So I’ve been having this issue with apparent moisture in my wardrobe. Our place is 2 bed brick veneer, slate tile roof, concrete slab unit built in 2007.
In April last year I had a new Brivis 2PW15N NG Wombat 15 NG ducted heating system installed after a regular yearly inspection found the 12 year old Brivis had cracks in the system potentially leaking carbon monoxide. 12 days after the install we were having issues with the new unit not working properly and when the plumber came out he noticed water on the top of the unit (between a flood & a sprinkle, paper towels were sufficient to clean up) it was determined that maybe the cowl had too big of a gap and the wind was blowing the rain in so a new 125mm gal gas cowl was replaced by the same plumbing company. Doesn’t make sense as the old cowl was sufficient for 12 years.
Many many years ago I had a plumber disconnect the duct connecting the heating unit to the vent in my room as it was getting too hot in my bedroom, there are knobs to turn on the vents but they don’t turn to close.
Whenever the ducted heating is on my bedroom door is kept closed and the awning window is open fully all year round. Most of the year the heating in the rest of the house is set to 22-23degrees, sliding door is opened only a thumb width and all other doors, windows & gaps are all closed/closed off.
I was first made aware of this issue when some brand new still with tags on clothes had a terrible, vomit like, smell to it. I completely emptied the wardrobe & washed all clothes, but there was no signs of mould, mildew or water damage in the wardrobe. Only clean & dry clothes go in & it’s not coming from my shoes. In one of the shelves I do have toiletries like shampoo, face wipes, moisturisers but all are brand new & closed/sealed. I’ve only put back the bare minimum but the hanging moisture absorber which is in the middle of the hanging space has been in there for 14 days and there is 110ml of water. I also put a moisture absorption tray in the shelves within the same wardrobe and there is no moisture in there. The wardrobes aren’t air tight and on sunny days I leave the sliding doors open but moisture is still being absorbed.
The left corner of the wardrobe I assume would share the same wall space as the shower but there is no smell or sign of moisture damage in the bathroom. Where the moisture absorber is hanging is 3 meters from the window. To rule out moisture coming from the opened window I’ve closed it and will put a new moisture absorber in and at the same time put one in mum’s wardrobe too which has a duct vent in use.
Here are the wardrobe measurements
Hanging space
164cm across x 174cm high x 50cm deep
Shelves
60.5cm across x 174cm high x 44.5cm deep
Each shelf
60.5cm across x 44.5cm high x 44.5cm deep
Top space
230cm across x 98cm high x 44.5cm deep
I’m not sure what on earth is going on, who to turn to? Which profession? what information would they need?