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Water evaporates quickly in my home. What could cause this?

Mayzie asked:


We have a fish tank, and a bowl of water with a floating candle in it. We have noticed that water evaporates quickly in our home, meaning the fishtank loses about 1/8th of its water and the bowl is dry about every 2 days. What could be causing this problem and is it dangerous?

Thanks

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6 Responses to “Water evaporates quickly in my home. What could cause this?”

  1. anon21 on June 6th, 2009 8:58 pm

    You live on the sun!

  2. KaliMan on June 8th, 2009 9:20 am

    In the winter the relative humidity of a house is generally pretty low. What you’re experiencing is not unusual. If you like you can get a small humidifier - that would help.

    My only concern is the fish tank. The water in the tank may be getting pretty ‘hard’ (water evaporating out and leaving minerals behind). You may want to change it soon.

  3. jersey girl in exile on June 10th, 2009 9:54 pm

    My guess is that you keep your house warm, your fish tank is near a heat exchange or you don’t have a humidifier. So turn down the heat, move the tank and get a humidifier.

  4. BOB N on June 12th, 2009 5:31 pm

    It is not dangerous. Your house is just very dry. Depending on where you live, especially this time of year, your house can become very dry. Are you in the cold states or a dry state like Arizona? You may notice more static in your house also from the dryness.
    A whole house humidifier would help greatly and it will make your heat feel warmer if you live in a cold climate. Your hot air heating system creates a lot of the dryness also, if you have one.

  5. bruce_fogarty09 on June 14th, 2009 12:17 pm

    uhh heat

    think about it

  6. FieryDragon on June 14th, 2009 7:49 pm

    Dear Mayzie,
    No. This is not a dangerous phenomenon, it simply indicates that your home is too dry, and it signals you that you have to take remedy actions accordingly. Ok?… :)
    Sincerely yours.