house works: if your windows sweat, you will get mould

Is your window getting wet with condensation again and it\'s time to do something about it.
At this time of year, the outdoor temperature begins to slow down to winter, and windows across Canada start to wet every year due to condensation on the internal surface.
The degree of humidity ranges from insignificant to complete weakness, it is necessary to understand how to keep the windows dry
Every Canadian homeowner must have skills.
In winter, when the indoor air cools to the cold window glass, the window \"sweats\" and loses the ability to keep moisture.
This excess water has to come out from somewhere, and the glass and window frames are the perfect place for condensation droplets to form.
In addition to being a powerful trigger for mold growth, window condensation is also a signal of insufficient ventilation in your home.
If you have enough water in your home to cause the windows to condense, it is almost certain that there are more pollutants in your home air than it should be.
That\'s why many Canadians need to consider deliberately ventilation in some way when window condensation starts to appear.
There are two ways to do this.
Ventilation houses that naturally leak a lot of cold air never need to be deliberately ventilated because there is enough fresh air inside.
This is why you will never see the windows condensation in a cold old farmhouse.
But leaking houses are an expensive place to warm up, which is why we have been building increasingly tight houses for more than 40 years.
The easiest way to improve indoor air quality and reduce condensation of narrow family Windows is to open the windows slightly in the bathroom and kitchen and run exhaust fans frequently.
For the stale air per cubic foot pushed by the fan, another cubic foot of fresh air is sucked in through windows that open everywhere.
Doing so can reduce the condensation of the windows so that you will be healthier.
Healthier, but poorer, because you also lose quite a bit of heat as you seek to breathe more easily.
Add fresh air to your home from the outside, while also keeping most of the heat put into the old air before sending it outside, which is the heat recovery ventilator (HRV)is for.
I write these things every year, because the indoor air quality is poor, and the condensation of Windows is the most common family situation for people to ask for help in winter.
Heart rate variation technology was invented in Canada more than 30 years ago, but many Canadians still don\'t know how it works or how HRVs make a difference.
You can learn more through my indoor air quality video.
If you have excess window condensation in the past winter, it\'s good that you now have at least a small mold on the edge of the window. Maybe a lot.
Killing this mold is a good way to start the heating season, because dormant mold can grow again at a lower moisture level than it usually takes to trigger mold growth from the start.
Do not use bleach at work.
Bleach is a traditional method of killing mold, but according to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OHSA)in the U. S.
\"It is not recommended to use biocides such as chlorine bleach during mold repair.
Instead, stop the source of the mold --
Promote moisture, non-registered
Kill the mold with bleach and wipe the area clean with a wet rag or sponge.
The mold won\'t come back as long as your window stays dry.
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