Tag: mould
Do you ever get that sinking feeling that the damp patch on your wall isn’t going away? Whether you’re dealing with lingering moisture from water damage or battling dampness in a new-build property, drying walls quickly is paramount in averting mould growth and ensuring efficient construction. While High humidity despite ventilation? Dehumidifiers create a healthy indoor climate
Posted on by Jochem Weingartz
Whether at home or at work: regular ventilation and appropriate heating help to improve the indoor air, prevent the risk of mould growth and create an overall healthier indoor climate. But what can be done if the air humidity remains too high despite regular ventilation? Experts recommend mobile dehumidifiers, that provide optimally humidified room air fully automatically and even clean it.
Comfort Dehumidifier TTK 100 E: with a dehumidification capacity of 30 litres in 24 hours for rooms measuring up to 90 m² – available again!
Posted on by Jochem Weingartz
With the generally high autumn humidity, the risk of moisture entering our own four walls also increases. As a result, health-threatening mould spores quickly settle in furniture, carpets and wallpaper. To prevent such islands of mould from developing in offices, hobby rooms or in corners and walls that are too cool and at risk of dampness, we recommend the timely and permanent use of a dehumidifier such as the TTK 100 E, which is available again: a real drying professional that combines enormous performance with an unbeatable price.
Comfort dehumidifier TTK 67 E: stay healthy throughout the winter thanks to comfortable dehumidification without the risk of mould – back in stock
Posted on by Jochem Weingartz
In these modern times, houses are sealed – with tightly closing windows, for example due to energy-saving renovations. They securely keep out any breeze, and fresh air only enters when the windows are opened. However, in damp and wet weather, a lot of air humidity penetrates into the living space from outside, additionally increased by the daily use of hot water in the kitchen and bathroom. The result is often unhealthy indoor air, including the settlement of harmful moulds. With the TTK 67 E comfort dehumidifier, which is finally available again, you can efficiently switch off this harmful effect – and stay healthier through the winter!
Comfort Dehumidifier TTK 32 E: keeps living and office spaces free from the risk of mould thanks to powerful drying – finally available again!
Posted on by Jochem Weingartz
Now it is paying us a visit again. Uninvited as ever, it stands by the front door and window and forces its way in – the hot and humid air of the first warm spring days has arrived. And along with the water vapour, or steam from the kitchen and bathroom, it makes our rooms sweat. The mould spores floating around in the air find the perfect area to settle in and establish their first colony. Unless you have taken precautions – for example with the TTK 32 E. As a specialist for keeping smaller rooms dry, this comfort device, which is finally available again, not only keeps mould out of your home and office, but also creates the ideal room climate at the same time.
NEW Design-Thermohygrometer BZ22M – timelessly elegant climate control including dew point temperature for mould prevention
Posted on by Jochem Weingartz
A top-line, aesthetically pleasing eye-catcher and at the same time a classic precision measuring instrument for climate control: With the Design-Thermohygrometer BZ22M you can always keep an eye on all important room climate data – room temperature and dew point, which is vital for effective mould prevention, as well as relative humidity and saturation humidity. Whether in the commercial sector such as libraries, galleries, showrooms, offices, training and meeting rooms, or in high-quality furnished living areas.
Pollen season is beginning – which early bloomers are already on their way?
Posted on by Jochem Weingartz
Meteorologists know it and allergy sufferers are feeling it already: pollen is back. This year owing to the mild winter it has come particularly early, since that has caused all the vegetation to awaken from its hibernation earlier. And that has meant that pollination has also begun earlier than actually expected – hazel and alder are especially active. Has your reaction to this been hay fever? Then you should know how you can keep out of the way of the early bloomers when you’re at home…
TTK 122 E dehumidifier: just as powerful as it looks – and finally available again
Posted on by Jochem Weingartz
Its high dehumidification rate, sturdy housing made from stainless steel, high-quality hot air defrosting system – these are the outstanding practical advantages that make the handy TTK 122 E dehumidifier highly sought after among specialist drying equipment in the renovation sector. Add to this the automatic hygrostat-controlled system, the SuperDry function and the unbeatable Trotec price – and you know why the dehumidifier sold out. And why it’s finally available again …
Mould. Don’t let it come to this.
Mould.
Mould doesn’t just look awful (the ugly blotches and dark stains that can cover whole walls are often the result of excess moisture caused either by high humidity levels, thermal bridges, poor insulation, cold walls or water damage).
And it doesn’t just smell awful (who could ever forget that biting stench that hits you when you enter a room where mould has been festering unnoticed for some time in concealed corners or cavities or behind tiles, panelling or dry walls or ceilings?).
And it doesn’t just cause you to catch your breath when you are unwittingly confronted with the dank, earthy odour that causes your eyes to sting and your senses to reel.
Mould is dangerous. It can not only cause wood, for example furniture and even the structure of buildings to rot and decay, it can also cause paper and leather to stain and weaken and it can damage goods, books, fabrics and prized possessions beyond repair.
But worse still it can trigger allergic reactions, cause severe skin, respiratory and other health problems – and it can kill.
This is why some countries, particularly the UK, the US, Canada and Germany, have taken a new approach to tackling this widespread problem and have started to use so-called sniffer dogs, dogs that have been specially trained to not only sniff out drug caches, explosives, contraband and stashed away cash, but also to sniff out mould! Read More
Mould and how to prevent it – 5 golden rules for tenants
For many home-owners and tenants living in apartments or flats there is one sight which causes them great discomfort and fills them with utter disgust – mould. Yet mould is not only unsightly, it can quickly become dangerous and trigger allergic reactions or make a house’s or flat’s occupants very ill. All the more reason then to prevent mould from occurring in the first place and to find out more about what causes mould and what can be done to combat it.
One of the biggest causes of mould is the difference in temperature between the cold outside walls of a building and the heated rooms inside. That’s why the best form of insulation is insulation which is applied to the outside of the building. As a home-owner you can do something about it: you can carry out modernisation work and fix exterior cladding to the outside walls – as a tenant you can’t. This is why we have compiled a list with 5 golden rules designed to help those who in such cases cannot help themselves simply because they are living in rented accommodation and therefore unable to take the necessary steps that would make mould less of an issue and more a thing of the past.
Rule No. 1:
Do not put any furniture up against outside walls or the corners of outside walls.
If you are unable to follow this rule, because you are pushed for space and wouldn’t know what to do with certain pieces of furniture, then try to make sure that there is at least 10cm between the outside wall and the piece of furniture in question.
Rule No. 2:
The rooms in your flat have to be evenly heated.
This includes bedrooms which many people insist on not heating, because they believe that they will then be able to sleep better when they go to bed. This may be the case, but turning the central heating right off is going to give mould the chance it needs.
Rule No. 3:
Open the windows at least twice a day.
And when we say open, we mean open. Not just a crack, but wide open for about 5 to 10 minutes. This gives the air enough time to circulate. The stale, used air goes out and the fresh, hopefully clean air comes in.
Rule No. 4 :
Make sure that bathrooms are aired properly after a hot shower or hot bath.
This is sometimes much harder than you might first think: some windows are simply too small to be adequate and some bathrooms have no windows at all. In such cases a dehumidifier is just the right device. It extracts the moisture out of the air and creates just the right indoor climate.
Rule No. 5:
The relative humidity of a room should not be higher than 65- 70%.
It can be a little higher – along the walls, for example, where it can be as high as 80%, but this is an exception. If you’re looking for a way to measure the relative humidity, try one of our thermohygrometers. They are designed to do just that.
Oh, and by the way… If you are having an earnest problem with mould in your flat, then you are generally entitled to hold back some of the rent. This is, however, a sword which can cut both ways: landlords often try to turn the tables on tenants by claiming that the mould is a result of gross negligence on the part of the tenant who has not been airing the flat adequately.
Do you have or have you had problems with mould in your apartment or flat? Write to us and tell us about it. Or let us in on your secret if you have any other useful tips or golden rules which you would like to share with your fellow readers. We would love to hear from you.
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