wedge dehumidifier
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Got bored of constantly having a soaking wet windscreen, so bought one of these from asda
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00F1DNYPE/ref=mp_...
Results were pretty rubbish, the thing collected a tiny amount of water a day. I thought it was mainly to do with air circulation as there was none.
Found an old pc fan, removed the connector, cut off the yellow wire and used some duct tape and a lantern battery I had lying about.
Peeked under the cover this morning to find 1cm of water in the collection tank and the windscreen was completely clear of condensation.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00F1DNYPE/ref=mp_...
Results were pretty rubbish, the thing collected a tiny amount of water a day. I thought it was mainly to do with air circulation as there was none.
Found an old pc fan, removed the connector, cut off the yellow wire and used some duct tape and a lantern battery I had lying about.
Peeked under the cover this morning to find 1cm of water in the collection tank and the windscreen was completely clear of condensation.
Think of your wedge like your bathroom window. When you have the taps running or you switch the shower on the window becomes covered in condensation. Partly down to the steam from the water but mainly from the temperature inside and outside of the window. It only takes a slight difference for this to occur. Leave your window slightly cracked open and this will ease the condensation problem. I used to leave the Targa top out over the winter when inn the garage and it helped no end.
Rob
Rob
carob said:
Think of your wedge like your bathroom window. When you have the taps running or you switch the shower on the window becomes covered in condensation. Partly down to the steam from the water but mainly from the temperature inside and outside of the window. It only takes a slight difference for this to occur. Leave your window slightly cracked open and this will ease the condensation problem. I used to leave the Targa top out over the winter when inn the garage and it helped no end.
Rob
I was doing that before. The car lives outside under a cover so there's no circulation of air. I prefer to remove the water.Rob
There was a storm where I forgot to cover the car. Inside got a bit wet. I dryed it out but carpets still a bit damp, lowering the humidity gives more room for the air to soak the moisture from the carpets.
Just a suggestion I posted on the TVRCC site recently
I've used these for years......blinking fantastic
If you want to keep damp at bay pop one of these in the foot well
The crystals absorb the moisture and has a handy lip to pour water away
They even do a crystal refill bag. Cheap and no batteries needed
All in all a very cheap and very good solution :-)
http://www.lakeland.co.uk/21538/Moisture-Trap
I've used these for years......blinking fantastic
If you want to keep damp at bay pop one of these in the foot well
The crystals absorb the moisture and has a handy lip to pour water away
They even do a crystal refill bag. Cheap and no batteries needed
All in all a very cheap and very good solution :-)
http://www.lakeland.co.uk/21538/Moisture-Trap
You can buy those damp absorbing packs from pound shops and they work well. Before anyone asks how much they are, it's a pound. With a fan attached, naturally it would work better.
However, I think your damp problem on the windscreen and in the car is a result of a previous leak of rain water within the cabin. If you were to dry out all the carpets throughly, then you wouldn't have this problem. I do appreciate though, keeping a car outside under cover, it is difficult to keep cabin thoroughly dry.
Tony. TCB.
However, I think your damp problem on the windscreen and in the car is a result of a previous leak of rain water within the cabin. If you were to dry out all the carpets throughly, then you wouldn't have this problem. I do appreciate though, keeping a car outside under cover, it is difficult to keep cabin thoroughly dry.
Tony. TCB.
This takes me back... to about 2000 when we had a spectacularly wet autumn. I'd just bought the 390 and then spent a couple of months out in Saudi; when I came back there was an inch of water in the passenger footwell and the carpet had white mould growing.
By coincidence someone else on the (eGroups) forum had the same problem and found a supplier of silica gel in 1Kg bags; the supplier turned out to be a mile from my house!
I bought a load of silica gel bags and used them to dry out the 390, rotating them though the kitchen oven to dry them out.
Since I bought Wedg1e Villas the car has lived indoors and the silica gel bags have remained sealed-up in a bag somewhere. I forget what it cost but less than a quid a kilo rings a bell: it's as cheap as chips at industrial level and the place I go it from was a large-scale chemical recycling company who also sold reprocessed soap powder, washing-up liquid etc. direct to the public (ludicrously cheap!).
Alas they were bought out and moved onto the high-security site at Wilton on Teesside so no longer easy to deal with.
Just thought I'd share
By coincidence someone else on the (eGroups) forum had the same problem and found a supplier of silica gel in 1Kg bags; the supplier turned out to be a mile from my house!
I bought a load of silica gel bags and used them to dry out the 390, rotating them though the kitchen oven to dry them out.
Since I bought Wedg1e Villas the car has lived indoors and the silica gel bags have remained sealed-up in a bag somewhere. I forget what it cost but less than a quid a kilo rings a bell: it's as cheap as chips at industrial level and the place I go it from was a large-scale chemical recycling company who also sold reprocessed soap powder, washing-up liquid etc. direct to the public (ludicrously cheap!).
Alas they were bought out and moved onto the high-security site at Wilton on Teesside so no longer easy to deal with.
Just thought I'd share
Ian's post takes me back too...
In my youth, I had a Fiat 124 AC which I parked outside work during nightshift. If it rained hard,after work I would have to bail out the rear seat footwells with a plastic spotlight cover before driving home, otherwise there was a tidal wave around my shoes every time I braked. And That car was a hard top....
Toby
In my youth, I had a Fiat 124 AC which I parked outside work during nightshift. If it rained hard,after work I would have to bail out the rear seat footwells with a plastic spotlight cover before driving home, otherwise there was a tidal wave around my shoes every time I braked. And That car was a hard top....
Toby
440Interceptor said:
Ian's post takes me back too...
In my youth, I had a Fiat 124 AC which I parked outside work during nightshift. If it rained hard,after work I would have to bail out the rear seat footwells with a plastic spotlight cover before driving home, otherwise there was a tidal wave around my shoes every time I braked. And That car was a hard top....
Toby
Hmmm, if that's the rust-heap I think it is, the son of one of my dad's customers had one... fantastic engine, should have had a factory-fit welding set as standard In my youth, I had a Fiat 124 AC which I parked outside work during nightshift. If it rained hard,after work I would have to bail out the rear seat footwells with a plastic spotlight cover before driving home, otherwise there was a tidal wave around my shoes every time I braked. And That car was a hard top....
Toby
To be fair I think anything with a Fiat badge around that time was just as bad...
Wedg1e said:
Hmmm, if that's the rust-heap I think it is, the son of one of my dad's customers had one... fantastic engine, should have had a factory-fit welding set as standard
To be fair I think anything with a Fiat badge around that time was just as bad...
Yep, Italian steel came from Russia in those days... The boot of the car was only held on by the lock, the hinges and parcel shelf were rust flakes. Twin cam 1600 and 5 speed 'box were epic though. That's how I end up with a TVR.. sick of rust. To be fair I think anything with a Fiat badge around that time was just as bad...
The Tuscan I bought recently has some big Silva gel filled bags in the door cards which a previous owner must have stuffed in and seems to make it dryer!
Gonna stick a couple in the wedge.
Dehumidifiers are amazing,I stick one in the garage every few days and always amazed what gets collected
Gonna stick a couple in the wedge.
Dehumidifiers are amazing,I stick one in the garage every few days and always amazed what gets collected
adam quantrill said:
Down south out water is "considerably harder than yaow's"
I know, many's the time I've stood in southern hotel showers wondering why the soap isn't coming off, only to realise that the soap IS off, it's the water that makes me feel slimy Probably explains why the beer tastes cack as well*
- Apart from Adnams Broadside... and Shepherd Neame 1698. Oh, and Fullers ESB. And London Pride's not bad if that's all there is and you're thirsty...
adam quantrill said:
Yeah luckily most of the brewers have cottoned onto this and add concentrated sulphuric acid (I kid you not).
You sure its not "Phosphoric acid...(H3PO4)"?...This is used in soft drinks...Among other things it lowers the alkalinity in water...Although it too is not particularly good for you...Gassing Station | Wedges | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff