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Cutting Gas Bill but now damp smell
Small terraced house where the south facing kitchen and living room have
been knocked into one space, leaving one front room separated by a closing door. To cut down on the horrendous gas heating bills, we have taken to not much using the front room, keeping the door shut, and turning down the radiator. SWMBO is now complaining that the front room smells of damp. What might possibly be the most effective and least expensive (i.e. not simply blasting the radiators on) of curing this issue? Would leaving the door ajar with a front room window just open a fraction help cure it in the longer term? Grateful for any thoughts, thanks. |
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Cutting Gas Bill but now damp smell
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wrote: Small terraced house where the south facing kitchen and living room have been knocked into one space, leaving one front room separated by a closing door. To cut down on the horrendous gas heating bills, we have taken to not much using the front room, keeping the door shut, and turning down the radiator. SWMBO is now complaining that the front room smells of damp. What might possibly be the most effective and least expensive (i.e. not simply blasting the radiators on) of curing this issue? Would leaving the door ajar with a front room window just open a fraction help cure it in the longer term? Grateful for any thoughts, thanks. Try turning up the radiator a bit. The trouble is that cold air doesn't hold as much moisture as warm air. If the room is too cold, it is likely to be damp. Are the windows double glazed? if not try doing so with cling film. It will help to stop heat loss to the outside. I'm assuming you don't want to close the curtains 24/7. Opening a window will simply allow any heat in the room to find its way outside and probbly make the problem worse. -- From KT24 Using a RISC OS computer running v5.18 |
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Actually, if the room was well insulated there should not be too much extra
cost in heating it. Brian -- From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active "charles" wrote in message ... In article , j t brooks wrote: Small terraced house where the south facing kitchen and living room have been knocked into one space, leaving one front room separated by a closing door. To cut down on the horrendous gas heating bills, we have taken to not much using the front room, keeping the door shut, and turning down the radiator. SWMBO is now complaining that the front room smells of damp. What might possibly be the most effective and least expensive (i.e. not simply blasting the radiators on) of curing this issue? Would leaving the door ajar with a front room window just open a fraction help cure it in the longer term? Grateful for any thoughts, thanks. Try turning up the radiator a bit. The trouble is that cold air doesn't hold as much moisture as warm air. If the room is too cold, it is likely to be damp. Are the windows double glazed? if not try doing so with cling film. It will help to stop heat loss to the outside. I'm assuming you don't want to close the curtains 24/7. Opening a window will simply allow any heat in the room to find its way outside and probbly make the problem worse. -- From KT24 Using a RISC OS computer running v5.18 |
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Cutting Gas Bill but now damp smell
"j t brooks" wrote in message ... Small terraced house where the south facing kitchen and living room have been knocked into one space, leaving one front room separated by a closing door. To cut down on the horrendous gas heating bills, we have taken to not much using the front room, keeping the door shut, and turning down the radiator. SWMBO is now complaining that the front room smells of damp. What might possibly be the most effective and least expensive (i.e. not simply blasting the radiators on) of curing this issue? Would leaving the door ajar with a front room window just open a fraction help cure it in the longer term? Grateful for any thoughts, thanks. The best way is to tackle the damp at source. Ie cooker hood, extract fan in shower/bathroom. |
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On 13/10/13 16:05, harryagain wrote:
"j t brooks" wrote in message ... Small terraced house where the south facing kitchen and living room have been knocked into one space, leaving one front room separated by a closing door. To cut down on the horrendous gas heating bills, we have taken to not much using the front room, keeping the door shut, and turning down the radiator. SWMBO is now complaining that the front room smells of damp. What might possibly be the most effective and least expensive (i.e. not simply blasting the radiators on) of curing this issue? Would leaving the door ajar with a front room window just open a fraction help cure it in the longer term? Grateful for any thoughts, thanks. The best way is to tackle the damp at source. Ie cooker hood, extract fan in shower/bathroom. since the main source is the people in the house that is obviously the way to go Shoot your wife. It will save on all your bills. -- Ineptocracy (in-ep-toc-ra-cy) €“ a system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers. |
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On Sun, 13 Oct 2013 16:12:40 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
since the main source is the people in the house that is obviously the way to go Shoot your wife. It will save on all your bills. Certainly will, AFAIK you don't pay ant rent to HMG when detained at Her Pleasure. B-) -- Cheers Dave. |
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Cutting Gas Bill but now damp smell
On Sun, 13 Oct 2013 14:49:39 +0100, j t brooks wrote:
To cut down on the horrendous gas heating bills, ... How big is "horrendous"? Energy here costs around £5,000/year split roughly 50:50 oil:electric (no mains gas)... ... we have taken to not much using the front room, keeping the door shut, and turning down the radiator. How far have you turned the radiator down? If you go much below 15 C room temp damp will start to be a problem. Shutting the door won't help either a bit of ventilation is required. Start with keeping the door a jar for a week and see if it helps. Wouldn't open the window. -- Cheers Dave. |
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Cutting Gas Bill but now damp smell
On 13/10/2013 16:15, Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Sun, 13 Oct 2013 14:49:39 +0100, j t brooks wrote: To cut down on the horrendous gas heating bills, ... How big is "horrendous"? Energy here costs around £5,000/year split roughly 50:50 oil:electric (no mains gas)... I would put that down as pretty bad but I expect that's a mansion. |
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Cutting Gas Bill but now damp smell
On 14/10/13 11:10, dennis@home wrote:
On 13/10/2013 16:15, Dave Liquorice wrote: On Sun, 13 Oct 2013 14:49:39 +0100, j t brooks wrote: To cut down on the horrendous gas heating bills, ... How big is "horrendous"? Energy here costs around £5,000/year split roughly 50:50 oil:electric (no mains gas)... I would put that down as pretty bad but I expect that's a mansion. that is bad. think I am about £1000 leccy/£2000 oil and a couple of hundred wood. -- Ineptocracy (in-ep-toc-ra-cy) €“ a system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers. |
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Cutting Gas Bill but now damp smell
On 13/10/2013 14:49, j t brooks wrote:
Small terraced house where the south facing kitchen and living room have been knocked into one space, leaving one front room separated by a closing door. To cut down on the horrendous gas heating bills, we have taken to not much using the front room, keeping the door shut, and turning down the radiator. SWMBO is now complaining that the front room smells of damp. What might possibly be the most effective and least expensive (i.e. not simply blasting the radiators on) of curing this issue? Would leaving the door ajar with a front room window just open a fraction help cure it in the longer term? Grateful for any thoughts, thanks. I recently bought a dehumidifier to dry out some plaster. Aside from doing that job well, it did leave the room feeling noticeably more comfortable. A dry cold maybe ;-) Even now the plaster's dry it seems able to collect a few litres a day. -- Cheers, Rob |
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Cutting Gas Bill but now damp smell
On 13/10/2013 14:49, j t brooks wrote:
Small terraced house where the south facing kitchen and living room have been knocked into one space, leaving one front room separated by a closing door. To cut down on the horrendous gas heating bills, we have taken to not much using the front room, keeping the door shut, and turning down the radiator. SWMBO is now complaining that the front room smells of damp. What might possibly be the most effective and least expensive (i.e. not simply blasting the radiators on) of curing this issue? Would leaving the door ajar with a front room window just open a fraction help cure it in the longer term? Grateful for any thoughts, thanks. Low radiator setting, door ajar, keep windows *closed*, leave curtains closed? |
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Cutting Gas Bill but now damp smell
On Mon, 14 Oct 2013 18:17:56 +0100, Chris Hogg wrote:
SWMBO is now complaining that the front room smells of damp. Get a dehumidifier! Treats the symptom not the cause. Not to mention consumes electricity, say 2 units/day, 30p/day, £100/year. Cheaper to keep the door open... -- Cheers Dave. |
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