moisture Archives - Energy Vanguard https://www.energyvanguard.com/tag/moisture/ Building science knowledge, HVAC design, & fun Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:24:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Easy Window Flashing at the Corners https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/easy-window-flashing-at-the-corners/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/easy-window-flashing-at-the-corners/#view_comments Tue, 17 Sep 2024 16:36:52 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=9205 There’s a new type of flashing for window sills on the market now.  It’s the Rissan 430 grey corner from Siga, which is a piece of pre-formed flashing tape that fits perfectly into the corners of door and window rough…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/insofast-makes-basement-insulation-easy/feed/ 6 Do You Really Need to Run the Bath Fan in Summer? https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/do-you-really-need-to-run-the-bath-fan-in-summer/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/do-you-really-need-to-run-the-bath-fan-in-summer/#view_comments Tue, 20 Aug 2024 16:39:18 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=9159 In the comments of my last article, RoyC made an interesting point.  “I don’t usually run my bathroom exhaust fan during a shower when it is hot and humid out,” he wrote.  I’m sure that statement shocks a lot of…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/do-you-really-need-to-run-the-bath-fan-in-summer/feed/ 25 10 Ways to Reduce Your Indoor Humidity https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/10-ways-to-reduce-your-indoor-humidity/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/10-ways-to-reduce-your-indoor-humidity/#view_comments Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:21:10 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=9137 With our changing climate, more people are having to deal with higher humidity for longer periods of time this summer.  I’d say this has been probably the worst summer for humidity since I moved to Georgia in the summer of…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/10-ways-to-reduce-your-indoor-humidity/feed/ 22 Don’t Vent Bath Fans to the Attic! https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/dont-vent-bath-fans-to-the-attic/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/dont-vent-bath-fans-to-the-attic/#view_comments Tue, 30 Jan 2024 14:46:27 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=8814 Bathrooms need some way of exhausting air.  Mostly it’s to keep the humidity down, but, depending on who lives in the house, the bathroom also can be a source of a lot of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).  Not all homes…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/dont-vent-bath-fans-to-the-attic/feed/ 13 Understanding Wet Bulb Temperature https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/understanding-wet-bulb-temperature/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/understanding-wet-bulb-temperature/#view_comments Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:27:38 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=8609 That gorgeous photo of a Massachusetts lake above illustrates some interesting psychrometrics.  Those little bits of mist are tiny water droplets full of molecules that not long before had been part of the lake.  In the air between those misty…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/understanding-wet-bulb-temperature/feed/ 5 Is That Really Condensation? https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/is-that-really-condensation/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/is-that-really-condensation/#view_comments Tue, 19 Sep 2023 12:21:11 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=8565 Look at that photo above.  Is condensation really responsible for all that moisture you see?  We use the term “condensation” a lot when talking about water vapor interacting with materials.  But when it comes to porous materials like wood, concrete,…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/is-that-really-condensation/feed/ 10 Can Cold Surfaces Wring Moisture From Dry Air? https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/can-cold-surfaces-wring-moisture-from-dry-air/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/can-cold-surfaces-wring-moisture-from-dry-air/#view_comments Tue, 21 Feb 2023 14:32:22 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=8105 Cold air is dry air, right?  Think about the humidity in your house in winter compared to what it is in summer.  If you’re in a humid climate, it’s going to be drier in winter.  Even in dry climates, it’s…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/can-cold-surfaces-wring-moisture-from-dry-air/feed/ 11 Should You Encapsulate Your Crawl Space? https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/should-you-encapsulate-your-crawl-space/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/should-you-encapsulate-your-crawl-space/#view_comments Tue, 18 Oct 2022 11:52:01 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=7852 Vented crawl spaces are often nasty, dirty buffer spaces that can flood your home with a variety of indoor air pollutants.  A lot of it starts with moisture, of course.  Water comes up from the ground beneath the crawl space,…

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]]> https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/should-you-encapsulate-your-crawl-space/feed/ 32 What Is a Cold Roof in a Hot Climate? https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/what-is-a-cold-roof-in-a-hot-climate/ https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/what-is-a-cold-roof-in-a-hot-climate/#view_comments Tue, 13 Sep 2022 14:47:04 +0000 https://www.energyvanguard.com/?p=7747 For those of us who live in warm or hot climates, this question about roof temperature is confusing.  A lot of people talk about cold roofs and hot roofs, and unfortunately, it’s not just about the time of year, current…

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