![]() To replace it, we have introduced freezing cold air into our home and made ourselves feel very uncomfortable. It might have been easier to throw fivers into the street! We have heated the air, costing us money, and then we have thrown that heated air out of the window. Opening the windows works and is an effective solution to condensation control. So, all is good! We have got rid of our warm damp air, replaced it with cold damp air and changed it to warm dry air. Even if the air coming in is full of moisture and was to have a relative humidity of 90%rh, warming it up will reduce that relative humidity right down to something like 25%rh. If the air outside is below freezing and I want it to be about 20☌ in my house, I will warm it up. ![]() That’s because we are not going to let the air stay cold: we will heat it up to a temperature that we are comfortable with. If we have no control over the relative humidity of the air coming in, and if the relative humidity of this new air is higher, have we helped the situation? But you don’t know whether the relative humidity of the air has changed. So, your room is now a lot colder, which may seem good. ![]() So when you open the windows, warm, damp air goes out and cold air comes in. The air outside in winter will probably have a lower relative humidity or even if its relative humidity is higher it will be colder. The air in your home is full of moisture from cooking, bathing, showering, drying washing and even breathing. This is the key to the reason why ventilation can help cure condensation. So if you heat air up the relative humidity will decrease. As temperature falls, relative humidity increases and as temperatures rises, relative humidity falls. It is just that the surface temperature of the window is lower during a cold spell.Ĭondensation forming on cold surfaces happens because of the inverse relationship between temperature and relative humidity. I doubt that the amount of moisture in the air in my bedroom has increased. This is why when my windows at home have been condensation free for months, I am now suddenly getting condensation when it’s very cold. It doesn’t matter how little moisture there is in the air – if the surface is cold enough you will get condensation. But until the car insurance industry stops paying for these losses and put pressure on Honda to correct/improve their 'feature' and properly inform customers in the manual and cover via warranty my guess is Honda won't bother to fix.Condensation occurs when air hits a surface that is cold enough for condensation to occur. But Honda needs to perfect this 'special feature' so that it doesn't happen when the car owner isn't touching the key controls. I was glad that the staff at the Honda Dealer said they have heard of this issue often and they don't know why Honda doesn't put it in the manual so people know how to property perform this function when they want and avoid it when they don't. I was disappointed to learn the sunroof fuse cannot be disconnected (I was hoping to at least mitigate any future damage). I was disappointed to learn that the feature cannot be disconnected. passing on this damage to the consumer and auto insurance industry by expecting them to pick up this cost under comprehensive. ![]() My guess is it is not a properly functioning feature and Honda doesn't want to add info to its manual because then it would have to cover it under its warranty vs. If it was a 'feature' that Honda created on purpose, why isn't there mention of it in the manual and the 'feature' covered by the warranty. Hmmm not when it is damaging the interior of cars due to exposure to the elements. We went to the dealer in town today and were informed this is the 'best kept Honda feature'. We read online sites and note that this has been an issue for 10+ years. I checked the car manual and there was no information in there to address this issue. The keys were on top of the refrigerator and not in anyone's pocket. I just found my windows 3/4 down and sunroof completely open in my 2019 Honda Acord Hybrid yesterday.
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