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Essential Equipment Hire for Autumn Renovations and Property Maintenance

As autumn sets in and we move closer to the festive season, many households and businesses take the opportunity to carry out essential maintenance, renovations, or upgrades. Whether you’re preparing a property for sale, refurbishing before the holidays, or simply ensuring a second home stays fresh and dry through the cooler months, having the right equipment on hand can make all the difference. At CAS Hire, we provide a wide range of seasonal hire solutions designed to keep your projects...

29th September 2025By For HomesRead more...
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Best Places to Use a Small Compact Dehumidifier

Excess moisture in the air can lead to mould growth, musty odours, and even damage to furniture and electronics. Whether it’s a damp bathroom, a stuffy bedroom, or a moisture-prone basement, maintaining the right humidity level is essential for a healthy and comfortable living space. A small compact dehumidifier is the perfect solution for tackling moisture issues in tight spaces where larger units might not be practical. These portable devices help reduce humidity, prevent condensation, and improve air quality—all...

12th February 2025By For Homes, Read more...
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Post-Flood Recovery: Using Dehumidifiers to Restore Your Home

This week's News brought reports of extensive flooding in England again, marking yet another devastating episode caused by extreme rainfall and overflowing rivers. For far too many residents, this has become an annual nightmare—a recurring battle against destructive floods. These occurrences are going to become more frequent as our planet warms through climate change as the warming atmosphere holds more moisture, translating into heavier downpours, and so the risk of flooding increases. As well as addressing climate change,...

7th January 2025By For Homes, Read more...
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Seven Simple Steps to Reduce Indoor Air Pollution in Your Home or Office

We all spend a lot of time indoors, whether that’s at home or at work. But indoor air pollution can be a problem, affecting our health, causing discomfort and even having an impact on productivity in the office. Here are seven quick steps you can take to reduce indoor air pollution today. 1. Let Some Fresh Air In One of the simplest steps you can take is to open the windows and let fresh air flow through the building. Fresh air circulating...

7th March 2023By For Homes, Read more...

When to Use a Humidifier and Why?

While many people use dehumidifiers in the summer to reduce the humidity in the air, humidifiers are also useful in many situations – especially in the winter when the air can become too dry. But what exactly are humidifiers, and why should you use one in your home or workplace? We’ll take a closer look in this article. What Are Humidifiers? Humidifiers are appliances that use technology to increase the level of humidity in the room, helping to improve the air...

2nd December 2022By For Businesses, For Homes, Read more...
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7 Surprising Ways to Make Use of a Dehumidifier

Dehumidifiers are used both in commercial and residential properties because they deliver amazing benefits for air quality. They are primarily used for extracting moisture in the air- that is their function- and by doing so they can help prevent mould growth, dampness and a host of other benefits. But what is less well known is that their ability to extract water from the environment can also provide additional benefits that you may not have realised.  In this post, we look...

3rd November 2022By For Businesses, For Homes, , Read more...
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Proven Ways to Keep Your Bedroom Cool in a Heatwave

Recent summers in the UK have been getting hotter. In fact, this year in 2022, a record was broken: for the first time on record, temperatures in the UK have exceeded 40°C.   Trying to sleep when the temperature is high is difficult. During this last hot spell, temperatures of 25 degrees were recorded during the night and with heat like that, trying to stay cool enough to sleep is challenging. Our bodies are used to cooling down in...

28th July 2022By For Homes, , Read more...
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How to Cope With a Flood to Your Home or Business

Flooding can happen at any time and anywhere. Winter storms, leaking pipes or rivers that burst their banks can all lead to homes and businesses being flooded. CAS Hire has aided many properties with an urgent need for drying equipment like dehumidifiers and carpet dryers. If you find yourself in an unfortunate position of being flooded, here’s what we suggest that you do. Turn off your electricity Water and electricity don’t mix and can be very dangerous. Once you...

5th March 2021By For Homes, , , Read more...
10 Signs That You Need a Dehumidifier

10 Signs That You Need a Dehumidifier

In the winter, in the UK, there are many tell-tale signs that there is too much moisture in the air which can lead to dampness. The signs are easy enough to spot when you know what to look for. Sources of excess moisture: Washing clothes Cooking Showering and bathing Breathing Clothes drying Pot plants Portable gas heaters Poor ventilation A water leak Flooding Let’s take a look at the 10 most common signs that you need a dehumidifier 1. Windows are foggy This...

6th January 2021By For Homes, , Read more...
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The Benefits of a Dehumidifier in Winter

With colder months approaching, most of us will be switching the central heating on and turning the thermostat up.  This makes our homes cosy, but it doesn’t necessarily change the moisture content of the air within our home, which in some cases may not be ideal. The ideal relative humidity of a home is around 50-55%. If you dry wet clothes on clothes horses or radiators, or your bathroom or kitchen has no ventilation, or you have a leak in...

12th September 2019By For HomesRead more...

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