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CONDENSATION
the soggy facts
Too many people install a domestic pool or spa without proper thought of
condensation problems. And many larger commercial pools are failing to
invest in the right equipment to solve the same issues. Lack of action could
mean some very soggy pool areas this winter which is a shame – as the
solutions are reasonably straightforward
t is a basic law of physics that if the been reporting record number of combine to create condensation in
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surface is cold enough and if there is complaints and concerns about not only swimming pools:
enough water vapour in the air then it condensation problems but mould 1 the relative humidity of the air
will condense. That basic law is problems in pools large and small. 2 the air temperature
compounded when it applies to swimming But understanding it is the biggest part 3 surface temperature of the walls, glass
pools where the air temperature and of dealing with it says Chris Michael and roofs
humidity is dramatically higher than owner of dehumidifiers Meaco Ltd who
normal. And so condensation starts and in operate at the domestic pool and spa end “The greater the difference between the
an indoor pool it starts to rain on you! of the market. air temperature and the surfaces of the
Pool companies all over the UK have He says there are three factors which building, the bigger the problem. The
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