The main cause of condensation in the home is the generation of moist, warm air.
Warm moist air generated in rooms such as bathrooms and kitchens can spread to cooler parts of the house and condense on cold surfaces. Up to 17 litres of water can be generated in a home from activities like cooking, bathing, washing and drying clothes as well as paraffin heaters and flueless gas heaters.
A portable dehumidifier from P&M Coppack can help reduce condensation by removing moisture from the air.
Economic pressure from fuel charges leads to condensation problems.
Flueless gas and paraffin heaters are often use to heat the occupied living and bedrooms in a home as a way of saving heating costs. These heaters produce excessive quantities of moist air: For every litre of paraffin burnt over one litre of moisture vaporises into air.
A heat pump air conditioning unit from P&M Coppack can help keep fuel bills down without causing a condensation problem.
Lack of ventilation causes window condensation.
Modern houses have central heating, insulation, draft proofing and no chimneys: All leading to a lack of natural ventilation and air circulation.
Modern roof designs without overhanging eaves and with a lower pitch also reduced ventilation and increased the likelihood of a condensation problem.
Lack of ventilation can lead to a mould problem where stagnant air pockets are created behind furniture and cupboards in Kitchens, Bathrooms and the Garage.
P&M Coppack would advise adequate ventilation in the home and a portable dehumidifier as a means of preventing condensation.
The nasty side of condensation.
Too small to see without a microscope, dust mites quietly lurk in our bedrooms, inside sofas and among the fibres in our carpets. They feed on dead skin and live their lives in the dark, damp corners of our home. A typical bed mattress may contain up to 2 million mites. And they thrive in excess humidity.
For clean and safe environments, especially important to allergy or asthma sufferers, P&M Coppack also offer air conditioning and dehumidifer systems with plasma filters designed to remove air pollutants such as pollen, dust, pet hair and dust mites.