Poor ventilation in the bedroom
Today, many houses are dense and energy-efficient. In newly built houses there are requirements for functioning ventilation. But in renovated older houses there are no requirements and ventilation is often forgotten. Which leads to us getting too little air in for the ventilation to be sufficient.
Poor ventilation in the bedroom results in dry and unfresh air. In addition to an unpleasant smell and feeling in the bedroom, poor ventilation leads to poorer sleep, headaches and dry mucous membranes.
Improve the ventilation in the bedroom
If you do not have a mechanical ventilation system, in most cases you have what is called self-drafting. In a self-drafting house, a rule of thumb is that clean and fresh air should enter all other rooms except the kitchen and bathroom. Which means that fresh air vents must be installed in the bedroom to allow fresh air to enter. In order to have functioning ventilation, the used air needs to be taken out of the house.
It does this in the bathroom via a bathroom fan and in the kitchen via the kitchen fan. A common mistake that is made is that the bathroom fan only runs after a shower or when the light in the bathroom is on. To get optimal ventilation in a self-drafting house, the fan in the bathroom should run constantly. This is to constantly replace the used air with new and fresh air.
Free advice from our indoor climate experts.
We offer free advice regarding ventilation in self-drafting houses and heating. We offer advice via phone, video call or physical home visit. During the counseling session, we go through the ventilation of the house. We advise on improvements and, if needed, we can provide a cost estimate to remedy any problems
