DIYbanter - View Single Post - condensation in kitchen, black mould and all that stuff

T i m

On Sun, 16 Feb 2020 12:46:06 +0000, (Roger Hayter)
wrote:

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How often do filters need changing?

According to the manufacturer, every five to seven years.
I cannot confirm that because we have not had it that long.

Sounds like a good idea, especially if I ever have a house less draughty
than the current one.

Those Victorians had it all worked out eh. ;-)

Seriously though, we now often live in near hermetically sealed homes
and you see people drying clothes indoors and on radiators complaining
about the (subsequent) condensation and mould.

I thought we were supposed to 'change' the air in our homes several
times a day?

We replace a draughty sash window with a modern sealed DG one and are
then forced to have a permanently open 'trickle vent' to replace the
draught the old windows provided in the first place! ;-)

We live in an EOT Victorian cottage with solid brick walls and don't
have central heating as there seems little point heating up large
flank walls that are exposed to the outside world.

Our TD is a vented one and oil filled rads keep the rooms we are using
at a comfortable temperature (some of it on E7).

Plus the Mrs goes up and down in temperature all the time so a
'warmish' room and her having the option of putting a cardi on works
for us. ;-)

And given the global warming I can't see the point of fitting CH now
but might extend the Aircon for the summer. ;-)

Cheers, T i m