This one is the one I use and I did do quite a lot of research before I bought it to discover this seems to be the best option I can find and it works a treat even with really poor Wi-Fi conditions if you want one that works on a Sim card they also do one of them also you would have to This one is the one I use and I did do quite a lot of research before I bought it to discover this seems to be the best option I can find and it works a treat even with a really poor Wi-Fi and conditions if you want one that works on a Sim card they also do one of them also you would have to check out the manufacturer website to see all of the products
No Andrew sort the problem damp, mould and condensation should not be evident anywhere, and managing it over Wi-fi is nonsense.
Hi John
We came back from Spain early in an attempt to sort this out.
It may well have been lifestyle ( drying washing indoors etc) because when we got back it was more or less resolved, lessons learned all round.
They want to stay past the end of their contract so they cant be too worried.
Thanks for the support/advice.
Carole
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great to hear of of a good outcome asmost posts are gloomy
I never said not to sort the issue out, if thereās an issue of course it needs addressing, however one should be preventing such occupancies from ever happening rather than just addressing the issue when there is a visual issue as mould and condensation is not ever visible until its too late hence prevention is better than cure which is why you should have sensors to monitor and detect in high risk areas which may be of concern so advising people to not prevent by monitoring is a ridicules and careless act in its self so i can assure you that its never nonsense to prevent any issue in this life John.
Tenants worried or not should never be the issue Carole, you need to be the one whom is worried as its your responsibility and duty to ensure the fabric of the property is sound or you may end up with a much bigger issue as i have many times myself prior to purchasing humidity sensors as since then i have had no issues as i have instant and plentiful warning that a issue is happening in real time such as tenants not opening windows, drying cloths etc.
Hi Andrew
I am interested in your response re humidity sensors if I was to purchase and install some how would I get the alerts?
I imagine the sensors would be linked to their wifi how would access that.
TIA Carole
Well the sensor just takes a couple of AA batteries and you hook it up to the Wi-Fi download the app and away you go, A tenant should not reasonably be denying this however they obviously can, I presently only use them in HMO properties because I pay the bills so I donāt have to ask anybody anything however I will be putting them in houses Iām trying to hook them up to their Wi-Fi and I think if you cannot introduce a sensor mid agreement then just implement it upon the renewal of the agreements as part of the agreement I presently only use them in HMO properties because I pay the bills so I donāt have to ask anybody anything however I will be putting them in houses and trying to hook them up to their Wi-Fi and I think if you cannot introduce a sensor mid agreement then just implement it upon the renewal of the agreements as part of the agreement or when the new tenancy starts, sense it gives me temperature and humidity readouts which I can print off showing a clear graph and you can set to the humidity sensor to alert you straight to your app immediately when the humidity goes above a certain level and you can also get it to alert you again when the said set humidity level or temperature level drops back to an acceptable level which clearly shows you how long it is taking for a room such as the bathroom to get back to an acceptable level of humidity as if it takes a very long time this would indicate you need to increase your fan humidity sensor or timer on notify the tenants that there is a humidity issue and you can get yourself around to inspect and advise accordingly, I noticed that one of the bathrooms had taken 12 hours to drop from 90% humidity back down to 54 and this obviously indicated they were not leaving the bathroom door open as instructed or they were turning the fan off so I could quickly deal with this issue promptly.
I also had another tenant that had mould growing in the bedroom so I quickly clean off the mould installed the sensor and monitored the area throughout the seasons to ascertain who was to blame and it turned out to be the tenant was not opening the window enough and excessive condensation was causing excessive humidity hence mould so this save me an awful lot of money also.I also had another tenant that had mould growing in the bedroom so I quickly cleaned off the mould installed the sensor and monitored the area throughout the seasons to ascertain who was to blame and it turned out to be the tenant was not opening the window enough and excessive condensation was causing excessive humidity hence mould so this save me an awful lot of money also.
I have gone mad with these things I want one in every single room in every property but they are a little expensive so Iām just getting a few every now and again and putting them in the most vulnerable places for now
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that is very clever stuff to record events like that
Andrew
What utter nonsense you are talking, Humidty sensors should not be taking over the fact you have serious Condensation and Damp
Issues in your property portfolio.
SPEND SOME REAL MONEY AND GET THE ISSUES SORTED.
I agree with you though John48 as you are clearly 100% correct yet i have never stated a humidity sensor is to ever be taken over the fact one may have a serious condensation and damp issue, not sure how you could of perceived what you have yet i thought i made it clear that a sensor is and/or can be a excellent preventative measure to take when one doesnāt have an issue or has a suspected issue which may become bad if not monitored correctly, i recommend you to read my advice for any further clarification on such.
I hope this helps.
I have HMO and put them in every bedroom and bathrooms which pre-warn me via email how long it is taking for a high humidity level to get back down to a acceptable humidity level so when i have a bathroom sitting at say 85-95% humidity lever for 12hrs i then can suspect the tenant to be turning off the bathroom extractor fan and/or leaving the door closed and/or not opening a window for instance.
So it seems the condensation issues in my flat continue with the tenants reporting persistent black mould.
I am about to consult damp specialists and am thinking PIV positive invasive ventilation may be the way forward. I wonder does anyone on here have experience of installing PIV and can advise whether itās been successful and fixed the issue.
Thanks for your help/advice.
Carole
if you have had bad mould already and not stripped back the plasterwork then it will continue to come forever more.