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Interior of cabinets sweating.
Posted on 8/24/21 at 2:16 pm
Posted on 8/24/21 at 2:16 pm
These cabinets are on an exterior wall. Any ideas as to why?
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Posted on 8/24/21 at 2:20 pm to 2drunk2care
They’re worn out from you opening them constantly for snacks.
Posted on 8/24/21 at 2:31 pm to 2drunk2care
My best guess would be lack of insulation in the wall allowing heat to build up inside the cabinets and the A/C cooling the house causing them to sweat.
Posted on 8/24/21 at 2:43 pm to 2drunk2care
How cold is inside your house, I.e., what is the air temperature inside the cabinets where it’s sweating? Sweating (condensation) would/could occur if the temperature of the cabinets is colder than the dew point temperature of outside air potentially infiltrating around/inside those cabinets from the exterior wall or attic. That’s the “why”.
I’m looking at outdoor temperature/humidity/dew point sensor underneath my porch (Baton Rouge) as I type this and the dew point temperature of the outside air is 77 F right now.
You need to check for outside air infiltration around those cabinets.
I’m looking at outdoor temperature/humidity/dew point sensor underneath my porch (Baton Rouge) as I type this and the dew point temperature of the outside air is 77 F right now.
You need to check for outside air infiltration around those cabinets.
Posted on 8/24/21 at 8:45 pm to 2drunk2care
Several things to consider.
1) Could be poor sealing of penetrations in the wall/cabinet allowing moisture from the wall cavity in (many trades rough in with a hatchet it seems). You can do whatever you want demo wise inside the cabinet, seal and insulate, and then trim it out with a panel inside the cabinet if you want to seal this up.
2) Any chance of a drain or plumbing leak adding excessive moisture in this closed space?
3) Consider undercutting the cabinet doors or using shims/stops to make the doors stay open a 1/16" or so to allow more conditioned air to temper the space in the cabinets.
Hope this helps.
1) Could be poor sealing of penetrations in the wall/cabinet allowing moisture from the wall cavity in (many trades rough in with a hatchet it seems). You can do whatever you want demo wise inside the cabinet, seal and insulate, and then trim it out with a panel inside the cabinet if you want to seal this up.
2) Any chance of a drain or plumbing leak adding excessive moisture in this closed space?
3) Consider undercutting the cabinet doors or using shims/stops to make the doors stay open a 1/16" or so to allow more conditioned air to temper the space in the cabinets.
Hope this helps.
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