Condensation on the cistern: causes and how to prevent

Quite often in the toilet there is a problem as "sweat"Toilet tank. It would seem that there is nothing to worry about.

but this trifle can lead to a minimum malfunction valves tank. Because of what is happening and how to deal with it?

Possible reasons

All causes can be divided into two groups:

• indoor climate;

• temperature of the water entering the tank.

Humidity in the bathroom is always higher than in other rooms. This is especially characteristic for the combined bathrooms. By all the laws of physics in the absence of proper ventilation of excess moisture will condense on the surfaces of the plumbing. This effect is similar to fogging of window glass in the apartment.

The tank is connected to the cold water conduit. Naturally, the temperature of the walls of a tank will be always lower than the room temperature. This will cause condensing moisture from the air.

This is especially characteristic in the cold season, when, due to insufficient insulation of pipes water cools further.

In the tank water is slowly heated to room temperature. But if due to a malfunction of valves will be a constant flow of water, it just will not have time to warm up.

Remedy

Of course, you can just put a rag under the tank and do not notice the problem. The easiest, but ineffective method, which can cause a significant problems until flooding neighbors.

• First of all, you should check fitting tank. The fault-Leakage float crane or the shutter mechanism causes a constant water flow and, consequently, a constant low temperature tank walls. The same effect causes improper adjustment of the float-tap responsible for overlap of water at a certain level.

• The second step could be a system of checks ventilation. If it is insufficient, it is necessary to clean the channel, or to solve a problem by setting the aperture of the fan vents.

• temperature supplied to the water tank can increase slightly due to the cold water pipe insulation. But it is more feasible for private homes, where access to communications different. The capital houses very difficult to do.

• Insulation of the tank with the help of thermal insulation materials It is a controversial decision. The photo below inside the tank is insulated with foamed polyethylene and fixed with silicone sealant.

Over time from moisture they begin to fail and can cause fault drain mechanism. And the use of foam greatly reduce the volume.

• A radical solution is change tank models. Today's manufacturers offer tanks with double walls. The water comes into contact with the inner wall and the air - from the outside. Heat transfer between two media is simply impossible. These models are more expensive than others, but help completely eliminate the problem.

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