Do dehumifers and air purfier both kill mold spores and mold I have mold in my bedroom and I use dehumifers and I have plug in air purfier also do they both work and are they both worth using
I JUST WOKE UP AND MY FLOOR IS WET FROM ALL WATER DRAINING FROM WINDOW!!!!!!!!!!! THIS WILL HAPPEN NEVER AGAIN! TODAY I WILL BUY WINDOW HEATER IF NOTHING ELSE WORKS! :D :D :D
I forgot to say the windows that are icing up inside my condo I guess are storm windows. There's 1 single window on the top but there's 2 windows with space between them on the bottom which is where the ice was. They were totally covered with a sheet of ice.
I had ice on the inside of my windows of my 1978 condo that I recently purchased. The windows look very old. I don't know how there could be too much humidity because the air is so dry I have those little electric shocks in blankets or when I pet my cats. I was wondering if I just need to replace the windows? Many of the windows were covered in ice during that last snowstorm with below freezing temps for 6 days straight. UGH
Maybe I can lead you in the right direction. 31 years fabrication windows. First if you have blinds that are incubating (closed) the inside surface cavity than "still air" which still holds moisture will still deposit. If you turn your heat off for sleeping and lower the room temperature drastically the air will reach "dew point" and precipitation will happen. Remember glass is the 3rd highest conductor and will grab any serious degree of temperature difference between glass surface temperature and room temperature. Now here's another issue based on your comments. Perhaps you have "air" infiltrations specifically around your venting windows. Now I have a "smoke" pencil that checks perimeter leakage. Don't bother getting this it's expensive. SO buy a cheap Cigar as it will give off adequate smoke. Run it along the perimeter of the window. I/2" away will be close enough. This is a standard testing method. The fact this is 1978 I suspect the weatherstripping is old and failing and might be the problem. If it shows on picture fixed windows it will mean the glazing holding in the glass has broken down. However I suspect the venting windows are causing the differential in temperature and subsequently ICE Good luck. Hope this gives direction to work with.
Great advice, but..... what do you do if you live in a condominium highrise ???? The frames are hollow aluminum, window sills are wood - DISASTER. Leaving a window open a 1/8" doesn't help, air humidity very low, not heating the room doesn't help either - still frost on the glass the whole winter. A contractor drilled holes in the aluminum frames, tried injecting the expandable foam to create insulation - ha, ha, ha. That was a complete fiasco. The foam doesn't cure in a closed space, so for few weeks an awful mess leaking from the bottom holes on the window sills, then they had to use a chisel to remove it from there, that lasted for weeks. I bought this apartment because of the large windows, now I have them - and fixing them every year. I even tried the special spray seal, to close the space between the wood and the metal frame. When you spray it it's coloress, few weeks later changes in an ugly orange, and peals off anyway. Fixing the caulking, fixing the paint, fixing the the space between the metal frames and wood. An yearly nightmere !!!
+antoine anderson Hi Antoine! Thanks for writing. Any metal that would be good at rapidly conducting heat would also be good to form quick condensation. Copper, brass or aluminum would all be great choices. I hope this helps. Please let me know. Bye, Steve
I have condensation on the inside of my storm windows when closed and its driving me nuts. Is it from warm air leaking out or from cold air getting in? I've not found anything helpful online. I've reworked and put new glass in the interior windows (wood) and all the seals around the interior as well as run silicone around the interior of the storm windows and it's still happening. Any ideas? House is 40 years old...
A couple of things are happening here. If there's any movement of indoor air into the space between the storm window and the main window, condensation will occur. To combat this, traditional storm windows have a small vent to the outdoors. This allows moisture to escape while still offering most of the benefit of added insulation. It would be nice if this wasn't necessary, but windows with storms almost always develop condensation without some kind of venting of the space. Try something on an experimental basis and see what I mean. Prop open a storm window slightly and the condensation should disappear in a day or less. I hope this helps. Bye for now, Steve
I have condensation that collects on the interior facing pane of glass. What can I do to reduce or eliminate the condensation? During our MN winters, sometimes it turns to ice when the temps get cold enough. I cover the windows with 3m plastic and it still collects when I do a lot of cooking, laundry, dishes etc...help!
I left my window cracked over night and it made the condensation worse.
You just can't win with this b.s.
Do dehumifers and air purfier both kill mold spores and mold I have mold in my bedroom and I use dehumifers and I have plug in air purfier also do they both work and are they both worth using
Use 50/50 vinegar N water to eliminate mould
You need a striped jumper and a mask. A dehumidifier will remove all the condensation from the glass in all area’s, just leave the internal doors open
How about plastic cover?
I JUST WOKE UP AND MY FLOOR IS WET FROM ALL WATER DRAINING FROM WINDOW!!!!!!!!!!! THIS WILL HAPPEN NEVER AGAIN! TODAY I WILL BUY WINDOW HEATER IF NOTHING ELSE WORKS! :D :D :D
I forgot to say the windows that are icing up inside my condo I guess are storm windows. There's 1 single window on the top but there's 2 windows with space between them on the bottom which is where the ice was. They were totally covered with a sheet of ice.
I had ice on the inside of my windows of my 1978 condo that I recently purchased. The windows look very old. I don't know how there could be too much humidity because the air is so dry I have those little electric shocks in blankets or when I pet my cats. I was wondering if I just need to replace the windows? Many of the windows were covered in ice during that last snowstorm with below freezing temps for 6 days straight. UGH
Maybe I can lead you in the right direction. 31 years fabrication windows. First if you have blinds that are incubating (closed) the
inside surface cavity than "still air" which still holds moisture will still deposit. If you turn your heat off for sleeping and lower the
room temperature drastically the air will reach "dew point" and precipitation will happen. Remember glass is the 3rd highest conductor
and will grab any serious degree of temperature difference between glass surface temperature and room temperature.
Now here's another issue based on your comments. Perhaps you have "air" infiltrations specifically around your venting windows.
Now I have a "smoke" pencil that checks perimeter leakage. Don't bother getting this it's expensive. SO buy a cheap Cigar as it will give off adequate smoke. Run it along the perimeter of the window. I/2" away will be close enough. This is a standard testing method.
The fact this is 1978 I suspect the weatherstripping is old and failing and might be the problem. If it shows on picture fixed windows
it will mean the glazing holding in the glass has broken down. However I suspect the venting windows are causing the differential
in temperature and subsequently ICE Good luck. Hope this gives direction to work with.
Great advice, but..... what do you do if you live in a condominium highrise ???? The frames are hollow aluminum, window sills are wood - DISASTER. Leaving a window open a 1/8" doesn't help, air humidity very low, not heating the room doesn't help either - still frost on the glass the whole winter. A contractor drilled holes in the aluminum frames, tried injecting the expandable foam to create insulation - ha, ha, ha. That was a complete fiasco. The foam doesn't cure in a closed space, so for few weeks an awful mess leaking from the bottom holes on the window sills, then they had to use a chisel to remove it from there, that lasted for weeks. I bought this apartment because of the large windows, now I have them - and fixing them every year. I even tried the special spray seal, to close the space between the wood and the metal frame. When you spray it it's coloress, few weeks later changes in an ugly orange, and peals off anyway. Fixing the caulking, fixing the paint, fixing the the space between the metal frames and wood. An yearly nightmere !!!
xD atleast you got bougie windows though girlfriend!
Yeah, I don't understand how aluminum frame isn't a recipe for condensation. I have this problem in my condo. Just crazy.
i have a science experiment and wanted to know what metals are good for forming quick condensation?
+antoine anderson Hi Antoine! Thanks for writing.
Any metal that would be good at rapidly conducting heat would also be good to form quick condensation. Copper, brass or aluminum would all be great choices. I hope this helps. Please let me know.
Bye,
Steve
+Steve Maxwell thanks for replying and I'll be sure to show you my finished project when done.
@@antoineanderson8691 did you finish your project?😂
I think the brother was reffering 2 dope, probly got busted by 5 O
Why do that when u can punch it
I have condensation on the inside of my storm windows when closed and its driving me nuts.
Is it from warm air leaking out or from cold air getting in? I've not found anything helpful online.
I've reworked and put new glass in the interior windows (wood) and all the seals around the interior as well as run silicone around the interior of the storm windows and it's still happening. Any ideas?
House is 40 years old...
HI Nobody!
Is the condensation on the inner face of the glass, the side in contact with the room?
Bye for now,
Steve
Steve Maxwell yes.
On the storm windows not the interior though.
Thank you.
A couple of things are happening here. If there's any movement of indoor air into the space between the storm window and the main window, condensation will occur. To combat this, traditional storm windows have a small vent to the outdoors. This allows moisture to escape while still offering most of the benefit of added insulation. It would be nice if this wasn't necessary, but windows with storms almost always develop condensation without some kind of venting of the space. Try something on an experimental basis and see what I mean. Prop open a storm window slightly and the condensation should disappear in a day or less.
I hope this helps.
Bye for now,
Steve
I have condensation that collects on the interior facing pane of glass. What can I do to reduce or eliminate the condensation? During our MN winters, sometimes it turns to ice when the temps get cold enough. I cover the windows with 3m plastic and it still collects when I do a lot of cooking, laundry, dishes etc...help!
@@micheller6626 time for new 2 pane low-e windows.