St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-08-29

VIII dry more quickly, OF course,
and II will be much better for the
house 10 get rid Of dampness as it's
being created.
II you need q further incentive
for a laundry room fan. then think
how much more comfortable you'll
be without the steam from hot
water while you do the washingl
A kitchen exhaust fan is one Of
the best investments the family can
make in cutting down on condensa-
ton. There is always cooking to be
done, and then too the dishwashing.
This fan Is best placed right above
the range.
Keep your pots and pans covered
while you cook, II you want 10 cut
down on humidity. The amount Of
moisture given off In this process
can be cut down as much as so
percent.
Do you plunge pans hot from the
range into cold water2 Notice how
much steam this Greatest Not only
this. but you're apt to ruin the
pans.
II you can, have your kitchen ~
well as bathroom sink equipped with
q single faucet which win mix the
two kinds of water together, the
hot and cold. In this way. when you
run water you don't create steam
because IT'S already mixed.
Fan Has Important Use
In Bathrooms, too
Bathing. whether tub or shower,
was mentioned rs one Of the pri-
mary sources of moisture In the
home. Thus, the bathroom Is a ma
tural place for the location Of stil
another fan. In fact. bathrooms
equipped with showers. should have
a fan because Of the steam created.
It's also a good idea TO open the
bathroom window as soon as vari-
Gus members Of the family have
finished with baths and showers.
This helps TO drive out the moisture
before It gets q chance to do dam
age.
Bathrooms are also used for the
small jobs Of face and hand-waSh-
ing constantly during the day. In
addition to this. they're used for
waSh-basin laundry. the lingerie,
hose and glove type.
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room Is = pretty well insulated
room, as well ~ a small one, and
you can easily understand why ven
tilation Is big problem. When mols-
ture Is allowed TO remain, you get
rusting Of the pipes as we'll as fix
lures, peeling of paint or looseninS
Of the tiles.
Battle Condensation
With VapOr Barriers
Vapor barriers are usually IN
stalled as the house Is built, In
floors, walls and ceilings or roof.
To try to do this In q house already
built would be very expensive. An
asphalt paint for the latter may be
Of help. but It cannot be used on
wood walls.
Vapor-resistant paint may also be
used instead Of vapor-rssistant
sheets on existing houses. Two and
better still. three. coats Of paint
are required.
Insulation viii also 90 . long
way toward combating eondensa-
ton. This Is done on walls, floors,
ceilings or roof. as well as over
windows and doors. The room side
surface Of the exterior walls Is thus
kept warm enough TO prevent con-
densation of water vapor striking
them.
During warm spells you may also
get condensation IN the basement.
In this case warm outside air flows
into the cool basement. To min
imize this open the basement win
dows on cool. dry days. In extreme
cases. heat the basement with an
electric heater. preferably one
which Is portable so that you can
move II around.
In the basement, as well as other
rooms. you might also place one or
two bags Of calcium chloride. for
This chemical will absorb moisture.