Humidity

[Frankie4Sanity]

Does anyone have any suggestions? My house is currently at 79% humidity which is effecting my asthma. My husband doesn't suffer with any conditions but feels the cold badly. Would a dehumidifier help? And if so, is there one that other asthma sufferers use? Thanks

[Homely2]

My dehumidifier is great, the debate is how many do you need, I just use one, a 12 litre one from daewoo, but some use more, and if the humidity is coming from outside, how much do you have windows open.

[janedivney]

I have severe asthma & other lung problems too. I recently wrote about my experiences with a combined dehumidifier/air purifier. If you look at my profile you can see my posts about it. I had my house treated for mould at the same time, which was quite inconvenient but the improvement in my breathing from both these measures has been incredible

[peege]

A very good investment indeed. Modern ones are very reasonable to run and cut out when the reservoir is full. I bought this after a recent flood, very efficient sucking 12 litres per day out of the house - amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CYZYR3NC?... if I hadn't panic bought without research I would most definitely have bought the same as janedivney which has the added bonus of air purifier. Click on her name in her reply above to look up her recent posts and update on her purchase (less expensive than mine too).

[Bingofox007]

They have dehumidifiers on QVC and usually do a pay over 4 months deal. They work very well. 🦊x

[AngieB72]

I recently bought one from John Lewis and it has definitely helped - it’s automatic so turns itself on if the humidity goes above 55 (you can set it for other levels if you wish). The house seems warmer since using it too.

[Ergendl]

I use a medium-sized Avalla when the humidity is higher. It is quite quick and efficient and I don't usually have to run it for long to bring the house humidity down again.

Check the range out here: avalla.com/

[battison in reply to Ergendl]

I’m glad you said the name! They are. Truly are a truly lovely company with amazing customer service. They really care their products are used for health. Buy direct. Ours has been SO helpful to breathing x(I’ve no connection with this company’ but we’re a bit doddery and needed help.)

[Ergendl in reply to battison]

You are right about the customer service, battison . Our first purchase from them got damaged in transit. They arranged for it to be collected, confirmed the damage had been done before it got to us, and sent a new one very quickly.

[Collienut]

I use a dehumidifier, it brings down the humidity making breathing easier and takes the bone chill out of the air as well so don't need the heater as high. I run a separate air purifier as well. xx

[LissacFrance]

Hi, a dehumidifier would help, but first of all do you have sufficient ventilation in the house? Obviously I don`t know where you live, so leaving windows open perhaps not practical. Hope tht you find a solution that works for you., damp houses can be not only miserable but really unealthy. Take care, have a Happy and Healthy New Year, Chris.

[janedivney]

As you probably know, 79% is extremely high. Mine hovers around 55% now. I’m sure you’ll notice a difference with a machine

[Lutontown]

Above 60% is considered high. Have you got any water leaks in your home? However, I'd say we've had an extraordinary amount of damp weather for ages. We had a couple of companies come to quote for reflective insulation in the loft. One of the salesman examined the loft and found an old wasp's nest, evidence of mice and his humidity meter put into the existing insulation showed very high humidity. As it was a lot of money to do the extra insulation, we didn't have it done. However, I have considered a de-humidifier.

[PaperQueen]

Hi Frankie. Yes I think a dehumidifier would help, a number of people here use them. I have 3 now! I went for ones that also have a setting for filtering the air of spores etc., also one has a laundry setting as I often dry clothes indoors due to the difficulty sometimes of hanging it outside. Loads of places sell them, including Amazon and ebay. x

[Mooka]

I don’t have asthma but we have high humidity. I bought a dehumidifier it did get the humidity down but it’s a bit small for the job. We also looked at PIV units and then found the thing in the ceiling that we didn’t know what it was is actually a PIV unit. 🤦‍♀️ Once we got that going that helped a lot. Dehumidifiers are supposed to reduce your heating costs as well.