Need Advice on Drying Showers

Lhjin on 08/07/2023 - 00:58

Hello all! Wanted some advice on products or techniques you have for keeping the showers dry to prevent mould growth. Currently I hand-dry the shower, keep the fan on, and door open (no windows) to help ventilate the bathroom. Looking for any easier alternatives to this (if any), cheers!

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  • Some Human on 08/07/2023 - 01:41
    +9

    Dehumidifier

    • sw00p on 08/07/2023 - 09:14
      +3

      Pro tip.
      Plus some dehumidifiers (like this one) have a clothes drying feature that uses a quarter of the electricity that a vented dryer does, allowing you to turn a small bathroom into a clothes drying room, and kill two birds with one stone.

      • hjin on 08/07/2023 - 21:32
        +1

        That seems amazing, will check it out.

  • jv on 08/07/2023 - 02:35
    -1

    techniques you have for keeping the showers dry

    Sponge

  • fantombloo on 08/07/2023 - 03:46
    +2

    Sounds like your drying is already top notch. Now remove any mould and clean thoroughly, then apply sealant. Repeat as required, probably every 6 months or so if you want to be thorough.

  • Mokr on 08/07/2023 - 07:43
    +1

    Spray water repellent rain x

  • jjjaar on 08/07/2023 - 07:58
    +3

    Second the dehumidifier.

    Would recommend opening the windows of any adjacent/nearby rooms on lower-humidity days just so any excess moisture you can’t see has another chance to escape. An hour a day is all you should need.

    Also, do you ever dry clothes inside the house? If so, do you open the windows?

    • hjin on 08/07/2023 - 21:32

      Don't dry any clothes indoors, so that shouldn't be a problem. Will check out the humidifier, cheers!

      • jm7 on 09/07/2023 - 08:37
        +1

        Make sure it's a dehumidifier not a humidifier 🙂

        • hjin on 09/07/2023 - 16:35
          +1

          Whoops, thanks

  • Nitrollparty on 08/07/2023 - 08:43
    +14

    hang on, we have to dry showers now? i let mine drip dry

  • shaybisc on 08/07/2023 - 09:06
    +2

    Is this bathroom in a flat with no window to the great outdoors?

    • [Deactivated] on 08/07/2023 - 11:41
      +2

      So many new houses plus stupidly renovated old houses have bathrooms with no windows

  • stickingly on 08/07/2023 - 10:24
    +11

    I keep a squeegee in the shower and give a quick wipe on the glass and walls before exiting

    • mbck on 08/07/2023 - 11:33
      +1

      Just started doing this. Makes it so much cleaner!!

    • Benoffie on 08/07/2023 - 16:57
      +1

      Second this. Also, grab a suction hook to hang it in the shower. Quick once over when done.

    • hjin on 08/07/2023 - 21:34

      Great recommendation, will pick one up!

    • SmiTTy on 09/07/2023 - 00:46

      This
      1000%…

      Then I start getting ocd and squeegee the floor so the water goes into the drain hole

      • sw00p on 09/07/2023 - 06:57

        This is the way.

  • Typical16-bitEnjoyer on 08/07/2023 - 12:25
    +3

    I just have a shower the next day to clean the shower from the shower before.

  • hjin on 08/07/2023 - 21:30

    All advice much appreciated, cheers all!

  • Sinnerator on 10/07/2023 - 08:51
    +1

    regulary use an anti-mold spray before you get mold, selleys mold killer from colesworth is good to start with at rrp $7 bottle

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