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The walls are not wet but the humidity in the house without the dehumidifiers running is around 80-90% on average. They are metre thick stone walls.

We have an old farm house. The radiator brackets are found to be rusting away in most rooms. In fact, one bracket dropped completely from behind the rad onto the floor. Is there a stainless steel or non rustable bracket I can use or perhaps feet I can attach? The brackets I have...

Metre thick 100 year old wall.

We have a corner of a room which is visibly damp. Its a recently plastered and painted wall. Its probably down to the poor render outside which will be rectified during the summer next year. For the mean time, is there any benefit at all me drilling a few holes in the wall to release the...

Hi Ken, I called our local water supplier out last year and they checked the main in and around our property and found the pressure was good. I have humidity sensors in every room to monitor rise and falls. During dampish weather they generally go from 70-90% if the dehumids are left off...

Thanks Joe. I have been told Sovereign K11 is good stuff for 'sealing' floors, etc. Any recommendations? Or is this a job for the professionals?

Thanks Joe. The ground floor appears bone dry. I have no idea if thats relevant at all!

Thanks for the reply Ken. We have implemented all those features. We have an extractor fan and hood for the cooker which is vented outside. We keep the door closed when cooking and showering (we dont shower in the kitchen!). We have a powerful extractor fan in the bathroom. All...

We have recently bought an old house, probably around 100 years old. The humidity in all the rooms ranges from 70-90% continuously. We bought dehumidifiers for each room which extract, on average, about 10 litres of water every 2-3 days. The dehumids bring down the humidity to about...

Excellent, thanks EFL.

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Its connected to a 20amp fuse on the CU. I was just wondering if it was possible because the point the 2.5mm comes through a wall is right above one set of sockets. Also, the original owners had a double socket running off a lighting circuit so I have removed that 'feature' and put it on a...

I have run a 2.5mm cable from the CU for 2 sockets about 3 metres away. Can I put a 20amp junction box in halfway down that cable and run 2 spurs off that? 1 spur supplying 2 double sockets (bedroom use - lamp/clock radio) and 1 spur for 2 double sockets in the kitchen (toaster/kettle/oil...

Thank you!

I am about to connect ducting to my cooker hood, problem being, the cooker hood connector is about 115 and not either 100 or 125. I am guessing I just connect a flexi 125 ducting and cable tie it tight? Is this ok?

After going through these forums I installed my first ever extractor fan! I bought an inline extractor which could pump 250m3. I took onboard the issue about fans that were not always up to the job. I sized the room and used the principle of 15 changes of air an hour. The bathroom has...

Thanks to your replies I have decided to go for an inline extractor. Noise is reduced and it won't put any weight on the plasterboard ceiling as a normal fan would. What I am slightly confused over is air changes per hour. Some people say 20, most people say between 3 and 10! This means...

This was the fan I was thinking of using: http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Electrical/Fans/150mm+Low+Profile+Extractor+Fan+Standard+Fan/d190/sd280/p58082