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Water, Water Everywhere...
Water problems are a common occurrence in an old house. Things leak, they don't close properly, old pipes are just waiting to burst.
Do you have a water problem? If any of the following are true, you should look at controlling moisture in your house:
- cracking, powdering, or failing plaster
- mold and mildew, or musty odor
- blistering or peeling paint and wallpaper
- stained, swelling, or cracking woodwork
- dry rot, insect damage
- discoloration, dry or wet rot
A couple of books about water problems ...
Cottage Water Systems
ISBN 09696922-0-X 1995
The Wet Basement Manual
ISBN 0924659-68-8 1993
Household Humidity
Everything you do in your house, including breathing, can add to the moisture problem.
| bathing - bath
| .12 pints
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| bathing - shower
| ..52 pints/5 min shower
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| dryer, vented outside
| . none per load
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| dryer, not vented
| .4.69 to 6.18/load, more if a gas dryer
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| unvented kerosene heater
| .7.6 pints/gallon kerosene
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| cooking lunch
| ..53 pints (plus .68 for gas)
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| cooking dinner
| .1.22 pints (plus 1.58 for gas)
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| boiling 10 minutes
| ..48 covered, .57 uncovered
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| washing dishes by hand
| ..68 pints
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| storing green wood
| .400-800/6 months
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| mopping floor
| ..03 pints/square foot
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| gas range pilot light
| ..37/day
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| 5 house plants
| ..86-.96 per day
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| human presence
| ..44/hour for four people
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| saunas, whirlpools
| .0-2.7/hour
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