Dehumidifiers and mould

We had a similar problem and bought the electriq dehumidifier which has made a huge difference! It's £120 but so much cheaper than buying disposables in the long run. Do you have single glazed windows? X

@Georgia im hoping to get 2 one for each room when I get paid but my maternity pay is about to get cut in half so I don’t think I’d be able to get one that expensive, I’ll have to have a search around see if I can find a cheaper one that’s still good didn’t even think about having to constantly replacing the disposable ones so you’re probably right in that aspect! I’m pretty sure they are yeah x

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0B1J1GG9T?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title We got this one to check damage from a leak in our roof. It worked wonders, we didn't need to replace the ceiling plaster and have kept it running to help with drying clothes. We've had a good year out of it so far *touch wood* 😅

@Laura I saw this one but was abit cautious with it being a lot cheaper than the others! I’m glad it works we’ll definitely give it a go!

@Reena we do but in the kitchen or conservatory where the windows are basically open all day as I’m cautious of it making more mould! Both fans work in the kitchen and bathroom which we always have on when cooking/showering so I have no idea where the mould is coming from! 😂

So we live in a Victorian house which just has awful ventilation & retains sooo much moisture. We have lots of those little moisture traps but they aren’t as good as electric dehumidifiers. We have a smaller £40 one in our lounge on 24/7 & a bigger £160 one in our bedroom that goes on for 2hrs each morning. In every room we have little thermometer & humidity sensors on the wall (£5 each from Amazon) that are great for telling us the humidity. Every morning, all the windows get opened for at least an hour to let it all vent through (annoying in the winter cause it’s cold but better than mouldy & damp walls!) and always wipe down any condensation on the windows. We have our heating always at 20 (winter) all day as warmer air will not carry as much moisture. We don’t have furniture pressed up against the walls anymore, just have it pulled out about 3-5 inches to allow air to circulate. Continued..

As for wet laundry, in the winter it gets dried in the bathroom with the window open. We don’t have an extractor fan in the bathroom (on the to do list to get the electrician in when we have some spare money!) but that would help draw some moisture out and dry the clothes quicker. In the summer it’s obviously in the garden. With all of the above we (touch wood) don’t get any mould spores on our walls anymore & the house humidity in the summer is around 60-70% and around 70-80% in the winter. Those % are still too high but it’s the best we can get here lol. It’s of course costing us for all of the above, but rather that than the horrid soaking wet, mouldy walls we moved in to🥴 We’ve had multiple damp specialists round who gave us the above advice that has worked amazingly for us and (we hope & pray) that it isn’t damp but instead condensation & poor ventilation only When we move, we won’t be getting a poorly ventilated Victorian house again😂

We struggle with this. We are in a 3rd floor flat so can't put clothes outside to dry and stuff. I find for cleaning walls either vinegar in a spray bottle (open windows) or baking powder with warm water does job. I understand vinegar is good for.slowint down growth. We saved and brought a dehumidifier and it was worth the money. I have also brought those damp absorber things which seem to help. Also we keep bathroom window slightly open all the time, use a squidgee and dry mop floor after showers. I constantly turn heating on and off. Also if there is condensation on windows in morning wipe it away. Other tips in kitchen are open window when cooking and close door. Also any cloths used that are damp don't put on radiator to dry.

@Evie Thankyou I didn’t even think about half of this I’ll be getting my partner to pull the furniture away from the walls! I just started opening all the windows this morning for afew hours so hopefully we can get ontop of it

@Laura Thankyou squidgee is such a good idea!

@Reena that’s interesting, I’ll check the website thank you! We know it’s condensation in most places plus some stupidly-covered up air bricks causing moisture trapping under some floorboards in the corner of our bedroom. It’s on the to do list to get someone in to replace the air brick! But as life is… all on the list for when we win the lottery lol!