How do you ventilate properly?

Find the right temperature

• Ventilation not only lasts Mould and brings a breath of fresh air into the apartment, it can also affect heating costs.
• The lower the room temperature, the more often it has to be properly ventilated.
• Especially in the morning it should be aired extensively, as most of the time at night humidity arises.
• Even after showering and bathing, the humid air should be directed outside.
• The rule of thumb is a constant temperature of 20 degrees in the entire apartment, at night it can be colder in the bedroom.


Correct heating and ventilation - this is how you avoid mold and bad air

Correct heating and ventilation is often underestimated. However, it is ...

• This should be done two to four times a day window be opened. Especially in winter you should open the window completely to ventilate properly.
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• If you leave the window open for 5 to 10 minutes, the apartment is ventilated - the window for a longer period of time Leaving a period of time on top of it, for example during the morning, brings nothing but a long one Heating billing.
• Proper ventilation should be provided after all activities that produce water vapor. This not only includes showering and bathing, but also ironDrying clothes and cooking.

It is aired several times a day

• A family of just four already produces so much moisture that almost 15 liters of water are produced. Ventilation prevents this water from settling on the wall and causing mold.
• In addition to intermittent ventilation, i.e. opening the window completely for a few minutes several times a day, cross ventilation is an excellent method two diagonally opposite rooms both the windows and the doors open so that the air flow can penetrate unhindered through both rooms can.
• The greater the temperature difference between inside and outside when airing, the greater the air exchange. So you should ventilate properly also and especially in winter!
• Even if you are not at home during the day or if you have unused rooms in the apartment, you should regularly ventilate properly so as not to let mold develop in the first place.
• If your windows fog up frequently in winter, this can be a sign of incorrect ventilation, but it can also indicate incorrect heating.
• Humidifiers are almost always superfluous. If you use a humidifier, you may need to ventilate more often.
• The same applies to new, multi-insulated windows: Ventilate properly more often! The heating costs are not affected if the ventilation method is correct.