My Apartment Feels Like a Jungle!

[josterha]

Hi,

We have had a sudden upturn in temps here in Chicago. I think it is actually above freezing. I notice that when that happens the humidty level suddenly jumps up. In colder temps it's hard for me to keep 45% RH; however, when I came home tonight, there was an almost visible cloud that erupted from the door as I opened it. It is no 72% and got up to 80% during the day! Now it feels cool and clammy. But it is a nice change from the dry, dry cold.

I'm going to share something really gross with you. I have some exposed brick walls in my apartment, which are all the walls that are on the outer shell of the building. I did not realize how much moisture is absorbed by these bricks. My bed is close to this wall and a few pillows fell behind the head of the bed between it and the wall. I pulled the pillows out - they were wet and covered in mildew and mold! I was mortified. No wonder my allergies were kicking up lately! I learned that I need to be a lot more careful with these humidifiers - and the pillows! Just wanted to share (largely because no one else would understand).

John