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Do you ventilate your bedroom every morning?

53 replies

cookieswirls · 09/01/2017 08:47

Recently I've found my bedding to be damp and I'm pretty sure it's because of lack of ventilation. Should I open my windows to air the room even if it's cold outside? Also would you recommend the use of a dehumidifier as we get a lot of condensation.
Thanks

OP posts:
everythingis · 09/01/2017 14:48

Leave bedroom window open a few inches most of the time. Can't hack the smell of it's been shut all night

Bluntness100 · 09/01/2017 14:53

Old drafty house so no, but no condensation issues, the house basically airs itself 😂

In summer, yes but just as it gets hot.

jellyshoeswithdiamonds · 09/01/2017 15:35

I open all my windows every morning. Open beds all day, internal doors opened too.

Have my mother here atm (not well enough to stay at her house) the heating is constantly on so am unable to air the house as I normally would, it's driving me nuts tbh but as its short term I'm trying not to show how much I'd like to air out sigh

BabCNesbitt · 09/01/2017 20:32

I can't bloody reach the windows that open in our new bedroom. Angry We do run a dehumidifier though, and its disturbing how much water it sucks up!

passtheloveon · 18/01/2017 23:30

Dehumidifier have been mentioned,so can anyone recommend a decent make and model ?

SurelyYoureJokingMrFeynman · 18/01/2017 23:35

I found this site helpful: www.dehumidifier-reviews.co.uk

In particular, it claims desiccant dehumidifiers are likely to be more efficient than refrigerant dehumids when the temperature is below 20° C.

DillDongMerrilyOnHigh · 18/01/2017 23:36

I open all upstairs windows about 2" every morning no matter how cold. Also keep the heating on if feeling particularly damp and have few of these in the bedroom.
www.wilko.com/insulation/kilrock-damp-clear-moisture-trap/invt/0135521

DillDongMerrilyOnHigh · 18/01/2017 23:36

*a few

SugarLoveHeart · 18/01/2017 23:42

I leave the window open all night in summer & during the day in winter. No heating in the bedroom. And the door must be wide open!

scrivette · 18/01/2017 23:47

I don't but we have an old house and some of the windows have single glazing still so they are not airtight.

minipie · 18/01/2017 23:51

Yes DH opens the window after his shower and I shut it after mine. This is an evolved system (he's a hot person I'm a cold one) rather than planned but it works...

SurelyYoureJokingMrFeynman · 18/01/2017 23:55

(I have the Meaco DD8L, BTW, and it seems to work very well.)

Chottie · 18/01/2017 23:58

I pull the bedding back and open the window first thing in the morning, then after about 20 mins I close the window and make the bed. Once we've all have showers, I open the bathroom windows too to air through.

StrartinngfromHere · 24/01/2017 19:06

Definitely, can't bear that closed in smell. In Winter I have the windows open a crack all night then wider during the day. Close it all but the crack when I finish work.

I also forcibly air my teenagers' rooms, much to their horror :).

In Summer windows are open 3-4 inches 24 hours a day.

Araminta99 · 26/01/2017 09:07

I never open the windows, it's too cold and I have indoor cats. Don't have a condensation problem.

specialsubject · 26/01/2017 18:16

big room and cold house so windows shut at night - but opened in the morning once the heating has gone off, and condensation wiped off.

leave open about 10 mins if a cold day (more if a nice day or not going out), duvet thrown back to air bed.

FrostNixon · 29/01/2017 12:04

YES! I do and have been religious about this for the past few years.

Apparently in German if you rent a property this rule is in the agreement - every window open for 10mins a day.

Make a big difference. Especially during winter.

GeneandFred · 30/01/2017 00:42

I open windows in bedroom every morning for at least an hour and regularly have the back door open too. Also living room open for a while of a day and bathroom after showers. In summer they are open constantly.

kel1234 · 30/01/2017 00:44

I do tend to open windows for a bit of fresh air most mornings

CremeEggThief · 30/01/2017 00:55

If I'm working, just the bathroom ones in winter, as I leave at 6.45-7.15, but most days, all the windows are open between 11 and 3 in colder weather, and all day in warmer weather. In fact, my bathroom windows are open permanently between May and September, unless we're away.

CremeEggThief · 30/01/2017 00:56

Even if it's below zero, I have all the windows open for at the very least a couple of hours in the daytime, if I'm home.

OneWithTheForce · 30/01/2017 00:59

I've never understood how anyone doesn't automatically open their windows when they get up! If only to get rid of the stuffy sleepy bad breath fart smell! My windows are open all day long and at night if it's not too cold.

OneWithTheForce · 30/01/2017 01:01

I never open the windows, it's too cold and I have indoor cats.

So you just breathe in stale air peppered with cat poo all the time? Envy

Araminta99 · 30/01/2017 05:02

I have a large house with 3 floors. Litter scooped multiple times a day. The air circulates nicely. No smells thank you very much. Sorry about the odours of bad breath and fart smells in your house.

OneWithTheForce · 30/01/2017 08:36

They're in your house too. You just don't notice them Grin

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