Succulent left on open window during thunderstorm
greyjoyking
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Comments (2)I believe Sempervivums of any kind will survive the winter just fine. They are usually hardy up to Zone 3 as they are native to mountainous regions of southern Europe and NW Asia. Plus, the "chicks" they produce can cascade over the side of the box making for a dynamic display....See MoreHooray, the thunderstorms are here!
Comments (5)We got them Friday and Saturday. (I'm in NEPA.) Friday's were terribly violent, and a tornado touched down 15 miles from here. Four buildings flattened, a swing set ripped out of concrete and twisted up, etc. Fortunately, the buildings were empty. No one hurt. I heard the storm from my house, and it was frightening. Never heard so much continuous thunder in my life. Nice to have the heat broken, I agree, but I'm in no hurry for another t-storm....See MoreIs it terrible to crack open a window during winter and early spring?
Comments (5)In your bedroom, do whatever you like (within reason), if you sleep better with the window cracked, great. For airing out rooms in general, here is my approach (FWIW): for whatever space you wish to air out, open your windows wide for a relatively short period of time (5-10 mins?). If you're doing a room, close that room off to the rest of the house, air out other rooms as you like, but you can do the whole house at once if you want. Why this way? You want to exchange/replace the air as much as possible. Doing it quickly means it's mostly warm air going out - but the thermal mass of everything in the house (furniture, walls, floor, etc) isn't affected as much, and the exchange of heat from air to the thermal mass of the house isn't very fast. (You can test this - even if the air of the room feels chilly immediately after, most of the stuff you touch will feel warm; conversely, if you've ever left a house at a low temperature while away and then turned up the heat, the house can feel chilly for long after the air in the house is warm, because the thermal mass of the house takes much longer to warm up). Leaving a window cracked for a long time just means heat keeps leaking out, including continuously draining heat from the mass of the house. A room aired out quickly feels chilly only for a short period of time - we are sensitive to radiant heat (from objects), and the thermal mass shouldn't cool off much in short exposures to cooler air. Note, I'm referring mostly to cases where it's cold outside - if the temperature is the same in and out, do whatever works for you while keeping in mind humidity. (Honestly I don't spend enough time in air conditioning climates to say how to air out air conditioned spaces). Another warning: I think it's a singularly bad idea to leave windows cracked in basements in warm weather if it's humid outside. Basements tend to be cool, and letting in humid air can lead to condensation and mold. Oh, and there are lots of reasons to do it differently - do what works for you. This works for me....See MoreSweating Egress windows in basement during winter months
Comments (37)I agreed with you mike. I’ve killed my humidifier and seen improvements but it’s still an issue at 48RH at 22c. My first attempt to fixing this issue will be changing the surface tension if the Buck, first by painting it as its pitted with rust from this issue, and secondly by applying a wax (RainX or something similar). I use this trick in the field on pipes using cold water in the summers. It stops the cold pipes gathering condensation by “repelling“ the moisture in the air. I’ll let you know If how it goes....See Moregreyjoyking
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