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10-31-2010, 02:15 AM
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I think if water is condensing on/in the walls, then you do not have adequate insulation in those walls. As well, just for information, I have found a lot of places where the homeowner has done work him/herself and has not put the vapour barrier on the proper side. The vapour barrier always goes on the inside, the warm side. (in the winter.)
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10-31-2010, 03:45 AM
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Another downfall of a glass top is trapped heat. I would not recommend it.
Get a dehumidifier. That's also an issue I am having and seems that others have been successful going that route.
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10-31-2010, 03:49 AM
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If you own your home and plan on having that tank for a while then I would suggest looking into and HRV.
The glass top will cut down evaporation but will also need to be cleaned very often. It'll become a chore that you will dread. The glass top will also trap other harmful gasses that the tank exhausts. I would never recommend a glass top.
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10-31-2010, 04:11 AM
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Whats an HRV???? I am a new home owner.... maybe I should have one?
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10-31-2010, 04:17 AM
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In short, it takes stale air from inside your house and vents it outside. It takes fresh air from the outside and brings it inside. The warm air that is vented outside is used to heat up the fresh air coming in so that you don't lose too much heat. The one side effect that we are interested in here is that it will take humid air out thus dehumidifying your home. Highly recommend for new homes or homes that have upgraded their windows to higher efficiency windows because those houses are like cocoons. We just installed in our house a couple of weeks ago. Before we were were battling 55 to 60% humidity and had to open windows and turn on all the bathroom fans all day long.. brutal! Now our house runs at a comfortable 40%
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11-23-2010, 03:55 PM
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My humidity level is at 40% right now but i still see the water condensing on my windows. Should i concern?
Back to original questions, I don't think glass top is good because it will effect your ph. Canopy is a better choice Quote:
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11-23-2010, 05:10 PM
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Be mindful that your humidity meter is likely off 15% +/- unless it is a commercial/scientific active model.
To the question, a dehumidifier will not likely assist significantly with a tank your size, assuming you also have a sump. I bought a large dehumidifier in the winter years back........it never came close to doing the job. The best option is a Heat Recovery Ventilator (HRV) - budget $1200+ anyway, assuming you install it. You need the second unit up in size. As where you live is COLD, you will nead one with a pre-heat coil (uses the heat from the air being removed from your house to temper the outside air coming in. Another option, you can buy an exhaust fan and connect it to an electronic dehumidistat, exhausting directly to the outside. The fan will come on whenever the humidity rises to the level you set it at (to prevent condensation in the winter) and then turn off. The bad part about this is it puts your house under negative pressure, drawing in the cold air in the winter and drawing in the warm air in the summer...good luck. Quote:
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11-23-2010, 05:40 PM
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40% is going to give you HUGE condensation on the windows when it's -20 or colder outside. At -30 like it was last night there's pretty much no way to avoid wet windows unless you have maybe 10% or less but that's going to be pretty uncomfortable. I have about 20%-25% right now which is enough to keep the windows dry at -23 but not at -30 like it was last night.
Phooo that was a cold one last night.Quote:
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