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
Health hazzard
1. Material disintegration and destruction
| Damp rises up the walls, carrying dissolved salts and nitrates. When the damp evaporates and dries up, the salts crystallise, and given that crystallisation stress is one of the highest in nature, the resulting pressure causes significant damages. Water in the wall changes its physical states. Frost in the winter and vapour in the summer rotate in the structure, causing the constant slow destruction of the structure, i.e. the disintegration of the wall. This means that the structure itself weakens in its functional sense. The worst damage usually occurs in the wall zone up to which damp rose, that is, where it stopped rising. |  |
| 2. Unpleasant smell of damp The smell of damp is actually the smell of stale water in the walls that evaporates from the walls, spreading bacteria and fungi thus saturating the space and causing increased atmospheric humidity. Such spaces are unpleasant to stay and work in. |  |
| 3. Health risks The presence of mould, water damage, or musty odours should be addressed immediately. People with weakened immune systems are particularly susceptible to mould-related illness, also infants and children and the elderly. Mould can produce toxic substances known as mycotoxins. Persons exposed to toxic mould can experience a variety of health effects, these include: Allergic and other immune responses: allergic sinusitis, allergic conjunctivitis, eczema, asthma, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, and allergic contact dermatitis. Infectious responses: mycosis, aspergillosis. Mycotoxin responses: commonly exhibited as eye and throat irritations. Neurotoxic responses: headache, fatigue, dizziness, memory and verbal problems, depression. |  |
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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.
