch or lean-to. Typically they are sloping rooves adjoinging a property and held up by wooden posts or brick pillars.

It is not unknown for them to be filled in to make additional rooms but (in this area especially) the council is wise to this and would require full planning consent for it to be legal.

I'm not sure what the planning requirements are, though, if you 'fill them in' with a glass curtain - any one know the legalities of this?

lyric030250

I see, thank you.

shellou

Airbrick ventilation should do the trick or even leaving a window open. I look after numerous properties,some of which have suffered from mold and damp and condensation for years before I took over. Just letting some air into the rooms has made a big difference and for the past 2 years no sign of damp or green/black mold patches

polly.walker

Many thanks for the information.

The only problem we have with leaving a window open is, our windows are the ones that don't have catches on them so one good gust of wind and the window is wide open and swinging about. Do you know if there is any kind of catch that we could attach to it to hold it open just enough

angiescarr

What a good idea! My daughter is suffering from condensation back in her pokey downstairs flat in England. Ventilation can be difficult in Downstairs flats. They have a dehumidifier but a long flat with several rooms. Cat litter is bound to be cheaper than those expensive little boxes!
Have you got a trick that works in clothes drawers whitelinen?

bil

I'm curious. I know cat litter is very absorbent, but is it actually hygroscopic?

whitelinen

Cat litter absorbs humidity, and damp smells, and it works ....... I know of people who have used it in damp garages etc........... Google was their friend.

As for clothes, Google the question and the answers/remedies appear just like magic