24 January 2024 , 12:13
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In the cold winter months, when the mercury has dropped and you've whacked the heating on full blast, condensation is likely to be something you're dealing with - but there's a German method of getting rid of it, and Brits are foolishly overlooking it.
Mould is something everybody wants to avoid in their homes, but it can easily occur when condensation is rife. If mould is left untreated, it can cause a whole host of health conditions, including asthma and bronchitis, so if you can get rid of condensation, you're potentially ridding yourself of a bunch of issues further down the line.
However, there's a method which could solve your condensation woes - the German concept of Stosslüften.
One Reddit user has explained the concept of 'Stosslüften', which involves opening several windows for a short amount of time to create a draft - and it could rid your home of condensation in minutes. They penned: "In Germany, we have a technique called 'Stosslüften', or 'shock ventilation'.
"What that basically means is that instead of having maybe one window open all day (which is a huge waste of energy), open several windows all over the house for three minutes, creating a strong draft to exchange most of the warm humid air inside the house with cold air from outside.
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"A cool feature about cold air is that it can 'hold' less water vapour. If this relatively dry cold air enters your house, it warms up. Being warmer, it is suddenly capable of taking up some of the extra humidity from inside your house.
"This might sound a little weird at first but is advocated in schools and so on. I use that technique and it works. Do this several times a day and you should really see a change. Maybe get a device to show you the relative humidity inside your house."
Raymond Galvin, a researcher at the University of Aachen and Cambridge, echoed this when speaking to Politico: "The correct way to ventilate a home is to employ the Stosslüften, or shock ventilation method. You open your windows completely for three minutes if it's windy, five to 10 minutes if it's not."