Why Every Maine Home Needs a Bowl of Salt on the Window Sill

Owning a home is a whole thing, am I right?

Several times a year, while trying to figure out how I feel about whatever the latest home improvement project is going to be, I look up to the heavens and ask myself why I ever thought it was a good idea to own a house. Whenever something goes wrong, I automatically think how cool it would be if this was someone else's problem.

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At the same time because I own a home, I'll often click on just about anything that seems like it might be some kind of home improvement hack that would make my house a little better and my life a little easier. I read about a hack the other day that kind of makes sense, but does it really work?

The hack claims you should keep salt on your window sill.

Now, this isn't some kind of Salem Witch thingie where it's going to ward off evil spirits or something. Well, that's not entirely true. The idea is, the salt is suppose to help mitigate the buildup of moisture on the inside of your windows. Salt can absorb a certain amount of moisture, but can it absorb enough to matter?

According to IFLScience.com, the answer is, kind of. So, it is true that salt will absorb a certain amount of moisture, but when it reaches the same moisture level as the air in the room, it'll stop. So it likely won't pick up enough to do a whole heck of a lot, but when it comes to home ownership, every little bit helps.

So what will actually get rid of the moisture?

With homes being closed up tight during the winter for the most part, there's always the threat in certain rooms, like the bathroom, where moisture can take hold. But there's so much in there, the salt could never keep up. The only tried and true method for dealing with it, is air flow.

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Like in your car... the only way to get rid of moisture on your windshield is to either turn on the heat or the AC. Or open the windows. You definitely don't see anyone putting salt on their dashboards. So while salt could help a little, it's probably not worth wasting it on your windows.