Do radiators raise or lower room humidity?

[wmb]

decreases relative humidity, absolute humidity would stay the same.

This, unless your radiator starts leaking...

 

[grimm]

Depends how much washing you've got drying in the room where you've got the radiators on

 

[Lysander]

Depends how much washing you've got drying in the room where you've got the radiators on

If you've got a clothes horse with clothes on will the humidity increase further?

 

[grimm]

If you've got a clothes horse with clothes on will the humidity increase further?

Yes, because the water in the clothes will turn into vapour in the air, increasing the humidity.

 

[Zogger]

If you cut the radiator in half, do you have two radiators or accidentally all over the floor?

 

[Dunks]

If you've got a clothes horse with clothes on will the humidity increase further?

Of course. Where do you think the water in the clothes goes?

 

[Destination]

I don't think you can accidently all over the floor, as there is no bottle involved, pretty sure you have to accidently the entire bottle.

Humidity increases drying clothes, warmer air holds more moisture, to relative humidity can increase, but warming a room which has air full of water, without increasing the water in the air, will lead to less condensation, as the surfaces are warmer and won't condense as much out of the air.

 

[Tefal]

I don't think it would have any effect at all, except that warmer air can hold more moisture.

It's a sealed system.

mayb e warmer room means more water will be released from the people/soft furnishings and stay in the air as its now able to.

 

[Freefaller]

Unless it's hot enough to make the water evaporate then I guess things would stay the same?

 

[mattyprice4004]

I don't think it would have any effect at all, except that warmer air can hold more moisture.

It's a sealed system.

Incorrect saying it wouldn't have an effect - relative humidity is affected by temperature. Warmer air can hold more moisture, so if you raise the temperature and not the moisture content the relative humidity drops.

 

[Tefal]

im actuall;y curious about this now, lysander check instructables to see if there's an easy way of making some kind of humidity sensor/meter and test it

 

[Lysander]

im actuall;y curious about this now, lysander check instructables to see if there's an easy way of making some kind of humidity sensor/meter and test it

I've actually got a hygrometer at home. I can use that.

 

[grimm]

I've actually got a hygrometer at home. I can use that.

Is there a reason that you're concerned about the humidity?

 

[Lysander]

Is there a reason that you're concerned about the humidity?

Musical instruments.

 

[Scougar]

I'd be more concerned about rapid changes in temperature than humidity. If you have enough moisture in the room for mould then I'd not be keeping them there in the first place. (Not that you have said there is!)

 

[Mr Gimp]

Nice Angus Higgins use of brackets, by the way.

 

[PlacidCasual]

Most cheap hygrometers apparently work on the physical properties of horse hair changing with humidity. Only expensive meters use genuine dry bulb wet bulb calculations.
So humidity is probably quite important for string instruments with natural fibres.

 

[Tefal]

Musical instruments.

which instruments get affected by humidity?

 

[Tefal]

Most cheap hygrometers apparently work on the physical properties of horse hair changing with humidity. Only expensive meters use genuine dry bulb wet bulb calculations.
So humidity is probably quite important for string instruments with natural fibres.

i thoghut most used metal or nylon?

 

[PlacidCasual]

i thoghut most used metal or nylon?

I'm not claiming any special expertise but I have read that it's a natural fibre, horse hair specifically was mentioned but if anyone knows better I won't take offense.