Damp car in the garage. How best to speed up drying time?

[Vince70]

I have the same problem as yourself but mines due to a leaky garage roof so I've now taken the car out of the garage and prefer to leave it on the drive till I put a new roof on mine..

I can't see any air bricks in your garage if that was my garage I would put a couple in to help it breath..
It shouldn't cost anymore than a tenner and half hours work with an angle grinder.

[dogbucket]

I have a Meaco DD8L Junior 8L Desiccant Dehumidifier running 24/7 in the shed (with drain pipe). On medium setting keeps it a constant 60% which is enough to stop condensation on tools etc. Previously tried a cheap compressor type which constantly froze up and was fairly ineffectual in that sort of environment. Has a slight heating effect when running and sleeps when levels are ok, not really noticed any major electricity usage, it is probably about 200-400W when running.


http://www.appliancesdirect.co.uk/Meaco_8L_Desicca...

[richwig83]

zed4 said:

Think I'm going to go for a dehumidifier.

These guys emailed me back within minutes of my enquiry to them and recommended this: http://www.dry-it-out.com/DD822-Graphite-dehumidif...

Looks a bit weedy thst one... If look for a more industrial version

[monkfish1]

Dessicant based de-humidifier is defo the way to go.

Keeps my garage at a constant 55% humidity. I believe 65% and below even bare steel will not corrode.

Get a humidimeter off ebay if you want to see how bad it can get!

[tr7v8]

My Ruby Dri runs pretty much continually but although that is around 500W doesn't seem to impact the leccy bill much. I had two compressor type dehumidifiers before & they lasted 12 & 18 months before dying. The Ruby Dri has been going for around 3 years.

[zed4]

Excellent, I'll get one on order and see how I get on with it then.

Will it actually dry off a soaking wet car?

[tr7v8]

I'd assume so, mine runs because the garage has a lathe/mill & loads of tools & model yachts & aircraft & materials in it. Probably why the Boxster sits outside. My dehumidifier pulls around 3-4 Litres a day in this weather from a sectional concrete garage.

[vetrof]

dogbucket said:

I have a Meaco DD8L Junior 8L Desiccant Dehumidifier running 24/7 in the shed (with drain pipe). On medium setting keeps it a constant 60% which is enough to stop condensation on tools etc. Previously tried a cheap compressor type which constantly froze up and was fairly ineffectual in that sort of environment. Has a slight heating effect when running and sleeps when levels are ok, not really noticed any major electricity usage, it is probably about 200-400W when running.


http://www.appliancesdirect.co.uk/Meaco_8L_Desicca...

I have one of these, great unit.

[zed4]

I’ve bought this: http://www.dry-it-out.com/DD822-Graphite-dehumidif...

I’ll keep you updated and let you know how good it is.