riverstorm
2021-06-04 08:23:50
- #1
Hello,
I am a tenant and recently moved into a newly built apartment where I, as in my previous apartment, placed a hygrometer. While in my previous apartment the humidity was mostly between 40-45%, so rather dry, it is now sometimes between 40-55% in the new apartment, but during wet weather it remains long-term at 60 to 70%. The strange thing is that the humidity in the rooms rises so strongly only during wet weather and then does not drop again until the weather changes.
Every morning and evening effective cross ventilation is done, resulting in a complete air exchange. Over the first "wet day," that is over about 12 - 14 hours, the humidity rises sharply even though practically no moisture is generated indoors and the apartment is actually oversized. If the weather remains humid, the apartment stays humid for days until the weather improves again.
I am currently not quite sure why this happens and if, or what I might be doing wrong and could do better. In any case, at 60% in living and working areas it is anything but pleasant, and of course promotes mold. Right now it is actually a solid 70%. Since I am a tenant, I naturally have a comparatively easy way out if this issue really turns out to be a problem. What is strange to me is that there is no ventilation system at all. However, overall I lack a bit of expert knowledge on this. Does anyone here perhaps have experience and can help me?
Thank you!
I am a tenant and recently moved into a newly built apartment where I, as in my previous apartment, placed a hygrometer. While in my previous apartment the humidity was mostly between 40-45%, so rather dry, it is now sometimes between 40-55% in the new apartment, but during wet weather it remains long-term at 60 to 70%. The strange thing is that the humidity in the rooms rises so strongly only during wet weather and then does not drop again until the weather changes.
Every morning and evening effective cross ventilation is done, resulting in a complete air exchange. Over the first "wet day," that is over about 12 - 14 hours, the humidity rises sharply even though practically no moisture is generated indoors and the apartment is actually oversized. If the weather remains humid, the apartment stays humid for days until the weather improves again.
I am currently not quite sure why this happens and if, or what I might be doing wrong and could do better. In any case, at 60% in living and working areas it is anything but pleasant, and of course promotes mold. Right now it is actually a solid 70%. Since I am a tenant, I naturally have a comparatively easy way out if this issue really turns out to be a problem. What is strange to me is that there is no ventilation system at all. However, overall I lack a bit of expert knowledge on this. Does anyone here perhaps have experience and can help me?
Thank you!