Go Back   EcoModder Forum > AltModding > Saving@Home
Register Now
 Register Now
 


Reply  Post New Thread
 
Submit Tools LinkBack Thread Tools
Old 11-12-2013, 03:03 AM   #1 (permalink)
EcoModding Apprentice
 
Join Date: May 2012
Location: vancouver island
Posts: 162

chrisgerman1983 - '96 chevrolet astro
90 day: 14.02 mpg (US)
Thanks: 33
Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts
New Dehumidifer = cold floor?

I live on Vancouver Island, Canada. Humidity outside is usually 100% so we have been getting mold on our window sills. I finally broke down and got a 70 pint dehumidifier. It dries my condo from about 85% indoor humidity to 55% in about an hour but I have noticed that the floor feels very cold now. I am on a slab with laminate & tile flooring. I am wondering if the huge difference in humidity between my indoor and the soil below the slab could be drawing the cold up through the floor? Any other explanations? Could the air feeling warmer just make the floor feel colder? Thanks in advance

  Reply With Quote
Alt Today
Popular topics

Other popular topics in this forum...

   
Old 11-12-2013, 10:26 AM   #2 (permalink)
EcoModding Apprentice
 
Join Date: May 2012
Location: vancouver island
Posts: 162

chrisgerman1983 - '96 chevrolet astro
90 day: 14.02 mpg (US)
Thanks: 33
Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts
One thing I am really excited about is that my toilet paper and clothes feel dry
  Reply With Quote
Old 11-12-2013, 02:40 PM   #3 (permalink)
Master EcoModder
 
euromodder's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Belgium
Posts: 4,683

The SCUD - '15 Fiat Scudo L2
Thanks: 178
Thanked 652 Times in 516 Posts
Water vapour transfers heat better than air itself.

So your dryer indoor climate could well be insulating the floor better - as in not warming up by warm air as much as it used to.
__________________
Strayed to the Dark Diesel Side

  Reply With Quote
Old 11-12-2013, 04:04 PM   #4 (permalink)
EcoModding Apprentice
 
Join Date: May 2012
Location: vancouver island
Posts: 162

chrisgerman1983 - '96 chevrolet astro
90 day: 14.02 mpg (US)
Thanks: 33
Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts
Good point! That explains it. Thanks. Should equal less wasted heat? Time to buy some slippers
  Reply With Quote
Old 11-12-2013, 05:54 PM   #5 (permalink)
Master EcoModder
 
euromodder's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Belgium
Posts: 4,683

The SCUD - '15 Fiat Scudo L2
Thanks: 178
Thanked 652 Times in 516 Posts
If you can, insulate the floor.




I've never understood why ppl would want stone floors.
Or tiled bathrooms.
I get cold just looking at them.

I'm a wood / cork kinda guy ....

__________________
Strayed to the Dark Diesel Side

  Reply With Quote
Reply  Post New Thread


Thread Tools




Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.5.2
All content copyright EcoModder.com