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Winter damp drives dehumidifier use in well-insulated homes

Original: This is why I use a dehumidifier in every room during # winter 🌧️❄️ This is roughly two or three days from living room a

A household in Scotland is showing how much water its dehumidifiers pull from the air in winter, emptying two to three days' worth of collected moisture from just the living room and kitchen. The home is well insulated with window vents, and laundry is dried in a separate room with a plumbed-in unit. The post highlights how airtight, energy-efficient homes can trap humidity in cold months.

Why now: People are discussing condensation and mould problems that come with well-insulated, ventilated-limited homes during winter.

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• This is why I use a dehumidifier in every room during # winter 🌧️❄️ This is roughly two or three days from living room and kitchen No laundry as that's behind a door with another (that drains into pipework and never needs emptying) Ridiculously well insulated, window vents… · spytfyre@mastodon.scot · 1

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