How do you all stop condensation on your windows in the mornings?

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Anyone got one of those ceramic egg things? Are they any good?

I just open my windows first thing, and leave a few windows open a crack overnight for ventilation, not my bedroom ones though as I am a big woose.

We always leave doors open

Nothing works in my house. We dont; shut the door into our room at night, but we still hav e condesnsation dripping down the window that generally is still there in the evening.

It doesn't help thsat our windows were fitted by an imbecile in 1987 who obv didn't know what a tape measure was for, given that there are big gaping holes at the side of the window frames and that they rattle violently when there is even a hint of a gust of winmd.

However landlord too tight to pay for new ones.

Sorry, I am ranting

We used to leave pots of salt on the windowsill - works great - but unsightly & not childn friendly

We have also used things you can get from homebase which are essentially moisture absorbing crystals, which drain into a lower layer. The pot ends up full of nasty chemicals though. Again not child friendly.

The eggs look nice, but I think they are about £15 which is a lot of they don't work...

egg.

It does say (on other suppliers sites) suitable for cupboards and damp spaces. I wonder whether a bedroom is too big a space

Good thread. I have this problem, too. I'm going to try the open window thing in the ensuite and see if it makes a difference in our bedroom. I'll report back.

Simply - a pot of bog standard salt (we used to use an ashtray) works fantastically well.

It is just unsightly - depends where you want to use ut

SMS I've just rooled in the baking cupboard and found some table salt, so I'll try that. We use this stuff for cooking but have some common or garden stuff for dd's creations. I don't have an ashtray so will use a small plate and I'll see if it does the job. Thanks for the tip.

We used to use it when I was a student (and I don't even know why we had ashtrays as we don't smoke - we just found them in a box of crocks we had been given). Any shallow dish should do.

The salt should dry out during the day ready to reabsorb at night. If not I think you have to pop it in the oven or something to dry it back out. We never did though.