Simple trick gets rid of condensation and mould in just three MINUTES
HAVING mould or condensation in your home is never pleasant and can be bad for your health too.
Thankfully, a Reddit user claims to have a clever way of solving the issue, and it only takes three minutes a day.
They advised: "In Germany, we have a technique called 'Stosslüften'.
"What that basically means is that instead of having maybe one window open all day (which is a huge waste of energy), open several windows all over the house for three minutes, creating a strong draft to exchange most of the warm humid air inside the house with cold air from outside.
"A cool feature about cold air is that it can 'hold' less water vapour.
"If this relatively dry cold air enters your house, it warms up.
"Being warmer, it is suddenly capable of taking up some of the extra humidity from inside your house.
"This might sound a little weird at first but is advocated in schools and so on. I use that technique and it works.
"Do this several times a day and you should really see a change."
According to , around 5.8million British renters have had damp or condensation issues during their tenancy.
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The NHS says the problem with mould is that it produces allergens (substances that can cause an allergic reaction), irritants and, sometimes, toxic substances.
When these are inhaled or they get into the skin, it causes nasty symptoms.
At first these toxins may not cause any harm at low levels. But if they are consistently in the air, it starts to cause side effects.
Jeroeon Douwes, a professor of public health at Massey University, wrote in : “Prolonged exposure to high levels of indoor dampness can reduce lung function and cause chronic health problems such as asthma.
“Those who already suffer from asthma and allergies are more likely to have more severe symptoms when exposed.”
He added: “People who live in damp and mouldy homes are also at increased risk of depression which, in turn, may increase the risk of respiratory symptoms and asthma.”
We previously shared the 5 ways mould in your house can harm your health – and signs you need to know.
And an NHS nurse living in ‘toxic’ mouldy mice-infested council house where ceiling COLLAPSED.
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