Window vacuum for condensation

[WeeMadArthur1]

Tediously boring post sorry, but would appreciate any recommendations. We have loads of condensation on the windows every morning, even though we keep bedroom windows open, and the walls are starting to go black probably from the amount of humidity in the air. So my questions are:

• Would using a window vacuum each morning to remove the condensation make a difference?
• If so, are there any you’d recommend?
• Is there anything else we can do to prevent the damp in the air? We are trying not to dry washing inside, but (like today) sometimes have to.

I run a dehumidifier in my bathroom, and that keeps my upstairs dry. Opening the windows doesn’t lower the humidity in our house, as we’re in rainy Scotland. The bed, walls and windows are noticeably less damp.

We’ve just bought a Karcher.
it is fab.

I wondered about a dehumidifier but assumed they’d be very expensive (to buy and to run) - could I ask what kind you have @NellNorth?

@latelydaydreams does your Karcher help with damp in general?

Dehumidifier, you can get some pretty effective quiet ones now for not too much money.

We got one from Meaco for my DS as his flat is very prone to condensation and damp.

Do clean off the lack mould as it appears too!

We had a LOT of condensation this morning, not sure why as opposed to other nights? Is it a mixture of heating on and cold outside? Which hasn’t been the case for us until now.

Went round with a cloth drying all the windows, took a couple of minutes. What would a window vac add to that?

I recommend a Meaco dehumidifier as we have one in the conservatory and it’s been great for a good few years.

We’ve recently got a small handheld karcher and it’s great. We got it for easy window cleaning, but use it to remove condensation most mornings and it works brilliantly.
we are also going to get a dehumidifier though, primarily for helping to dry washing.

My dehumidifier a dimplex one- I tend to buy the most popular one from Argos costing about £150. I don’t think they’re hard on electricity, if you get one that you can set for %humidity desired E.g. 55%, and it switches itself off at that point.

Same here. I just used an old towel and put it over the tank in the airing cupboard to dry when I'm done.

I've never heard of this happening but in instructions for a window vacuum it said it could crack windows!

We have a dehumidifier too. The dehumidifier helps with the damp- ( we have a house with wooden windows). The house is a bit of a leaky sieve.

The dehumidifier works well- but we need to run it often. The window vac keeps on top of it and this morning we got rid of 4 tanks worth ( far more than normal).

I have both the karcher window vacuum and the argos dehumidifier. I did go for the cheaper version as I didn't have much money but its been worth its weight in gold so don't dismiss it. The brand is challenger.

OP- we have lived through 2 winters already in a static van in the garden due to major renovations. We have single glazing, no central heating in the van and the walls are about 1mm thin metal! To say we get condensation is an understatement!

I have a karcher window cleaner. I've never used another so can't compare, but I've seen a generic one at either aldi or lidl from time to time. My only issue with the karcher is that it needs emptying very often. This means a plug, opening a plug and turning it upside down- then the filthy liquid might fall out over your finger! 😡Poor design in that respect but great otherwise. Ours has 2 blades sizes for larger/smaller windows and can be used in the shower, bath etc also.

We also have a dehumidifier. After alot of reviewing etc, I bought a larger capacity than recommended. I bought this (or similar) from appliances direct www.appliancesdirect.co.uk/p/cd12p/electriq-cd12p

By removing moisture from the room, it feels warmer, even if the actual temperature hasn't gone down! You can therefore off set some of the heating if the moisture has been removed.