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condensation in kitchen, black mould and all that stuff
On 16/02/20 06:44, wrote:
I am sure that many of you will recall that for awhile - years - i have been be moaning the problems of my kitchen, condensation and mould (1950's bungalow). I have it all year round but in winter it is at its worst.
Having tried everything I eventually got my OH to put in a PIV ( nuaire eco with heat but we do not have the heat unit on as it happens). Well, after a month, I think I can say it is working. The walls are drying. The mould has not returned since I cleaned it off just after Christmas and all the rooms have lost the must smell ( although the kitchen is still musty smelling).
I also use a dehumidifier still when cooking ( maybe I need a vent for the cooker in the kitchen?). But the walls are now drying off and the windows are free from running water and everything seems to have imporved significantly.
Now maybe I will be able to re paint, clean and have a mould free and cough free life.
Thought I would share that.
Could you tell me how well it works with "hidden" mould growth? By that
I mean the mould that grows on walls behind cupboards, wardrobes, etc,
on the backs of those wardrobes, and even inside the wardrobes, drawers,
and anything enclosed.
We have used a dehumidifier, and that helps, but (as has been pointed
out in this thread), only as long as it is on and used regularly. The
hidden mould we have found is not black, but blue (maybe a
penicillium?), and will appear on the strangest surfaces, even some
plastic ones, but it most certainly has a predilection for leather -
belts, handbags, shoes, etc.
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Jeff
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