How to Reduce Moisture & Humidity in Your Home this Winter - Trico Homes (2024)

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Open all bedroom and bathroom doors whenever possible to ensure adequate air circulation throughout the home. Running a furnace fan continuously can also help circulate air between rooms. Refrain from using humidifiers during cold temperatures, as they add moisture to the air.

Turn off certain appliances (such as humidifiers or kerosene heaters) if you notice moisture on windows and other surfaces. Use dehumidifiers and air conditioners, especially in hot, humid climates, to reduce moisture in the air, but be sure that the appliances themselves don't become sources of biological pollutants.

Turn the fan off. Does running the HVAC fan reduce humidity? No. Because running the fan pulls fresh air from outside, it can pull the humid air the system just discharged back into the house.

Some devices can remove moisture from the air, improve air circulation or heat a room without adding more moisture. You can create your own homemade dehumidifier. Rock salt, calcium chloride, activated charcoal and even baking soda can be used to remove moisture and absorb odors.

Baking Soda as a Moisture Absorber

Remove dampness by filling a small bowl with baking soda and placing it in the room you'd like to dehumidify. Although it's not as effective as rock salt in combating humidity, it's good for enclosed spaces where moisture is an issue.

Install A Vapor Barrier

Vapor barriers are effective in preventing moisture from entering your crawl space. Your local FRS installer will measure the crawl space before cutting the vapor barrier to fit. They will then spread the barrier tight on the floor and over walls to seal off the space.

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Use Baking Soda

Baking soda is also pretty effective at eliminating moisture. Place bowls of the stuff in any areas of your house where humidity is high. Baking soda works best in smaller rooms, so use charcoal or rock salt if you're working with a larger area.

Rock Salt. The most popular DIY dehumidifier is the one that works the best—rock salt. Rock salt naturally absorbs moisture out of the air, making it a great choice to use as a dehumidifier.

The lower the outside temperature, the more excess moisture there is likely to be inside. Cold, moisture-laden air finds its way indoors through cracks and drafty doors and windows, and condensing on the surfaces, as it clashes with the warmer air indoors.

Turn on the ceiling fans. Keeping the air moving is an essential part of keeping excessive moisture away. Using ceiling fans, pedestal fans and other air-moving appliances can make a big difference and suck excess moisture out of the indoor air. Check the exhaust fans in your attic, kitchen and bathroom.

A ceiling fan has no effect on the first two factors. Only the home air conditioner can affect both the temperature and the humidity in the house. The ceiling fan, on the other hand, can increase air move ment in a room, thus creating a cooling effect that will help to increase comfort level.

Yes, but probably not as much as you think and not in the way you may believe. Most people believe that humid air is heavier than dry air. After all, humid air has more moisture in it and therefore should weigh more than air that contains less moisture. But, in actuality, humid air weighs less than dry air.

The lower the outside temperature, the more excess moisture there is likely to be inside. Cold, moisture-laden air finds its way indoors through cracks and drafty doors and windows, and condensing on the surfaces, as it clashes with the warmer air indoors.

Regularly wipe clean surfaces which are prone to condensation. Move furniture away from the walls so there is a gap to allow air flow. Increase ventilation by opening windows wide on opposite sides of your home for 15 minutes every morning to allow moisture laden air to be taken away.

As the temperature drops, the air becomes unable to hold water. In addition to the naturally dry air, you are also using your heating system in the winter which can further dry out the air in your home. Your level of home insulation will determine how much your heating system will dry out your home.