Air humidity in the apartment directly influences comfortable stay in it. Besides if it is too high or too low it can seriously affect health. In addition the excessive humidity leads to condensate on walls and ceiling that involves reproduction of fungus and mold.
Before taking any actions it is necessary to find out the reason for the increased humidity. It can root as in the apartment, and to depend on weather conditions.
Frequent reasons of high humidity:
- there is no natural ventilation. Most often such problem arises when change wooden windows on plastic low segment. Producers of such windows try to save and do not supply product with special ventilation system. Due to full tightness, moisture there is no way out from the apartment, condensate on slopes and glasses also appears;
- bad draft of ventilation. Perhaps, the ventilating grate is hammered, then it should be removed and cleaned. If the grid clean, but is not present draft, only the master can solve this problem;
- frequent washing and drying of linen;
- availability of aquarium without special cover, mini – fountain or falls. They will approach only for rooms with dry air;
- constantly drawn curtains or large flowers on windowsill do not allow the sun to get into the apartment owing to what the humidity can increase;
- weak long-distance heating in cold season;
- climatic features.
Later, as the reason is established, it is necessary to eliminate it. If matter in windows without ventilation valves, then unambiguously them it is worth replacing.
In the bathroom and in kitchen the mechanical ventilation will help to lower humidity. Many make mistake, cutting off the heated towel rail in the bathroom for esthetics. The room does not manage "to dry out" after each its use. And crude air from bathtub, when opening door, gets into rooms.
Surely, as often as possible to open windows at least for 15 – 20 minutes for airing of the room.
If in cold time the apartment does not get warm, then it is worth thinking of change of radiators or their building in advance.
In regions where because of weather conditions constant high humidity, air dryers will be irreplaceable. Or installation of the conditioner with the dry function. This mode will lower humidity indoors without fall of temperature. Condensate will merge through special hose on the street.
It is possible to improve microclimate also folk remedies. So that to remove condensate from windows, it is necessary to take two one-liter jars and to fill in them salt or sugar. Will put on windowsill between flowers or on corners.
For reduction of humidity the heated bricks will help with the room. However for this way it is worth preparing fire-resistant surface far away from fast-flammable objects in advance. After 10 – 12 procedures for incandescence of brick, it should be thrown out. As it loses the absorbing abilities.
The wood charcoal and coffee beans in total also help to struggle with humidity. It is enough to buy inexpensive coal in shop, to pour out in basket or wide capacity and to put to the room. To fill coffee on small cups and to place on corners. Besides that in coal and coffee excessive moisture, so will be absorbed also the dampness smell will be gone.
Folk remedies will help with fight against humidity. However it is better not to tighten in elimination of the true reason for the increased humidity in the apartment.