Let's Just Get It Over With, ok?
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Wacky Racer said:
This. You will be amazed how often you have to empty the collection tank.
Lift the dehumidifier up a couple of feet, (Stand it on a stool), drill a very small hole in your shed and run a hosepipe from the dehumidifier outlet (taking the tank out), through the hole so the water continuously drains outside onto the grass/hardstanding.
All this is assuming you have an electric supply to your shed.
It will cost a bit in electric all winter, but this is small fry compared to possible damage to your bikes.
(If your dehumidifier (like mine) has a plastic trip tumbler stop, wedge it open so you get continuous drainage.)
Also done this in my motorhome, I reckon it's removed about ten bathfuls of water, that otherwise would have been absorbed into the walls, causing damp issues.
Thanks WR, much appreciated. Thanks to all of you folks, too. Lift the dehumidifier up a couple of feet, (Stand it on a stool), drill a very small hole in your shed and run a hosepipe from the dehumidifier outlet (taking the tank out), through the hole so the water continuously drains outside onto the grass/hardstanding.
All this is assuming you have an electric supply to your shed.
It will cost a bit in electric all winter, but this is small fry compared to possible damage to your bikes.
(If your dehumidifier (like mine) has a plastic trip tumbler stop, wedge it open so you get continuous drainage.)
Also done this in my motorhome, I reckon it's removed about ten bathfuls of water, that otherwise would have been absorbed into the walls, causing damp issues.
Nervy, I had the same problem, and got one of these: http://www.meaco.com/proddetail.asp?prod=DD8LJunio... Result - no more condensation and as the air is drier, it's also warmer, which further reduces the likelihood of the dew point being triggered by cold metal.
fergus said:
Nervy, I had the same problem, and got one of these: http://www.meaco.com/proddetail.asp?prod=DD8LJunio... Result - no more condensation and as the air is drier, it's also warmer, which further reduces the likelihood of the dew point being triggered by cold metal.
That tiny little thing, Ferg? Really?Plus, that dehumidifier is small.
That's right. It's a nob joke. What of it?
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nervous said:
That tiny little thing, Ferg? Really?
Plus, that dehumidifier is small.
That's right. It's a nob joke. What of it?
This post needs work.
Yup. My garage is 6m x 10m and that little fella dries out and heats the whole thing. Although it does have twin skinned insulated walls, insulated roof and an insulated sectional door. The snag is the concrete raft it sits on which is a monster thermal mass and the cause of the condensation.Plus, that dehumidifier is small.
That's right. It's a nob joke. What of it?
This post needs work.
the better gag is: it's like a nob, but smaller...
In this case wetter is not better.
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