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Check out this ebook on the conditions required in your house to create condensation and therefore mould. Conditions of a healthy home. Come back and tell me your thoughts and if you find it useful tell your friends to come and grab a copy. How to stop condensation and mold Click the image below to […]

Houses with no roof cavity are the hardest to ventilate, they can feel very cold even though the thermometer says it is 21 deg C. These are the homes that really need to be ventilated heated and insulated well. Ventilating a home with no roof cavity, a flat roof or a skillion roof design is […]

In answer to the above question…. This can also be used as a guide as to the basics of choosing a ventilation system for any home, without a central heating system installed. #1. It needs to be vented into each of your bedrooms and all living spaces. #2. When the roof cavity is warmer than […]

Humidex – This helps to explain the feeling of Cold and Hot in relationship to humidity and dampness in your home Check out this chart on humidex and humidity and temperature

Discussion points on the EECA Home ventilation document The Report done for the EECA in January 2009 I will be commenting and explaining each of these points over the next few weeks. ————————————————————- The Need for Ventilation to maintain indoor air quality The New Zealand Situations Principles of Positive Pressure ventilation systems Moisture control, airflows […]

The EECA had a report done (Jan 2009) on the home ventilation systems available in New Zealand. This report (like most reports) seems to be done from a perspective and reading other reports. Some of the writer’s points of view are valid but still need discussing.  Over the next few weeks I will put my perspective across to allow open discussion […]

Almost every day I get called into homes that have heat pumps installed and are still getting large quantities of condensation on all windows throughout the home. These clients have been told by the heat pump sales person that installing a heatpump, they will remove all condensation. Yes a heat pump (AKA airconditioner) can remove […]

When we see condensation as a problem we tend to stick to just one thought and that is just to remove the condensation, what we forget is that our cold bed in winter (caused by winter dampness in our home) is also our hot sticky bed in summer (caused by the summer humidity in our […]

The weather we’ve had over the last few weeks has been great with cold nights, frosty mornings and fantastic days. These conditions give us lovely fine days but also perfect conditions to produce bad condensation on windows including some double glazed window frames. On these cold nights we heat our homes more, this in turn […]

Yesterday I was asked to go to a clients home who has a flat roof. He had been told that he can’t have a forced air ventilation sysyem because of his flat roof, but wants one as his son has a well designed forced air ventilation system in his home and my client saw the […]