How to fight against condensate

How to fight against condensate

Large number of owners of apartments and owner-occupied dwellings faces problem of formation of condensate on pipes and windows. Condensate can become the reason of emergence of mold and, as a result, developing of various diseases. Begin active fight against this problem in the dwelling.

It is required to you

  • - exhaust fan;
  • - heat-insulating tubes;
  • - the permanent metallized adhesive tape.

Instruction

1. More often people establish plastic windows in the apartments and face emergence of condensate on them. The easiest and effective way of fight against condensate at windows – regular airing of the room. Climate control installation can become the convenient decision, for this purpose it is necessary to address to the company on installation of windows. The special valve allows fresh air into the room, carrying out it previously via the filter.

2. Pay attention to windowsill width, it should not interfere with stream of warm air from radiator. Do not dispose dense curtains to windowsill closely, they will close access of warm air flow, windows will begin "to cry". Check all ventilation systems in the apartment, they have to work faultlessly. If indoors there are no ventilation sources, even the best climate control will not be able to provide sufficient air exchange.

3. For fight against condensate on pipes in the bathroom and toilet it is necessary to check draft of vent system. Light match and bring it to grid. If the draft is absent, then it is necessary to clean box which could be hammered with dust and garbage. Buy in hardware store factory thermal insulation material (energoflex, K-Flex or penofol). It can be executed from cellular material, basalt fiber, penopropilen or self-adhesive tape. Such soft tubes are issued in various standard dimensions which inside diameter repeats the outer diameter of water pipes. Heat-insulating tubes are made an incision on all length, put on them problem pipes and glue with the permanent metallized adhesive tape.

4. Install in the bathroom or in toilet (where there is condensate on pipes) the exhaust fan. Attach it to the place of ventilating grate. The exhaust fan can work as in the compulsory, and manual mode. In specialized shops you will be able to pick up model on any purse and taste.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team


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