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In this video we're gonna be discussing
how a dehumidifier can help with damp and mold.
So mold thrives in damp conditions,
typically more so when the humidity is above 60%.
The ideal humidity in the home is between 30 and 50%
so maintaining a low humidity in the home or workplace
will reduce the chances of having mold problems,
damp problems, and will also discourage pests
such as dust mites and cockroaches.
That being said, there are many reasons
why you may have damp or mold.
It could be caused by a problem from the outside
such as a leaky gutter.
When me and Sadie was in temporary accommodation
through the council we had a big problem with mold.
We actually referred to our flat as a damp flat
and me and Sadie would just make jokes
all the time about it.
If she would insult me, I would just say,
"Why are you saying that to my damp flat?"
Anyway, the problem in our flat
is that the water would actually run through the wall.
So if it rained outside,
that water would come straight through the wall
and you'd actually see it dripping down
and quickly everything in that room, all the furniture,
even if it was right in the middle of the room,
all the furniture quickly got mold all over it.
It was white mold and black mold and it was disgusting.
We had a newborn baby at the time as well,
which was even more worrying.
Was worried about her health, our health,
and things like that
because mold is obviously very bad for you.
And it can cause all sorts of breathing difficulties
and things and even illness.
So we tried using a dehumidifier at the time
to control the humidity and it did not work
because there was way too much water in the air
as it was literally just coming through the wall.
And so the dehumidifier
couldn't get all of that water out of the air quick enough
to actually fix the problem,
but also it was an ongoing thing.
So the reason water was coming through the wall
is the way that the fire exit outside was built.
So the fire exit, it was stairs that go down
and it goes along and basically what's happening
is the rain was raining onto the fire exit
and it was splashing up onto our exterior wall.
This was making it wet all the time
and maybe there was some sort of structural problem
that was causing the water to come through as well.
So the dehumidifier in this situation did not work
because the problem had to be fixed from the outside.
We did call the council and they didn't help us.
We called the private landlord and they wouldn't help us
because they would've had to put scaffolding up
to fix the problem
and that would've cost them way too much money.
Mold is extremely common.
Pretty much every house that I've ever lived in
has had some form of mold or another,
but it can be prevented by doing just a few things.
The first thing you can do is super simple,
just open the windows.
That allows fresh air to circulate around your home
and it will also control the humidity a bit.
Another thing you can do is keep things away from the wall.
When you put things up against the wall, again,
you're stopping that air from circulating around the room
and so air gets stale and then things start to become
more humid in certain areas
and then you get more damp and mold problems
because mold likes to spread and it creates an environment
in which mold can keep spreading.
So it's very important to control that
and it's just a simple way.
Just pull all the furniture away from the wall.
So the third thing you can do,
is you can control the humidity with a dehumidifier.
Just by setting the humidity below 60
you can control the damp and mold massively.
When I've checked a room that has mold in it,
usually the humidity is at around 80%.
This is way too high and that causes the perfect environment
for mold to keep growing and keep spreading.
I think dehumidifiers are wonderful tools
that should be used in every household,
mainly because they keep your environment healthy
and because they keep you mindful of your surroundings.
You don't have to use it all of the time,
but occasionally check in.
And if you do use it a lot,
you need to make sure that you monitor it,
check that the humility's not too high,
because you may have another problem
that you have to deal with.
And check that the humidity's not too low,
because if it falls below 30%
and goes around 20 or under 20,
then you're gonna start noticing problems like dry skin,
itchy skin, dry lips, and even a sore throat.
So I'm in the kids' room at the moment
and there was a problem in this room with mold
when we first moved in, mainly up on the windows.
It's a common place to get mold, but anyway,
we cleaned it with bleach
and then we've glossed straight over,
because gloss is a really strong paint
that can prevent mold coming back through
as long as you control the environment inside.
And then I put a dehumidifier in here.
It filled up like so many things of water
and you just drain that out
and it's really just controlled it.
And now I just put the dehumidifier in a room
once a week and just check on it.
So I've got this one by ProBreeze and it's fantastic.
The fan has a low or high setting.
If I press high,
(dehumidifier beeping)
you'll see it'll start to get louder.
What it will do is just circulate more air around the room.
It's good to have fresh air circulating all the time.
Humidity is set at 50%, so it will get to 50%,
(dehumidifier beeping)
but you can go lower if you want to.
If you've got a really big problem with damp,
you wanna set it to 30
because that will make it get to a lower humidity faster.
I believe with auto
it gets it to the humility that you set, which I set 30,
and then once it gets to 30 it goes on standby.
Whereas with the continuous setting,
it carries on past it
and it'll keep taking the moisture out of the air.
It comes with a carry handle. These things are super heavy.
And because the humidity's quite low in here,
I mean it will get some water.
Turn it off for a second.
(plastic clicking)
And get it either side to just,
you would simply drain the water
into the bath or the toilet.
I generally go to the toilet.
And then when you're ready to start again,
you just push that back in
(plastic clicking)
carefully like that.
(dehumidifier beeping)
And then you just turn it back on.
Again, this is a fantastic tool.
Dehumidifiers should be in every household.
If you're interested in this one that I've got,
I'll put a link in the description so that you can get that.
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