Suffering from condensation moisture?
Condensation moisture in the home can cause a lot of unpleasant consequences. How do you recognise this moisture problem? What are the consequences? And what can you do about it? We tell you all about it here.
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What is condensation moisture?
Natural process
Condensation moisture is a natural process that occurs in most homes, although it is not always a problem. Condensation moisture occurs when moist, warm air comes into contact with a cold surface, where the air then condenses. On those cold surfaces, that warm air forms droplets and thus becomes liquid.
Different surfaces
You usually see condensation moisture on windows and on mirrors. These are examples of when condensation is not a moisture problem. But, condensation moisture does not only adhere to windows and mirrors. It adheres to all kinds of (cold) places, including porous surfaces such as a wall. This is when condensation moisture does become a moisture problem.
Causes of condensation moisture
Condensation occurs mainly in rooms with high humidity, which are not (or cannot be) properly ventilated and where the moisture present in the air does not find an outlet. Condensation can also occur on exterior walls. In that case, a thermal bridge the problem. The most common causes are as follows:
1. Indirect sources of moisture as the breathing and perspiration of occupants.
2. Direct sources of moisture such as cooking, washing, drying laundry, mopping, areas with many plants, washing up, showering, bathing or water heaters without drains.
What are the consequences of condensation moisture?
Condensation has a lot of effects on your health and your home.
So, as you can see, you really need to have a moisture problem due to condensation moisture tackle.
How to recognise
condensation moisture?
Condensation moisture is often quite easy to identify. You can speak of condensation moisture if you notice the following:
Dissolving condensation moisture
For condensation moisture, one major solution applies: ventilate. You can try to take action here yourself by regularly opening your windows or installing moisture-eaters. But, not all rooms can be naturally ventilated equally well, so sometimes the solution is to have a mechanical ventilation. Such a ventilation system removes hot and humid air and is a systematic and sustainable solution. Did you install a balanced ventilation system? Then it also brings in fresh air.
Ventilation in the fight against condensation... and viruses
Ventilation not only has the advantage of helping condensation moisture get out of your house. With a little modification, you can also have ionisation installed in that ventilation.
That technology purifies your home of all the particles you don't want to breathe, such as particulate matter and pollen. But it also purifies the air of germs such as viruses.
So do you want to tackle the condensation moisture problem while purging the corona virus from the air? Then a balanced ventilation with ionisation is the perfect choice.
For that ventilation, Aquaconsult works with the company Aeroconsult. They specialise in air conditioning and ventilation and are the only company that installs ionisation technology in homes. Technology that, by the way approved by the Belgian government.
All for healthy living!
Do you suffer from condensation moisture?
Then contact Aquaconsult and our specialists will visit for a free moisture assessment, everywhere in Flanders.
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