Is your home damp and you want natural and economical solutions to eliminate humidity? Here are some tips for easily making a homemade moisture absorber.
Humidity in a home mainly comes from poor insulation of walls, windows or roof, leaks in pipes, or the proximity of water points or groundwater. It causes bad smellsthere mold growth and can have a impact on health by causing breathing problems Or accentuate allergies. Ventilate for at least an hour a day all rooms in your home, use a extractor hood while cooking, avoid leaving laundry to dry indoors are essential actions to adopt against humidity.
Cut a plastic water bottle 1/3 of the neck, place a compress or a piece of gauze on the latter, tie everything with an elastic band, turn the neck over on the base of the bottle and fill it with coarse salt. Place your dehumidifier in the corner of your room, let it act and replace the salt when it turns black.
Place a few pieces of charcoal in a waterproof boxdrill it with a few holes, place it in your damp room and replace the charcoal every two weeks for long-lasting action.
Cut the top part of a large 5 liter plastic container (water fountain type) and turn it over on the base. Crush a piece of clayplace the pieces in the heart of a clean cloth, place it in the upper part of your container, place the latter in your room and replace the clay when it becomes too wet.
Fill half a bucket with quicklimeplace a liddrill a few holes in it and place the bucket in the heart of the damp room. This solution is ideal for large areas but be sure to use quicklime carefully using protective gloves and glasses.
If none of these solutions seems effective to you and the humidity persists in your home, do not hesitate to turn to electric or chemical humidifiers ready to use commercially available.
