I had mold remediation in my attic done recently, and one thing I'm supposed to watch carefully is the humidity level in the home, ideally below 50%. I have a hygrometer which I've calibrated with a salt slurry and going to assume that's reasonably accurate. I run a bath fan in my upstairs bathroom (located next to the attic hatch) for 15 hrs a day straight as a 'whole house fan' and run all the other bath fans/range hood for a long time during & after showers/cooking. The hygrometer reads 60% or more during the summer, which I'm told is okay because the attic gets so hot that any moisture is burned off. But now we're entering the rainy season here in the PNW and I'm trying harder to reduce it without a de-humidifier.
The dishwasher produces an enormous amount of steam (no heat-dry) that's simply released into the air when the door is opened. It's going to kill my numbers. The closest 'vent' is my range hood about 6ft away and the only thing I can think of is some sort of duct from the dishwasher vent directly to the hood. This will not fly with my family. Have you guys seen any creative way to prevent this steam from being released into the air?
The dishwasher produces an enormous amount of steam (no heat-dry) that's simply released into the air when the door is opened. It's going to kill my numbers. The closest 'vent' is my range hood about 6ft away and the only thing I can think of is some sort of duct from the dishwasher vent directly to the hood. This will not fly with my family. Have you guys seen any creative way to prevent this steam from being released into the air?