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Boojatta Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-22-08 11:53 AM
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Can you feel humidity gradients when walking around in a large room in a residence?
Edited on Fri Aug-22-08 11:54 AM by Boojatta
When you walk around in a large room in a dwelling place, can you feel which parts of the room have higher levels of humidity and which parts of the room have lower levels of humidity?

I'm assuming that the windows are closed, but there may be air vents and/or cold water pipes that are wet on the outside from condensation of moisture and/or other sources of humidity variation.
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Boojatta Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-22-08 02:44 PM
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EnviroBat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-22-08 02:46 PM
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2. No, but I see dead people...
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MrCoffee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-22-08 02:46 PM
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3. I had no idea how to respond to this when you first posted it
Kicking doesn't seem to help me any.
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LisaM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-22-08 02:55 PM
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4. I'm glad you explained but I can't say that I've ever been in a big enough room
to feel what you describe, except possibly where there's a pool, sauna, and steam room (which would seem to me could skew the results dramatically).

If I can include a locker room where I had to pass by a steam room, I'd say yes.
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Boojatta Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-22-08 10:05 PM
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east texas lib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-22-08 10:41 PM
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6. Yes, to some extent...
Edited on Fri Aug-22-08 10:50 PM by east texas lib
The moisture on your skin evaporates at a slower rate in areas of higher humidity. You get that
muggy feeling. Furthermore water vapor in the air contains some heat (refered to as latent heat),
adding to the misery. Water leaks in a slab or wall come to mind in addition to the sources you
mentioned.
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