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[Pat "5mph"]

Just got my living room newly skimmed.
Once the heating was on, omg the humidity!
I keep having to wipe the windows: I guess ideally I should leave them open, but it's too cold, I think I'll close the door before going to bed and live a small window gap open.
I have a dehumidifier running, the plasterer says it's ok.
I'll probably leave it running all night.
Never again plastering in winter, it's a summer job for sure!

 

[classic33]

Is the tank on the dehumidifier big enough for it to be run all night?

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Is the tank on the dehumidifier big enough for it to be run all night?

Aye, I have run it for 3 hours now, it's only a third full, it's an 11lt.
I'll empty it before I go to bed.
I'm up at 5.30 for work anyway, so only about 7 hours for the dehumidifier to be left unattended.
It's got an automatic cut off anyway, for when the tank is full.

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

Don't overdoo forcing the drying. Check with plasterer but my understanding has been you push drying too fast and it's more likely to get cracks.

I've always allowed plaster to dry naturally, no heat, no dehumidifiers just open windows and air movement.

Also, why the mad rush to get it dried. A few extra days drying it really nothing in the scale of things.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Don't overdoo forcing the drying. Check with plasterer but my understanding has been you push drying too fast and it's more likely to get cracks.

I've always allowed plaster to dry naturally, no heat, no dehumidifiers just open windows and air movement.

Also, why the mad rush to get it dried. A few extra days drying it really nothing in the scale of things.

Plasterer says it's ok to have the dehumidifier on, I checked with him before using it.
I can't open the windows just now, it's freezing!
Still, I have opened them for a few hours before putting the heating on and I will leave a gap open before I go to bed, also while I'm at work tomorrow.
The rush is that it's very humid in my living room, the window sills are collecting water.
Not very pleasant.

 

[oxoman]

Ideally plenty of ventilation and preferably no forced drying with heaters. Depending on how much plastering done, try and quantify how many gallons of water went into making the plaster in the first place. In our dining room the plasterer must have used 4 or 5 gallons in the mix and it has to go somewhere.