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heynow999
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I am trying to get an idea of how much water vapour is in the air in my house, and how much water it would take to raise the humidity.
Lets say that my house has a floor space of of about 170 sq meters with ceilings of 2.5 meters for a total volume of 425 cubic meters. Assume an air temperature of 20 C.
So if my relative humidity is say 30%, how many litres of water would be in the air, and how many litres would it take to increase it to say 40%.
The reason I am asking is I have an ongoing argument with my wife about venting our electric dryer inside during the winter. I say it is crazy to blow all that expensive warm moist air outside, while my wife is against it My gut feeling is that the air will hold a lot of water, and the water from a load of laundry would be a "drop in the bucket".
Now before everyone starts saying it will cause mold, let me explain how I would vent it. I would run a vent from the dryer and put it directly into the ductwork of the house. We have a 2 speed forced air natural gas furnace. The fan runs on low speed all winter, and when the thermostat calls for heat, the high speed fan kicks on. I already have a humidifier that adds water to the air, I will turn this off.
Thanks
Peter
Lets say that my house has a floor space of of about 170 sq meters with ceilings of 2.5 meters for a total volume of 425 cubic meters. Assume an air temperature of 20 C.
So if my relative humidity is say 30%, how many litres of water would be in the air, and how many litres would it take to increase it to say 40%.
The reason I am asking is I have an ongoing argument with my wife about venting our electric dryer inside during the winter. I say it is crazy to blow all that expensive warm moist air outside, while my wife is against it My gut feeling is that the air will hold a lot of water, and the water from a load of laundry would be a "drop in the bucket".
Now before everyone starts saying it will cause mold, let me explain how I would vent it. I would run a vent from the dryer and put it directly into the ductwork of the house. We have a 2 speed forced air natural gas furnace. The fan runs on low speed all winter, and when the thermostat calls for heat, the high speed fan kicks on. I already have a humidifier that adds water to the air, I will turn this off.
Thanks
Peter