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condensation under pot saucers on window ledge
have some small bonzai pots with plants in them that stand on a south facing
window ledge. The window ledge itself has a shiny tiled surface. the pots stand on small ceramic saucers. these saucers do not leak water. (one is glazed on its top surface so cannot leak ). but there always seems lots of wet underneath them. is this some kind of condensation? or how would it get formed ? thanks |
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condensation under pot saucers on window ledge
jw 1111 wrote:
have some small bonzai pots with plants in them that stand on a south facing window ledge. The window ledge itself has a shiny tiled surface. the pots stand on small ceramic saucers. these saucers do not leak water. (one is glazed on its top surface so cannot leak ). but there always seems lots of wet underneath them. is this some kind of condensation? or how would it get formed ? thanks I had that with some saucers - When I put some fully glazed ones (old side plates) underneath it stopped. I guess the glazing was a bit porous (?) Slatts |
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condensation under pot saucers on window ledge
On Sun, 28 May 2006 17:51:56 GMT, "jw 1111"
wrote: have some small bonzai pots with plants in them that stand on a south facing window ledge. The window ledge itself has a shiny tiled surface. the pots stand on small ceramic saucers. these saucers do not leak water. (one is glazed on its top surface so cannot leak ). but there always seems lots of wet underneath them. is this some kind of condensation? or how would it get formed ? thanks You say one is glazed on the top surface, implying that it's unglazed on the under surface and that the others aren't glazed at all. If they are earthenware saucers, they will be porous and will allow water to permeate, albeit very slowly, and condensation will appear on any surface they stand on. The one with glaze may be crazed (a fine crack pattern in the glaze) which will also allow water into the body of the saucer, and you'll get condensation underneath as with the unglazed ones. You could try drying them out completely (put them in a warm dry place like an airing cupboard for a few days (without their pots!), and give the upper surfaces a coat of varnish. OTOH, if they're standing on a tiled surface, the condensation isn't doing any harm, so why bother? -- Chris E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net |
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