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Post by patrice on Aug 23, 2017 12:28:38 GMT -5
Hi everyone!
I live in a 2 bedroom apartment. One of the bedroom was converted into an indoor garden (veggies growing on a carpeted floor.... very fancy and cozy). Most of the year the humidity stays between 40% and 50%. In summer it can climb to 60-65% though. Can these levels be a problem for the apartment itself? Here I'm thinking mold or anything that could damage the place.
Thank you
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Post by desertwoman on Aug 23, 2017 12:40:31 GMT -5
Well, I live in an arid environment so I don't know a whole lot about humidity but 60-65% doesn't sound too bad. I would think a de-humidifier would be good thing to use, if you are concerned about mold, etc
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Post by patrice on Aug 23, 2017 12:54:01 GMT -5
I borrowed a de-humidifier from a friend but it created too much heat. I could use it to heat the apartment in winter though but my problem seem to be during summer months where the temperature inside can easily climb to 30c (86F).
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Post by brownrexx on Aug 23, 2017 14:16:24 GMT -5
That is very humid and you can end up having mold growing on the walls and in the carpet.
Is it only that humid in that one room? If so, how about using a fan blowing into the room to push some of the humidity out into the rest of the apartment and circulate less humid air back into the room.
Or, if you are not using air conditioning, how about a small fan exhausting some air out of the window in that room?
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Post by desertwoman on Aug 23, 2017 15:37:32 GMT -5
yup- I don't know much about humidity! So brownrexx, what is considered a 'healthy' indoor humidity level on a sustained/daily basis. I'm assuming a periodic 60-65% is fine. (i.e we get that indoors when a storm is brewing)
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Post by brownrexx on Aug 23, 2017 16:51:33 GMT -5
Allergy doctors will tell you to keep it below 40%. Right now in my house it is 51% and it's comfortable. I like to keep it around 50% if possible but in the winter that's difficult
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Post by patrice on Aug 23, 2017 20:29:24 GMT -5
Right now it's 48% outside on the balcony, 49% inside the garden room and 49 in the rest of the house. Some days it's less humid inside the house than it is outside, sometimes not. I can't go lower than what it is outside without a dehumidifier that's for sure and I don't think I have to. I'm like brownrexx and prefer to keep it around 50%. Edited to change the % value after better looking at my hygrometer. Seems like today I'm back to the normal, at last
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Post by Mumsey on Dec 18, 2017 5:07:15 GMT -5
patrice, A good way to tell if you have damaging humidity is to look at your windows. Do you have condensation on them when temps outside are below 30? It would be inside where you can wipe it off, not between the 2 layers of glass (that would be a different issue). Our house is hovering around 53%, needs to be 40%, caused by the house being too "tight" since insulating the attic and we don't get enough new air in. Solution, HRV system. It could very well be your indoor garden is contributing to humidity, but sounds like it has balanced out naturally
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