Capillary rising damp occurs in buildings without a damp-proof course. The main building material is porous, and the surface tension of ground water causes it to rise through tiny capillary pores
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What is capillary damp?
Capillary rising damp occurs in buildings without a damp-proof course. The main building material is porous, and the surface tension of ground water causes it to rise through tiny capillary pores
Health hazzard
The odour of dampness and spoilt water is created through fungi and mould, emitting millions of bacteria in the room. Mould can produce toxic substances known as mycotoxins
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Other damp
Not all dampness in buildings is due to rising damp. Leaking water pipes or failed roofs and gutters may allow water to percolate through masonry
Dehydration process
Before and after dehydration
- Firstly, water from the highest levels of the walls to which it has risen slowly begins to move towards the lower parts.
- In the initial phase of the system, when the damp inside the walls starts moving, it can result in an increased evaporation of damp into the space that causes increased atmospheric humidity. This change of dehydration indicators may be visible on the building, but not necessarily. Because of this phenomenon, it is necessary to ensure good ventilation of the space which is important in the process of dehydration, at least in the first weeks of the system operation.
- During the dehydration process, the surface parts of the walls are the first to dry up. Thus, the damaged materials (paint and plaster) increasingly flake and fall off. It is also one of the indicators of the changes that occur due to building dehydration.
As a result of the dehydration process, materials often change colour (become brighter) and become smoother to the touch.
- In the initial phase of the system, when the damp inside the walls starts moving, it can result in an increased evaporation of damp into the space that causes increased atmospheric humidity. This change of dehydration indicators may be visible on the building, but not necessarily. Because of this phenomenon, it is necessary to ensure good ventilation of the space which is important in the process of dehydration, at least in the first weeks of the system operation.
- During the dehydration process, the surface parts of the walls are the first to dry up. Thus, the damaged materials (paint and plaster) increasingly flake and fall off. It is also one of the indicators of the changes that occur due to building dehydration.
As a result of the dehydration process, materials often change colour (become brighter) and become smoother to the touch.
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The activity of PROsystem is based on the fact that water moves within the electromagnetic field due to internal tensions caused by different poles between the wall and the soil.
The activity of PROsystem is based on the fact that water moves within the electromagnetic field due to internal tensions caused by different poles between the wall and the soil.
Dehydration
Firstly, water from the highest levels of the walls to which it has risen slowly begins to move towards the lower parts. In the initial phase of the system, when the damp inside the walls starts moving, it can result in an increased evaporation of damp into the space that causes increased atmospheric humidity.
Firstly, water from the highest levels of the walls to which it has risen slowly begins to move towards the lower parts. In the initial phase of the system, when the damp inside the walls starts moving, it can result in an increased evaporation of damp into the space that causes increased atmospheric humidity.
