I don't have a dog in this fight, but presumably their home was far more drafty and allowed more air in to take the fumes up the chimney?
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I don't have a dog in this fight, but presumably their home was far more drafty and allowed more air in to take the fumes up the chimney?
As does a log burner. Absolutely no fumes from ours. "All Clock stoves not only meet, but beat, industry regulations for performance and lower emissions"
Fair call.
I have a number of friends with log burners. My, lay, understanding is that they burn at significantly higher temperatures and the exhaust fumes are less of an issue when they exit the chimney. I grew up in London. Hardly anyone had open fires. As a kid, I recall visiting family members outside of London. They used wood or coal, my irish relatives used turf. You could smell the fuel. With log burners, all I can smell is the timber that was used to start the fire.
As I said, I don't have a dog in this fight .
My present home, was designed and built, to support coal fires, for heating, hot water, and cooking. As such, it had numerous, through the wall air vents to support the combustion, and ensure there was adequate fresh air flow. The fires, and air flow, meant there was no damp, but things are very different now - Those vents are all sealed up, the house is much more warm and comfortable for it, but we have to take a few precautions to reduce moisture in the air, and prevent mould.
Those precautions are - to fit lids on pans, on the hob, make good use of a cooker hood, when cooking, not drying clothes in the house at all, and fit an extract fan in the bathroom.
Absolute nonsense - as you have proved yourself. You have mould, due to moisture managing to condense, what more proof do you need?
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Have you checked for water ingress into the walls? If it's an old house it could be that your external walls are not watertight. If your walls are getting slightly damp from outside, this will facilitate mould growth. If you are doing all the right things re ventilation, then the issue could be from water coming in.
Ignore button time!
I have used storm dry on the outside bricks which let them breath for 25 years as well as stopping ingress.
Enjoy your delusion!
Dehumidifier cannot cope with moisture produced in a short time , opening window cools room rapidly encouraging heavy condensation .
Bathroom needs to be warm so it supports airborne moisture long enough for fan extraction ( which you don’t have?).
No idea where most of that came from or what it has to do with your house being full of mould.
There are many choices you can make.
You have chosen the mould.
I have just been in my bathroom after it being full of steam having had the window open for an hour. Now completely dry and it's cold outside.
The house isn't full of mould, just patches.
And you still have mould?
Because the moisture has been allowed to linger in the air, long enough to condense out, on the colder walls in your home.
Yet you have mould, proof - if any proof were needed, that you are doing it wrong.
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