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11-20-23, 02:07 PM
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Non adhesive cabinet covering?

Hi! I live in an apartment that generally speaking I love, except that it has very ugly orange stained beveled wood cabinets.

Per the lease I'm not allowed to use adhesives or contact paper, but I...
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Thanks again! I return with more information! ...

Thanks again! I return with more information!

We are several floors above the basement, and several floors above ground level.

We gave our next door neighbors one of our little humidity...
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It's a great point! Do you have a good sense for...

It's a great point! Do you have a good sense for how to track down where humidity might be coming from? I can't currently close the guest bath door because it's so swollen, and I can close other...
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Thanks all. I've lived in humid places all my...

Thanks all. I've lived in humid places all my life too but have never had to throw out everything I own that's organic because the entire house is growing mold. It rained yesterday and the humidity...
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Just wanted to check and see if y'all have any...

Just wanted to check and see if y'all have any thoughts. We are emptying our humidifier 3-4 times per day and struggling to keep the humidity below 70% :(
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Yes that's correct-- central air with a thermostat

Yes that's correct-- central air with a thermostat
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I'm in MD, and the HVAC is locked in a closet so...

I'm in MD, and the HVAC is locked in a closet so I'm afraid I can't give a picture. I don't know if the boiler is for heat; they did mention something about the heat being in the HVAC once, and it...
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Okay, back with more data! Three days ago it...

Okay, back with more data! Three days ago it rained, so I grabbed 3 snapshots roughly 24 hours apart. You can see how the humidity jumps up with the rain, but then never comes back down again. We are...
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Okay I've done some investigating. I'm not sure...

Okay I've done some investigating. I'm not sure what exactly is in the HVAC closet, but we do have a shared boiler. There are little vents on the roof above each top story apartment. Our stove seems...
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Thanks Tolyn! What would that look like? Our HVAC...

Thanks Tolyn! What would that look like? Our HVAC closet is locked, would I be able to tell without looking in it?
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Thank you! How would I use that-- do I bring it...

Thank you! How would I use that-- do I bring it outside and see what comes in, or put it next to the window and see if it moves?
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Thanks all! Is there an alternative? I'm deathly...

Thanks all! Is there an alternative? I'm deathly allergic to smoke, and we can't have open flames.
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An update: we are in the wildfire smoke and our...

An update: we are in the wildfire smoke and our particle counter shot up indoors despite no open windows, filtered HVAC, air purifiers running and not opening the exterior doors. It makes me wonder...
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Thanks! We have a little hygrometer in each room,...

Thanks! We have a little hygrometer in each room, so it's measured. This weekend it clocked 68% indoors, and it was 67% outdoors. When we cook & do laundry it bumps up 1-2% but when it's about to...
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Thanks! It runs for about 10 minutes or so a few...

Thanks! It runs for about 10 minutes or so a few times an hour-- could there be something else?
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Thanks! Yes we have central air, and maintenance...

Thanks! Yes we have central air, and maintenance investigated the HVAC and it was normal. What's especially weird is that when it rains the humidity goes up, but often higher than outdoors? Before...
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The Great Humidity Mystery

Hi all,

I live in an apartment and we have some really strange humidity problems. The humidity in the apartment tracks with the weather-- a few hours before it rains and for several hours to a few...
02-13-23, 07:58 AM
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Posted By tetrapteryx

Thank you all so much!!!

Thank you all so much!!!
01-30-23, 10:07 AM
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Leaky sliding windows?

Hi all,

I live in an apartment complex that uses sliding windows that slide horizontally. We had problems two years ago with our indoor humidity spiking to 70% when it rained outside. We talked to...
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Drain clog: orthodontic elastics

Hi all,

My bathroom sink is clogged, but when the sink fills the water clears out with slurping noises. I've tried drano repeatedly, and tried one of those little plastic hook things, no dice. I...
03-01-21, 07:55 PM
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I ran it through iNaturalist just out of...

I ran it through iNaturalist just out of interest, here's what I got: ...
03-01-21, 07:35 PM
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Oriental Roaches in apartment

Hi,

We moved into an awesome apartment last year but have been occasionally annoyed by oriental roaches and their larvae. We tend to see them in the bathrooms and have stopped up every single gap...
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Thanks for the ideas! The cats are elderly so...

Thanks for the ideas! The cats are elderly so probably not trainable at this point, unfortunately. And we'd like to see if we can figure out what's going on in general, even if maintenance were to...
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Heat in bedroom?

Hi all,
Im in a 2br apartment with good electric central heating/cooling and a thermostat. Works great, except that somehow in winter the master bedroom is freezing. It was fine when we first moved...
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