The ‘basement
seemed perfectly dry and
watertight all winter and
spring is suddenly damp
all over. There are beads
of water on the walls,
damp spots on the floor.

that

Blame it on-~ the
humidity that comes with
summer weathef. There's
a difference between

i seepage and con-
densation and if you had
no water before—
following late winter thaw
and spring rains—then
seepage is not likely to be
your problem.

Look carefully and you
will notice that those
damp spots on the floor
are right below coldwater
pipes and that those pipes
are covered with drops of
water.

Eliminating con-
densation is a matter of
doing many things, a
trial-and-error process.
Condensation occurs
when warm, moisture-

fm laden air hits a cold
| ee — the basement
walls, cold water pipes,
toilet bowls. Part of the
q cure is to eliminate some
of the moisture before it
enters the air.

Clothes dryers should
be vented so _ that
moisture escapes out-
doors. Exhaust fans in
kitchens will cut down
some of the moist air in
the house. There should
be fans in the bathrooms,
too. Opening a window
when washing clothes or
cooking will help.

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using the latter, then add

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Use an electric fan ll
keep air moving. Open
windows in the evening
when the air is cooler.

You can wring much of
the water out of the air
with a dehumidifier. The
electric dehumidifier has
what is essentially a
refrigerator coil that

cools the air as it passes.

over it. This causes
condensation which runs
off into a pan or drain.

Best to get the kind that
turns itself on and off
depending on how much
moisture there is in the
air. Then it will function
whenever needed.

Getting moisture out of
the air is part of the
answer. Warming up the
surfaces on which it
condenses is the other
half.

Cover water pipes with
felt, cork, asbestos or
fibreglass insulation. If

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a second wrapping of
aluminum tape. Leave
exposed only the shutoff
valves.

This will eliminate the
cold surface on which the
moisture condenses.
Covering the toilet tank
with fabric covers will
have the same effect.

Grandfather clocks
Originated in France,
where they were called
“long-case”, “tall”, “hall”
or “floor” clocks. They
got the name grandfather
because they were passed
along as_ heirlooms.

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