Sunday morning at Moonbase.
I'm full of cold and my tinnitus is ringing like a siren. We have also invested in two wall fans fitted by Super Mario and two dehumidifiers from Aldi.
Its hard to believe but the air at Moonbase is 75% water vapour. Its like the Skywalker Moisture Farm!
We do have a mould problem in two rooms and we're hoping Operation Ventilate will sort it out.
We are aiming for 50% humidity, which will be far better for base personnel, books, LP's, toys and the structure in general!
In the meantime the house sounds like Hangar 1 at Edwards Air Base, with fans whirring everywhere!
I'm hoping the set-up will also trap and dispel nasty allergens like cold germs, viruses, pollen and dust mites, which is something I suffer with generally being a very snotty sort of Moonbaser.
The Moonbase mutt Blue is scratching like mad as well so it looks like he's got something too. We will have to take Scout 1 to Pets'R'Us for some medicated mutt shampoo.
We're under siege at Moonbase.
Do you have a humidity problem?
Yes, mostly in winter, when cupboards get damp- affecting clothing. We use small crystal-based dehumidifiers which mostly solve the problem. We also have a Victorian house where previous owners did all they could to make it air and water tight -impossible, and bad for the house, which is supposed to "breathe". As a result, any moisture in the walls comes out wherever it can find a space, removing the paint- currently experimenting with something called "clay paint" which allows moisture through!
ReplyDeleteThat's really interesting Andy. Crystals as in moisture-absorbant ones like the packs if silica you get in stuff? We had a survey done earlier in the year and the house was declared damp. The surveyor recommended a Dry Master system that extracted the dry air in the attic and circulated it around the house and sucked the damp air into the attic where it dries and so on. At two grand it was more than we were prepared to spend. I just hope the few hundred we have spent does the trick and we don't regret not going for the full-on attic unit!
DeleteI can understand your concerns Woodsy. Here at Houston Command we average 78 percent humidity outside. We've got a central air system though that makes the insides rather comfortable. We're not damp inside and tend to stay at a comfy 76 during the year. When winter hits then we switch the unit from cool to heat. What is kind of weird (to me at least) is that the heat doesn't seem to penetrate much from outside but when it gets cold, the chill seems to come right through the windows and doors.
ReplyDeleteHouston, we have a humidity problem! ha ha. I bet you've never heard that before Lance! Doh! Central Air System? Is that like Air Con? Does it get rid of allergens like pollen and germs too?
ReplyDeleteIt is a combination air conditioner for cooling and heating for those chilly times.
DeleteUsually when you say ac, people think only cooling the air or a window unit.
When we lived up in Michigan, we had central heating. It provided heat through a ductwork that was under the floor. That way the heat rose up as it flowed into the rooms. We used window ac units or fans for those hot days. When we moved to Texas, we got central air which was ac and heat in one unit. In Texas and most warmer states, the ductwork is in the ceiling so the cool air flows down to cool off the room. I think the placement of the ductwork is based upon which mode is used more often.
They do use a air filter, size varies depending on the tonnage of the unit, to remove dust and pollen and such but not really germs imo.