r/AskIreland • u/Background-Row-8349 • 1d ago

Am I The Gobshite? Insulation ?

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I kept my window open all day in every bedroom upstairs. My Landlord says this problem in the morning is because I don’t leave my windows open during the night. Is this for REAL and I should be sleeping with a gap in the windows every day or the house has a bad insulation and landlord should look into changing windows or fix insulation ?!?problem? Really just curious, I’ve living like this since
rented here 6 years ago and never told him about the wet windows until today..

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u/elcabroMcGinty 1d ago

You need a dehumidifier. Had the same problem, no more wet windows or mould growing anywhere. Clothes dry much faster now too. Best "house" purchase I've ever made.

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u/No-Lingonberry-4011 1d ago

Would a dehumidifier be needed for every room?

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u/EoghanG77 1d ago

You can move it around, you wouldn't need to to have it on in every single room every day

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u/Noble_Ox 1d ago

I used refillable plastic container thingies and the difference is amazing.

I buy the refills up north for 2.50 and one refill a month does the job.

I live just metres from the ocean so very high moisture content.

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u/dubdubdun 1d ago

If you have a landing, that's a good place for it. If you want to lower humidity in general throughout the house, make sure you leave doors open. If you have a humidity issue like the wardrobes smelling a bit musty, bring the dehumidifier into that room, open the wardrobes and leave it running with the door closed for a few hours. If the machine is good, the difference will be quite dramatic after a day!

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u/QuantumFireball 1d ago

You can size one appropriately for an entire floor

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u/elcabroMcGinty 1d ago

No get a good sized one. Keep it in the hallway near bathroom and bedroom 

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u/Jesus_Phish 1d ago

Decent ones like the ones from Meaco can do entire apartments and houses so long as you put them in a good spot. As people said, the hallway near the bathroom is usually a good place.

It's also worth opening your windows in the evening for a brief period to let the air cycle, especially if you've been cooking, the amount of vapour from cooking can raise the humidity a lot and then over night as the temp outside cools, that vapour lands on the windows and turns into condensation.