Water Condensation on Glazing/Balcony doors (in High-rise Apartment)

dcep on 06/03/2018 - 13:58

With the summer gone and here comes the raining season, Is it normal to get condensation on window/glazing in high-rise apartment?

It gets real wet and dripping to the carpet which gets damp. Even alu. frames on glazing & balcony sliding doors are all full of water condensation.

I had encounter once in the past residence, same issue which didn't end well with mould everywhere.
But that was on ground with retaining wall close up - which i suspects it was rising damp from ground or retaining wall.

This time it's on highrise. How so ?

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Comments

  • hashtagbargain on 06/03/2018 - 14:04

    You need air circulation. And maybe a dehumidifier.

  • Archi on 06/03/2018 - 14:12
    +1

    the temperature difference between inside and outside is far to high..

    that is what causes the condensation in winter time, you need to ventilate.

    we used a heavy curtain over the window, but also had the window open a little to allow the air around the window to stay at a similar temp on the inside as the outside, reducing the amount of condensation.

    • JimmyF on 06/03/2018 - 15:30

      Yep its this

      the temperature difference between inside and outside is far to high..

      Don't run your AC so 'cold' and it should be ok.

    • dcep on 06/03/2018 - 16:39

      ventilate as in, open the window/door
      or, blowing fan over the window

      thanks for the tips, will try to shut the curtain tight

      it's odd that the end piece of full height is a frosted glass, has no condensation at all while the remaining clear glazing foggy/dripping wet.

      • Archi on 06/03/2018 - 16:52

        yes open window door. during the day to allow your apartment to ventilate.. good if you can have a couple windows open to allow for cross ventilation to get rid of smells and stale air.

        open windows or doors at night time a little bit to allow the temperature on both sides of the window to be as close as possible.

        • JimmyF on 06/03/2018 - 17:32

          opening the window/door isn't really going to help. As when you close them again, and cool the room down, the same thing will happen.

          When you take a cold drink outside on a hot day, all the drops on it is the same as what is happening to the OP.

          The cold can is the 'inside room', the hot day is the outside air.

        • Archi on 09/03/2018 - 09:39

          @JimmyF:
          during winter I use a heavy curtain at night time and open the window a little bit the whole night…the AC is on like 24 or 25 degrees. in the morning there is little to no condensation if I didn't do that my windows would be the same as the OP dripping wet.

          in summer my air con isn't on that cold to begin with to allow for condensation most of the time the I have it on dehumidifying function, that's enough to cut the heat unless its one of those stupid hot days then bam the air con is on… the lowest temp I have the AC is 23 degrees,

      • JimmyF on 06/03/2018 - 17:31
        +1

        not odd at all. The frosted glass adds a extra layer of insulation between the hot/cold sides

        • dcep on 06/03/2018 - 18:02

          ahh! that makes sense now, always wondering why frosted glass to the end piece where the curtain sits when tied up.

  • geek001 on 06/03/2018 - 14:33
    +1

    Maybe some pictures will help. Usually with aluminium windows and doors, the sliding track has little holes at the bottom facing outside to allow water to flow outside in case of condensation. Perhaps it is blocked on yours, maybe clean them out and see if it helps. Otherwise you may need to get a dehumidifier like others have said.

  • tre180 on 06/03/2018 - 15:46

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/345029

    Maybe you're just breathing heavily on the glass when you're spying on the neighbours?

    • dcep on 06/03/2018 - 16:42

      it happens when she lean against the glazed wall while i go behind her

  • Quantumcat on 06/03/2018 - 21:42

    Could happen also if you use the dryer a lot (makes the air very humid).

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