Double Glazing - why does it mist up?

[Accy cyclist]

Being able to solve the problem is not always everything. Some people have innate curiosity, and are interested in "why", not just "how".

Curious about condensation on glass? Ah well,whatever floats your boat as they say!

Did i ever tell you about the time i thought my palm tree was causing condensation in my bathroom?

 

[Randomnerd]

MikeG, Accy’s sensei.
Wax on, wax off.
Pay attention
How effing patronising.

 

[Slick]

It's not the type of heating (see above), nor is there any way that any type of heating could affect this. It isn't the type that counts, it is the amount of heat getting through to the outside of the outer pane of glazing.

Although around 8 pints of moisture is produced from the average gas bottle.

 

[slowmotion]

Look up "dew point", relative humidity, and temperature on Google. All will become clear......or foggy....

 

[MikeG]

Although around 8 pints of moisture is produced from the average gas bottle.

So what? If you are heating your house with propane (or similar) you have a flue to your boiler and all products of combustion are exhausted to the outside.

 

[MikeG]

Curious about........anything

Is a good thing. It was an interesting observation in the first place, and it produced a variety of answers, only some of which were right. Better that than talking about whether wearing a helmet is a good idea or not........over and over and over again. All science...........ALL science stems from interesting observations and questions about the world around us.

 

[User6179]

So what? If you are heating your house with propane (or similar) you have a flue to your boiler and all products of combustion are exhausted to the outside.

 

[MikeG]

That's an individual room heater. It doesn't heat a house.

 

[Slick]

That's an individual room heater. It doesn't heat a house.

It's exactly what I was talking about in my original post where I said type matters. It's also what we have in our conservatory which doesn't have any heating.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Is a good thing. It was an interesting observation in the first place, and it produced a variety of answers, only some of which were right. Better that than talking about whether wearing a helmet is a good idea or not........over and over and over again. All science...........ALL science stems from interesting observations and questions about the world around us.

Yes,i always say that if you don't ask you won't find out. Some things are so obvious to those who know,but not if you don't. Going back to the subject of condensation on the inside/outside,not in between the panels, maybe it's because the panels aren't far enough apart? I haven't read most replies so maybe that's been mentioned,i don't know.

 

[MikeG]

It's exactly what I was talking about in my original post where I said type matters. It's also what we have in our conservatory which doesn't have any heating.

OK fine........but now that you know that the condensation is on the outside, this entire line of conversation is moot, you'll agree.