How often do you air the house in this weather?

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I do daily, extra jumper if nec, no matter how nippy outside. Am I the only one?

I hate any notion of morality attached to self-deprivation, in terms of heating/eating/treats/having nice things, so it’s definitely not about that for me

I totally agree. You can open the windows for a bit and then whack the heating on.You dont have to suffer to get fresh air lol

I leave a couple of windows open when leaving the house through the week when no one will be in to feel the cold.

We don't open windows as have air purifiers to get rid of airborne moulds, pet dander, pollen etc that DC and I are allergic to.They also get rid of smells and make the rooms feel really fresh.

I'm curious about this - DD and I have fairly serious pollen allergies, and we are surrounded by trees. I keep windows open in spring and summer but we both really suffer. The doctor's advice was to put air conditioning throughout the house and keep the windows closed, but that goes against the grain (and the wallet).

I was thinking about putting a purifier in her room so she can sleep at night. Any advice?

I open them when I get up in the morning, and I open them again after dinner/before bed. In the warmer months they are never closed (unless it's raining and then I leave the ones that can still be ajar ajar)

I was thinking about putting a purifier in her room so she can sleep at night. Any advice?

We've got Blueair Classic purifiers with smokestop filters, not that anyone smokes but they get rid of smells as well as allergens. You need to get the right purifier for the room size.
There's lots of information on the Blueair site and you can email them for advice.

I'm thinking people who have to air their house just because people live in it must be extra smelly people

They must love flies and wasps. Whenever I open a window I have to contend with any number of flying critters.

Everyday!! The window upstairs is always open as is the bathroom window. Can't bare a stuffy house!

Thanks slartibarti. It's good to hear they really work.

Only our bedroom window,i open it wide every other day for 3-6 hours I'd guess, as our windows get wet with condensation in there. The rest of the house the only time I open a window is in the utility room when the dryer is on I crack the window open a little to let the moisture out

LOL I just asked DH why we don't need to open the windows to get fresh air. He gave me a guided tour of all the places our house leaks air.

Between that and the lack of upstairs heating I think we're OK not opening windows.

Everyday, usually for the morning. Then close in afternoon and it warms quicker when heating come on.
Why heat damp, get rid, first hing.

There are not many days in the UK in winter when opening the windows would help to dry the house out!

I live in an extremely draughty Edwardian house. Consequently there is no need to air it! It does it all the time. I also don't have the heating on high. I don't think it's terribly environmentally friendly to deliberately cool off a house so you have to crank the heating back up.

Everyday, usually for the morning. Then close in afternoon and it warms quicker when heating come on.Why heat damp, get rid, first hing

Do you live in a hot dry country??
Here in the UK we have to keep the windows closed to stop the damp getting in .

For all those claiming they can't tell the difference, think of how sealed offices smell. Sweat, chemicals, claggy air, that dead energy feeling...
Offices don't get aired.

I've never worked in any office that smelled like that.

Our windows are on the latch all winter and open wide whenever we're in during the warmer months.

The bathroom windows get fully opened daily for about half an hour after a shower and we open others when it gets a bit stuffy. I think it's a bit gross to have the same air in your house for months on end and hate stuffiness though we have the heating on if we're in anyway so we're never cold.

I think I would have a problem with mould in the bathroom if I didn’t open the windows every day

I was told that air flow stops mould because it stops condensation. You also need a bit of heat to dry it out. My dp is a builder and has been to people's houses who claim they have a 'damp' or mould problem, when all it is, is they're having showers or cooking and not opening the windows to get fresh air in. Older houses were designed to be ventilated with vents in the wall and often air would get through floorboards, before central heating, when it was all fires, the heat was dryer. Central heating is more humid and sometimes older houses have vents blocked up so it's crucial to open windows. New builds are designed more with central heating in mind.

My house isn’t sealed?! We enter and exit. We have vents on the windows. An extractor fan in the bathroom. My house is not some stinking mess because I don’t have my windows open all day freezing the place.

The outside stinks worse than the inside most of the time where I live! (Horse crap!)

For all those claiming they can't tell the difference, think of how sealed offices smell. Sweat, chemicals, claggy air, that dead energy feeling...
Offices don't get aired

I don't understand what this means. What's a sealed office? I work in an office and it doesn't smell...
My last one did though but that was because it had no windows, the radiator was stuck on max and it was too small so we were all sweaty messes!