Re: What's the temperature and/or humidity in your house?

by Fangirl Three Sat Dec 16, 2023 8:48 am

In my old house, before I sorted out the render, it would be 95% RH in the front room after it rained.

It was an Edwardian terrace so was built over a pit, with the floor supported on rafters, rather than on a concrete pad like a modern house.

Meanwhile, back in the present, it's 20.5 C and 75% RH. There is an issue with condensation, it's true.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Dec 16, 2023 10:31 am

Butterfield wrote:
Typically, In Winter humidity should be kept between 40% and 50% and in Summer between 35% and 55% for maximum comfort.
https://www.smartdry.co.uk/humidity-in-the-house/

The Smartdry Website wrote:High indoor humidity fosters the apparition...

by The Spooky Spectre Sat Dec 16, 2023 10:32 am

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Sat Dec 16, 2023 10:50 am

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Dec 16, 2023 11:13 pm

I've lit a 100 watt lightbulb in my spare room.

It has heated the room by 0.9 degrees in an hour. gasp

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Dec 16, 2023 11:13 pm

The room is now at 21.4 degrees. fireball

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Sat Dec 16, 2023 11:14 pm

The room is 9 ft x 6 ft.

by Fangirl Three Sun Dec 17, 2023 10:07 am

There's some excellent data gathering in this thread.

Here it is 20.5 C, 77% RH.

by Butterfield Sun Dec 17, 2023 1:38 pm

20.1 degrees

42% humidity

My resettable hygrometer informed me that the humidity had dropped to a low of 33% whilst I was away. I don't think I've ever seen it quite that low before. It must have been when it was icy outside.

by Fangirl Three Mon Dec 18, 2023 9:43 am

20 C, 77% RH

by Nightjar Mon Dec 18, 2023 12:12 pm

Bit chilly.

But that might have something to do with the enduring fact that I:

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HAVE NEVER TURNED THE HEATING ON IN THIS FLAT SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE!! box

by Nightjar Mon Dec 18, 2023 3:47 pm

I've made myself a hottle-bottle. happy

by Butterfield Mon Dec 18, 2023 4:04 pm

Do we need a hot water bottle thread?

by Butterfield Mon Dec 18, 2023 4:06 pm

When I had a shower and came back into my bedroom the humidity went from 42% to 44%. It's as if the hygrometer was watching me and my damp body. scared

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Mon Dec 18, 2023 4:23 pm

The room I'm currently in has a humidity of 55% and 19 degrees of heat.

by SiberianPrincess’sMidriff Mon Dec 18, 2023 4:23 pm

Lol, drippin'

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Mon Dec 18, 2023 4:28 pm

The heating hasn't kicked in since this morning and yet the house has yet to cool down by more than one degree. scared

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Mon Dec 18, 2023 4:28 pm

I wonder how long it'll be before it kicks in again?

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Mon Dec 18, 2023 4:31 pm

In other news, at midnight, I shall be turning all my radiators on full and the thermostat on low but leaving all the interior doors open, so that the heat level throughout the house equalises, to see what affect that has on the effectiveness of my heating.

by **The Call of the Wendigo** Mon Dec 18, 2023 4:32 pm

Nightjar wrote:Bit chilly.

But that might have something to do with the enduring fact that I:

HAVE NEVER TURNED THE HEATING ON IN THIS FLAT SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE!!

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