Quantity of moisture added to the air through various household activities:
| Activity | Moisture |
|---|---|
| (for a family of four): | (litres per week) |
| Cooking three meals daily for one week | 6.3 |
| Dishwashing three times daily for one week | 3.2 |
| Bathing - 0.2 litres per shower - 0.05 litres per bath |
2.4 |
| Clothes washing (per week) | 1.8 |
| Clothes drying indoors or using an unvented dryer (per week) | 10.0 |
| Floor mopping per 9.3 m2 (100 sq. feet) | 1.3 |
| Normal respiration and skin evaporation from occupants | 38.0 |
| Total moisture production per week: | 63.0 |
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