Silica Gel

[snowball]

Can any one tell me where I can get some please. Or what I can use instead. It's to put in the wardrobes.

[Deniz1]

You could try coarse salt.

[Keithcaley]

There are some de-humidifier packs available, but perhaps only from the South - although someone may be aware of a supplier on this side...

Ventilation is, of course, one of the key factors in dealing with damp and mould.

If it is for 'when you're not here', then you might find it beneficial to leave all wardrobe doors, drawers, room doors etc. open, and, if possible leave one or more (small!) toilet windows open as well.

It is sometimes possible to lock sliding windows and doors slightly ajar, or it may be easy enough to modify them to be able to do so - if not as a DIY project, then as a job for the local 'window man'.

'Hit and Miss' ventilators can sometimes be fitted into exterior walls, to allow moisture to escape, and I do remember seeing something about solar-powered fans to assist air circulation within the premises - ideal if you turn the power off when you're not there... A quick 'Google' might turn something up

[jen]

Mr Pound sell dehumidifiers for wardrobes , drawers , cupboards etc , think they use silica gel as absorption agent. Denise is right though , small bowls or muslin bags filled with coarse salt work,as does charcoal .