- Dec 9, 2009
- 1,495
Hi folks.
The knob on my front entry door has been icing up the last couple of years. I've replaced the knob a couple of times, thinking that was the problem, and it didn't solve it. I've finally concluded that there is probably water in the door. It's also a place of egress for air in the house. Before I got the woodstove, this house had moisture problems--icing up on the windowsills, etc. The stove seems to have helped with the windows, but the door is still acting up. The reason I think the water is in the door is that the knob wasn't a problem that first winter. We run the fans scrupulously for showers, but it's just not enough.
We have other means of safe egress in the event of fire, but it's just dang inconvenient to have to blow-dry the doorknob before we use it. Just makes for a discouraging way to start the day. And it's not a great time of the year to be swapping out doors. Next spring, I'm going to drill tiny drain holes in the outside of the door to test my theory, but meanwhile, any ideas? Anyone else have this problem? Any solutions?
Thanks for reading, and any ideas.
The knob on my front entry door has been icing up the last couple of years. I've replaced the knob a couple of times, thinking that was the problem, and it didn't solve it. I've finally concluded that there is probably water in the door. It's also a place of egress for air in the house. Before I got the woodstove, this house had moisture problems--icing up on the windowsills, etc. The stove seems to have helped with the windows, but the door is still acting up. The reason I think the water is in the door is that the knob wasn't a problem that first winter. We run the fans scrupulously for showers, but it's just not enough.
We have other means of safe egress in the event of fire, but it's just dang inconvenient to have to blow-dry the doorknob before we use it. Just makes for a discouraging way to start the day. And it's not a great time of the year to be swapping out doors. Next spring, I'm going to drill tiny drain holes in the outside of the door to test my theory, but meanwhile, any ideas? Anyone else have this problem? Any solutions?
Thanks for reading, and any ideas.