HouseholdTried-and-true tip
Keep indoor humidity between 40 and 60 percent
Indoor humidity of 40 to 60 percent is the usual guideline for living spaces, checked with a hygrometer.
- Time
- ⏱ 5 min
- Difficulty
- ◆ easy
What you need
- Hygrometer
How to do it
- Place the hygrometer in the living space, not on a cold exterior wall.
- Read the value regularly.
- If values stay higher, air the room, ideally with short, full-open airing.
Variations
- In older buildings, 40 to 50 percent is the more usual target.
Sources
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- utopia.de (opens in a new tab)
In Wohn- und Arbeitszimmer sollte die Luftfeuchtigkeit bei 40 bis 60
