Bosch Injunction Against Dyson & Energy Labels

[mk202]

WinBot

Does anyone know anything about these WinBot machines?

 

[parwaz786]

Thanks, and cool
As for my house, yeah its nice and quite a busy area but is also kind of a rough area too, but I have been living here all my life and it feels like home despite that

 

[vintagerepairer]

Condensation and Dyson

To tie two matters together, if I may. I see Dyson has introduced a humidifier. Is there such a demand for this type of appliance? Seeing how we have been told to batten down the hatches when it comes to heat-loss and insulation, I would have thought that the last thing a good deal of homes need is more water being placed into the atmosphere.

 

[rolls_rapide]

Vintagerepairer

I agree, there is enough moisture in British homes without Dyson introducing even more. I don't know who sanctioned that idea.

People dry their laundry over radiators, have steaming showers, cook in open-plan areas and so on.

Now Dyson will have to introduce a dehumidifier to get rid of the excess moisture. Oops, silly me, Ebac did that years ago.

 

[marcusprit]

But central heating can dry the air it's true
Ask an ear nose and throat consultant. He will tell you central heating dries the air and can affect the lining of the nose. The mucous membranes.

 

[marks_here]

Yes it is true, I have to run a humidifier when the heat is on just so I can breath even with the fireplace too

 

[vintagerepairer]

Central Heating

Yes, this is true, I have storage radiators and they are very good at drying out the air in the right/wrong conditions. But my own point was that when people are being encouraged to super-insulate their homes and keep windows shut, the humidity rapidly increases. So much so, I'd want to do an evaluation before I ever used a humidifier.

 

[marcusprit]

Yes agreed. It depends on your living style. But if you have your central heating on full blast for long periods a humidifier might be necessary. You can buy cheap humidity monitors. Around 55% humidity is healthy. Much above this a dehumidifier wud be a good idea. A lot below this a humidifier or even just a bowl of water in the room will help.

 

[sebo_fan]

Even if a central heating system dries the air, it doesn't pollute the air like a vacuum cleaner can. There's a major difference there.

 

[marcusprit]

No but dry air is not good for your sinuses or lungs. So a humidity monitor is a good thing to have I think.

 

[sebo_fan]

I think it depends on where you live, what you yourself requires and in what kind of region your home is situated in.

Where I am in Scotland, we live in a very naturally damp region, so having a humidifier is eliminated unless you might own a musical instrument like a piano (like i do) or anything made out of wood that needs a certain degree of moisture. But then I'm also in the country, away from towns with pollution and in general air and water here is normally very clean and clear.

But therein, having too much moisture in homes can lead to health problems as well as mildew and mould. It's not easy to pinpoint if a home is either too damp or dry even if there is unwanted structural condensation.

In short, the health problems that relate to dryness or a home being too damp with air is nothing compared to the breathing difficulties caused by dust. Dust can aggravate heart and lung problems as well as of course breathing problems, asthma and also damage the lungs.

 

[marcusprit]

Oh yes without a doubt. I have a Blueair air filter in my home it does a fantastic job of clearing the air.