dan -We had our 30 day inspection of the house yesterday. Minto provided a humidity / temperature gauge with the house, because hardwood is happiest between 35 and 45% RH. If it stays too high for too long, wood absorbs moisture, then in the winter when it dries out, it curls and creaks. Who knew? Anyway, she took one look at the gauge yesterday and saw 63%, and recommended we buy a dehumidifier or air conditioning as soon as possible.
A dehumidifier isn’t as dainty as a humidifier – it’s basically a refrigerator that sucks air, cools it off, and wrings the water out of the cold air. I’ve emptied it 3 times since installing it at 7pm last night, and the RH was at 67% when I left this morning.
Summer 2006 is disgusting.
August 1, 2006 - 9:42 am
Shannen -CBC.ca’s weather page gave Ottawa a reading of 78% relative humidity today.
The air is so hot and wet that you could probably steam veggies by just leaving them on your counter…Well, we could anyway.
I start to sweat just thinking about my bus ride home this afternoon.
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dan - We had our 30 day inspection of the house yesterday. Minto provided a humidity / temperature gauge with the house, because hardwood is happiest between 35 and 45% RH. If it stays too high for too long, wood absorbs moisture, then in the winter when it dries out, it curls and creaks. Who knew? Anyway, she took one look at the gauge yesterday and saw 63%, and recommended we buy a dehumidifier or air conditioning as soon as possible.
A dehumidifier isn’t as dainty as a humidifier – it’s basically a refrigerator that sucks air, cools it off, and wrings the water out of the cold air. I’ve emptied it 3 times since installing it at 7pm last night, and the RH was at 67% when I left this morning.
Summer 2006 is disgusting.
Shannen - CBC.ca’s weather page gave Ottawa a reading of 78% relative humidity today.
The air is so hot and wet that you could probably steam veggies by just leaving them on your counter…Well, we could anyway.
I start to sweat just thinking about my bus ride home this afternoon.
Kris - Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.
I hate humidity. I hate what it does to my hair. I hate how it feels in my nostrils. And I HATE the bus ride home. Sticky people are no fun.
Today is so hot that our building actually sent a warning around, saying that Ottawa is expecting a record use of energy from air conditioners, etc.
Yuck!