Condensation and airing house in winter.

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Just a few questions if anyone can help?

I also use a newly fitted extractor fan in bathroom fitted in old ones place but the old fan was fitted about a foot from the ceiling, so a bit low to be 100% effective. To change position would be a complete removal of bath and loo/sink and re- tile.

Should the windows be shut when extractor on? I still have so much steam in my bathroom an hour later with fan on and windows open!

Any tips on how to rid the room of condensation before we leave for work as dont really want to leave it open while not in?

A lot of clothes labels say "do not tumble dry"- any tips of how to dry these without contributing to moisture in home?

I have no trickle vents as windows installed 1995 and prior to our ownership - any further tips on how to keep windows in a family with small kids condensation free?

Is there any truth in this: you shouldnt open windows to air house if its damp or rainy outside?

Thanks.

We bought some little humidity meters for a few quid, and they're a brilliant investment.

We now know that five minutes' window-opening morning and evening can make a HUGE difference in this house. It's been raining all day and night, but when we opened the bedroom window this morning the humidity fell from 77 to 69 %. On cold, dry days, 80 to 45% is not uncommon.

We tend to open the windows when we would have been leaving the room to cool anyway, eg bedroom in morning, living room last thing at night.

We also use a dehumidifier to deal with laundry in winter, so although it's not cheap to run we get the benefit of its heat output in reduced heating bills. (And of course drier air takes less energy to heat anyway).