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6. What are the main sources of humidity in our homes?
| Volume of humidity in the air produced by various household tasks | |
| Activity (for a family of 4) | Litres/Week |
| Cooking (3 meals a day for 1 week) | 6.3 |
| Dishwashing (3 times a day for 1 week) | 3.2 |
| Bathing (0.2 litre per shower)
(0.05 litre per bath) |
2.4 |
| Washing (per week) | 1.8 |
| Drying clothes indoors or use of a dryer
without an external vent (per week) |
10.0 |
| Floor cleaning 30.5 m2 | 1.3 |
| Occupants normal breathing and perspiration | 38.0 |
| Total volume of humidity per week | 63.0 Litres |