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 Many houses suffer from damp and condensation. The causes of this can be many, varied and complex but most often result from lack of ventilation particularly in modern draught proof homes. The market for dehumidifiers in the home has sprung up due to the prevalence of damp and condensation in the home. Some houses have underlying damp issues due to their construction or poor maintenance; in other houses just through living in them with inadequate ventilation the atmosphere becomes increasingly damp and stale due to moisture released by cooking, showering, breathing and drying washing in the home.
Mountain houses, seaside houses, off-grid houses, lakeside houses, moorland houses are particularly prone to damp in the cold seasons and many of these are unable to use an unattended dehumidifier in the cold seasons whether through lack of power or fire risk. For other types of houses the use of a conventional dehumidifier may reduce the symptoms but not get to the cause of the damp atmosphere. In winter months most houses are sealed to keep in the heat and doors and windows are kept firmly shut, the problem reveals itself with condensation from the airborne damp and sometimes mould and mildew problems on walls. Condensation cannot be prevented and occurs wherever there are cold surfaces and a humid atmosphere.
Living in damp surroundings is bad for people's health and constantly breathing damp stale air that encourages mould, condensation and house dust mites, is a health hazard that is the cause of many minor ailments and may even shorten people's lives as well as making living conditions unpleasant. A conventional home dehumidifier only removes a percentage of the water in the stale air.
One simple answer to get rid of a damp atmosphere is to open the doors and windows on a cold dry day and let in all the cold air and then heat it up again but who wants to do that in the colder months of autumn, winter and early spring? Also note that if you do it at the wrong time you can let in more damp air that is also cold!
For an enduring home solution to airborne damp house problems, a SolarVenti dehumidifier unit will automatically take in dry air as and when the sun makes it available. It then warms it and the inbuilt solar powered fan pushes it into your house. This displaces the stale air and carries away the damp that has been absorbed in the fabric of your home. In this way the SolarVenti dehumidifier dries the fabric of your house more effectively than a conventional dehumidifier can ever do and does it as regularly as the sun shines. It gives your house a healthy fresher cleaner smelling atmosphere. It is a true 'fit and forget' solution that deals with atmospheric issues of damp and condensation in a carbon neutral manner and has zero running costs. A dry house is much cheaper to heat than a humid house so you will be able to turn down your heating too. If the fabric of your house and contents is kept dry then periodic bursts of moisture from cooking, drying etc. will be absorbed without you noticing and removed the next time the sun switches the SolarVenti unit on. Just as there are various scales of damp problems and various sizes of properties so there is a range of SolarVenti units to suit different house sizes.
The larger SolarVenti dehumidifiers not only provide a lasting solution to the problems of damp and condensation but also provide a substantial supplement to your space heating and can help to significantly reduce your energy bills.
The newest addition to the SolarVenti range is the SV30H Plus unit which also heats your water as well as pumping warm dry air into your house, all entirely solar powered.
Image shown is an SV3 on a house in Cheshire
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There are six products in the SolarVenti range. Under ideal sunny conditions the smallest unit, the SV2 has a minimum airflow of 20m³/Hour whilst the largest, the SV30 unit has a minimum airflow of 120m³/Hour.
The newest product, the SV30H Plus, is a hybrid version of the SV30 which additionally provides Solar Water Heating. |
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