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How many vents should I have in apt?

mattcullen · 2014-11-04 21:58:23

Myself an my wife are living in a one bed apt in which we've had continual problems with mold (musty clothes, mold on nets/curtains etc) over the years. The living room and kitchen are all the one (we removed the door between the two rooms )and we have one vent in the kitchen part. We also have an extractor fan which we…

04-11-2014 9:58pm

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mattcullen

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Myself an my wife are living in a one bed apt in which we've had continual problems with mold (musty clothes, mold on nets/curtains etc) over the years. The living room and kitchen are all the one (we removed the door between the two rooms )and we have one vent in the kitchen part. We also have an extractor fan which we put on when cooking. We also open kitchen window when cooking. Heating is a combo of a an electric convector heater and wooden stove. We insulated the walls so they're not too bad but windows are single glazed in this part of the apt.

bathroom has no window but has extractor fan. we shut the door and leave it running for 20 mins or so after showers.

We have one vent in the bedroom. Windows are double glazed and heating is electric. The mould seems to be worse in the bedroom (or maybe it's just that that's where our clothes are and they end up musty).

We open windows in summer and on weekends when it's warm but in winter (when mould/condensation is worst) we'd normally heat the place in the evening as we'd be in work during the day and the only window we would open would be the kitchen window if cooking.

We don't dry clothes indoors-either outside or else tumble dryer vented out kitchen window with hose pipe.

We also have a dehumidifier which we run periodically.

Our windows are draught proofed but they can be closed less tight to the seal to allow a bit of a draught. Would that help?

Or maybe there are certain times when it's best to open windows? I've heard nighttime before bed because the heating has been on, and when it starts to cool down that is the air that will cause condensation?

ANy ideas what we're doing wrong or how we might rectify this problem without spending a fortune? Any advice much appreciated?

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