Exactly why I’m happy that my 1952 (well that’s how old my furnace is, and still just fine thank you) house is a tad “leaky.” Sometimes there’s an “over compensate switch.”
Excellent information. Thanks for bringing this NRC study to our attention. Humidity gives us one more factor to consider in house and building design, including retrofits. One thing I do in the summer is keep my upstairs window open. Fresh air and a bedside fan really do mitigate the inside environment.
Thanks Mike, I was moved to share portions of this with my wife as I read it as we both have issues mentioned in the article. Fortunately we live in an older home which is not hermetically sealed and with the windows open and a thermostat and dry bulb hygrometer in the bedroom to keep an eye on this.
Exactly why I’m happy that my 1952 (well that’s how old my furnace is, and still just fine thank you) house is a tad “leaky.” Sometimes there’s an “over compensate switch.”
Excellent information. Thanks for bringing this NRC study to our attention. Humidity gives us one more factor to consider in house and building design, including retrofits. One thing I do in the summer is keep my upstairs window open. Fresh air and a bedside fan really do mitigate the inside environment.
Thanks Mike, I was moved to share portions of this with my wife as I read it as we both have issues mentioned in the article. Fortunately we live in an older home which is not hermetically sealed and with the windows open and a thermostat and dry bulb hygrometer in the bedroom to keep an eye on this.