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Re: Calor Gas Stoves
[Re: muzzy2]
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3rd Feb 2019 11:33am
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I've got similar probs. House is just not warming up, and contrast in certain rooms and hall/landing is causing damp. I was thinking that a dehumidifier could be a better option to draw out the moistures, rather than putting more into the atmosphere.
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Re: Calor Gas Stoves
[Re: muzzy2]
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3rd Feb 2019 11:47am
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I used to use a calor gas heater years ago, but stopped because of the smell and damp and lurking worries about cylinders misbehaving. A dehumidifier would certainly help with condensation, as long as there wasn't a pre-existing damp problem e.g. rain penetration, dodgy damp course, in which case it just keeps drawing it in. Sounds like a hard house to heat, Muzzy. A convector heater which circulates the air might take the chill off over a larger area than the oil-filled radiator, as that is just radiant heat.
Normal domestic activity puts moisture into the air - breathing, cooking, showering, drying clothes indoors - and all that moisture will find the coldest surface on which to condense. In old houses that tends to be the windows, or spaces behind wardrobes and other furniture on cold walls where air cannot circulate etc. If I remember rightly , keeping the background temperature up to 14C will help to limit the condensation, but that's easier said than done. Even my 2 bed semi with cavity and loft insulation has been down to 12C some mornings recently. Good luck!
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Re: Calor Gas Stoves
[Re: muzzy2]
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3rd Feb 2019 6:25pm
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An oil filled radiator is mostly convection because it is low temperature so not much radiation, the air cools down the metal surfaces and circulates, although they are slow to warm places up oil filled radiators are about the best electric heaters to use as they minimise the amount of drafts.
Totally agree of calor gas heaters, while they are a brilliant quick fix and not uneconomical, the amount of water they put into the house is bad and there is also the risk of carbon monoxide if its not working properly (though generally they do).
De-humidifiers are good but there are some naff models around, they can work out expensive if you try to dry out a whole house but for drying the odd room for a few days they aren't bad. It takes a number of days to draw the water out of walls, carpets, wood and furnishings, switching one on for a couple of hours is just a waste and pointless.
Don't switch a humidifier on when it is below freezing outside, the humidity drops to zero as soon as it is freezing and the de-humidifier won't be doing as much as the outside ventilation.
Last edited by diggingdeeper; 3rd Feb 2019 6:27pm.
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