Condensation??

panther · 28-10-2008, 18:46

Anyone got any tips on how to prevent the windows from getting condensation?
im fed up of getting up in the morning and finding bloody puddles on the bottom of my window sill due to it

GRRRRRRRR

garinda · 28-10-2008, 18:50

Leave all windows and doors open when you go to bed.

In the morning you might not have any furniture, or a television, but your windowsills will be condensation free.

panther · 28-10-2008, 18:59

HAHAHAHAH, yeh and we all died of severe hypothermia. problem solved

garinda · 28-10-2008, 19:00

There are a few tips on here.

Any tips to stop condensation? - MoneySavingExpert.com Forums

Though ventilation does seem the most effective method...though perhaps by not leaving all your windows and doors open.

Doug · 28-10-2008, 19:26

sleep alone.....................

pipinfort · 28-10-2008, 19:37

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I have a couple of the in the conservatory and the seem to help.

panther · 28-10-2008, 19:38

so basically i have to leave all my windows open and heat the friggin street besides me house

1/ its too bloody cold to leave windows open
2/ gas is too expensive these days

So that means i have to deal with it.....just typical.....

oh and Doug, I wouldnt be complaining if it was caused that way...

...HEHEH

MargaretR · 28-10-2008, 19:45

I get condensation in the bedroom (I sleep alone)
I open the window wide after drawing back the curtains.
It clears within an hour, and if you shut the door whilst the window is open you dont lose much heat from the rest of the house.

I open other windows for a short time in the middle of the day.
Fresh air is as important as warmth

magpie · 28-10-2008, 20:32

I read if you rub washing up liquid onto the glass, it can help.... I tried it on my bathroom mirror and it worked there...

buttonsmum · 28-10-2008, 20:46

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Originally Posted by magpie

I read if you rub washing up liquid onto the glass, it can help.... I tried it on my bathroom mirror and it worked there...

My gran swears by doing this every winter

West Ender · 28-10-2008, 20:53

Forty years ago we lived in an Air Ministry house in Whitby. The only forms of heating were a coal fire in the lounge, a heated towel rail in the bathroom and very small wall-mounted electric fires in the kitchen and bedrooms. The windows had metal frames and were single glazed and we lived about 200 yards from the sea.

It was absolutely bloody freezing in Winter (though we were hardy, then, and barely noticed it) and all our windows used to be covered in condensation which often froze - on the inside. We found a product that was supposed to be like double-glazing. It was plastic sheeting, like a thick cling-film, that you taped over your windows then heated with a hair dryer until it went taut. It really did reduce the draughts and cold air and it stopped the condensation. Unfortunately I can't remember what it was called and I don't know if you can still get it.

magpie · 28-10-2008, 20:58

I had no heating in my house this weekend... ahhhhhhhhh it was just like the good old days.... turning on the oven to get warm... and freezing in the bathroom.... glad its back on now :-)

panther · 28-10-2008, 21:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by magpie

I read if you rub washing up liquid onto the glass, it can help.... I tried it on my bathroom mirror and it worked there...

so you just rub it on?
wouldnt it look dirty and smeared?

magpie · 28-10-2008, 21:24

well you only use a bit... and use newspaper so it kind blends in..... hardwork but it does work:

and I am not taking the mick so you get nice clean windows when it suds up... it really works: or a light bulb in a biscuit time will do the job: say a 20 watt one... with holes in the tin lid so it wont get too hot and cheap to run... :-)

West Ender · 28-10-2008, 22:44

The stuff I was talking about.

Home and Garden | Installing Heat-Shrink Plastic - Windows - Do It Yourself