Build a do-it-yourself home air purifier for about $25

Re:Build a do-it-yourself home air purifier for about $25 by kijin on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @09:56AM (#18450247)

As someone else mentioned downthread, you need to maintain a rather high temperature (around 25C/77F) in order to reduce the relative humidity enough.

This might or might not have been feasible given OP's budget, heating arrangements, and general preference. I for one would not want to live in such a hot room for a whole season even if I could afford to. I keep my room cooler than that even in the summer!

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Re:Build a do-it-yourself home air purifier for about $25 by nvarsj on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @11:17AM (#18450976)

Hmm, my house during winter is usually between 18-20. If I keep the window vents closed (most UK houses have vents above the windows specifically for this reason), I get a lot of condensation around the windows which gets mouldy. Leaving those vents open makes all the difference - no condensation, no mould. Also the house humidity seems to stay under 50% with the vents open.

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Re:Build a do-it-yourself home air purifier for about $25 by kijin on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @11:31PM (#18456873)

Yup, that's a normal house. Doesn't work in a basement, though, unless it has a vent or small window above the ground.

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