Hey guys,
I posted this on a Facebook group but thought I would post it on here too to possibly get some more "expert" opinions on this subject. I will add more below the copy & paste as there is an update on the original post on Facebook.
C & P:
Can vaping cause condensation to build in your house or apartment? I have been vaping since mid 2011. I haven’t really noticed anything until...
In September of 2021, I moved to a 1-bedroom, top floor/corner unit. Late last year (2022), I noticed liquid accumulating on ceiling light glass fixtures. I thought that perhaps there was leaks in the roof. Maintenance inspected my unit and determined there was no leaks, they said it was condensation from “cooking” or drastic temperature changes. I thought that was weird because I’ve never had this issue before. I just shrugged it off and let it go after getting the fixtures wiped down.
A few days ago, I started my “after holiday decorating” cleanup around my apartment. I noticed that I had condensation inside of glass table lamps (that I have my Philips Hue bulbs in), floor lamps that are also glass that I use Philips Hue lighting in as well as on picture frames hung on walls, etc. I have also noticed a light film on furniture (not dust) but like a moist film...you run your finger over it and you can see a clean line from your finger and you can feel the moisture on your finger. I’ve also noticed that my hardwood floors always feel slightly damp or moist, lots of strange things are going on in this unit. Surely, this cannot be from vaping?
So, I did some more digging online after continuing to look at my weather stations that I have in my apartment (one in the living room and one in the bedroom). They constantly show that humidity inside my apartment to be in the high 60’s to high 70’s. This number is extremely HIGH, and should be no higher than 50 percent. Yesterday the humidity outside was 40 percent, but inside it was 75 percent (and it’s winter here and cold)! I’m assuming there is some kind of insulation issue in my unit, being a top floor/corner unit...the temps in here change drastically depending on the weather.
I’m thinking I’m going to have to buy dehumidifier(s) to get the humidity levels to where they should be in the apartment. I don’t believe there is any other option (if you guys don’t think it’s vaping related)? Maintenance is coming up here today to recheck my unit but I don’t think there is going to be any other remedy. Was curious as to what you all thought about this?
Thanks guys!
UPDATE 1/12/23:
Maintenance and the manager came up to inspect my unit today. They were quite puzzled by the issue. They looked at my weather stations and saw how high the humidity was in here. They brought their own device in my APT and asked me to leave it for a couple of weeks, snap a pic of it every few days and send it to them. They said if the humidity is reading that high on their machine, that they will have to bring a 3rd party company in to see what is going on. Manager agreed with me that no way should the humidity in my APT be in the 70's (especially in the dead of winter). It was funny because when the manager first walked into my apartment with the unit, the humidity on the device read 34%, within minutes it started to go up and was almost at 40% before he walked out.
If I end up needing to get a dehumidifier, I was hoping for some advice on here and to which one to get. I have a fairly small apartment, just under 600 square FT. I was watching some vids on YT and according to what I was watching, the higher pint sized machines (40 and 50 plus pint machines) are better at removing excess humidity because they are more powerful than the lower pint machines. But again, I'm not that familiar with them, I've never used one before. I also like the fact that you can set the machine as to what you want the humidity level to be in your home, and it shuts off automatically once it reaches that level in the home.
I posted this on a Facebook group but thought I would post it on here too to possibly get some more "expert" opinions on this subject. I will add more below the copy & paste as there is an update on the original post on Facebook.
C & P:
Can vaping cause condensation to build in your house or apartment? I have been vaping since mid 2011. I haven’t really noticed anything until...
In September of 2021, I moved to a 1-bedroom, top floor/corner unit. Late last year (2022), I noticed liquid accumulating on ceiling light glass fixtures. I thought that perhaps there was leaks in the roof. Maintenance inspected my unit and determined there was no leaks, they said it was condensation from “cooking” or drastic temperature changes. I thought that was weird because I’ve never had this issue before. I just shrugged it off and let it go after getting the fixtures wiped down.
A few days ago, I started my “after holiday decorating” cleanup around my apartment. I noticed that I had condensation inside of glass table lamps (that I have my Philips Hue bulbs in), floor lamps that are also glass that I use Philips Hue lighting in as well as on picture frames hung on walls, etc. I have also noticed a light film on furniture (not dust) but like a moist film...you run your finger over it and you can see a clean line from your finger and you can feel the moisture on your finger. I’ve also noticed that my hardwood floors always feel slightly damp or moist, lots of strange things are going on in this unit. Surely, this cannot be from vaping?
So, I did some more digging online after continuing to look at my weather stations that I have in my apartment (one in the living room and one in the bedroom). They constantly show that humidity inside my apartment to be in the high 60’s to high 70’s. This number is extremely HIGH, and should be no higher than 50 percent. Yesterday the humidity outside was 40 percent, but inside it was 75 percent (and it’s winter here and cold)! I’m assuming there is some kind of insulation issue in my unit, being a top floor/corner unit...the temps in here change drastically depending on the weather.
I’m thinking I’m going to have to buy dehumidifier(s) to get the humidity levels to where they should be in the apartment. I don’t believe there is any other option (if you guys don’t think it’s vaping related)? Maintenance is coming up here today to recheck my unit but I don’t think there is going to be any other remedy. Was curious as to what you all thought about this?
Thanks guys!
UPDATE 1/12/23:
Maintenance and the manager came up to inspect my unit today. They were quite puzzled by the issue. They looked at my weather stations and saw how high the humidity was in here. They brought their own device in my APT and asked me to leave it for a couple of weeks, snap a pic of it every few days and send it to them. They said if the humidity is reading that high on their machine, that they will have to bring a 3rd party company in to see what is going on. Manager agreed with me that no way should the humidity in my APT be in the 70's (especially in the dead of winter). It was funny because when the manager first walked into my apartment with the unit, the humidity on the device read 34%, within minutes it started to go up and was almost at 40% before he walked out.
If I end up needing to get a dehumidifier, I was hoping for some advice on here and to which one to get. I have a fairly small apartment, just under 600 square FT. I was watching some vids on YT and according to what I was watching, the higher pint sized machines (40 and 50 plus pint machines) are better at removing excess humidity because they are more powerful than the lower pint machines. But again, I'm not that familiar with them, I've never used one before. I also like the fact that you can set the machine as to what you want the humidity level to be in your home, and it shuts off automatically once it reaches that level in the home.
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