Garage Dehumidifiers
Discussion
I have had one for years now, has a small tank on it which would fill up quite quickly, but had the option of running a pipe from the back to elsewhere to run the collected water, didn't want to drill holes in the garage wall, so run the pipe to one of those large water cooler bottles that you find in office's and the like, on half setting it will brim it in les than two weeks so it removes a hell of a lot if water from the air, kept the garage nice and dry so really couldn't be without it and costs practicly nothing to run constantly I find.
I have bought one of these...
http://www.dehumidifiers-direct.co.uk/contents/en-...
...expensive but excellent. Can be left running and being the dessicant type keeps working at low temperatures.
http://www.dehumidifiers-direct.co.uk/contents/en-...
...expensive but excellent. Can be left running and being the dessicant type keeps working at low temperatures.
Had similar thoughts as the Austin 1300 was a tadge damp.
Unsure on what to spend & when to run it though.. Or if a permanent cure would be better than a temporary solution.
Seen Maplin flogging dehumidifiers for £45, one of them on a timer running say 4 hours a night or such was an idea.
Unsure on what to spend & when to run it though.. Or if a permanent cure would be better than a temporary solution.
Seen Maplin flogging dehumidifiers for £45, one of them on a timer running say 4 hours a night or such was an idea.
I run a dehumidifier in my two car garage, I had a problem with my tools and spare parts getting a coating of surface rust on them and decided that it might be worth a try drying the place out a bit.
I bought a big semi industrial unit and it collects about 3 to 4 litres a day in the winter when it is cooler and about 6 to 8 in the warmer weather, my garage door does not seal quite as well as it could but the roof is good and there are no other leaks.
When I go in the garage it is bone dry, I can put a wet car away and in an hour or two it is dry and ready to polish, tools and spares no longer rust and it is the best bit of kit I have bought for a long time.
If I sorted out the gap at the top of the door then I would probably collect less water but its not a huge gap, maybe an inch or so, I will sort it soon though.
I bought a big semi industrial unit and it collects about 3 to 4 litres a day in the winter when it is cooler and about 6 to 8 in the warmer weather, my garage door does not seal quite as well as it could but the roof is good and there are no other leaks.
When I go in the garage it is bone dry, I can put a wet car away and in an hour or two it is dry and ready to polish, tools and spares no longer rust and it is the best bit of kit I have bought for a long time.
If I sorted out the gap at the top of the door then I would probably collect less water but its not a huge gap, maybe an inch or so, I will sort it soon though.
I have been running a Meaco DD8L junior for just over a year, I have it on the low setting which keeps my prefab garage nice and dry.
It actually turns itself off once your humidity is down to the target level, then cuts back in every half hour to check if it needs to work some more. ( I think on some desiccant models, the fan run continuously )
Highly recommend it!
It actually turns itself off once your humidity is down to the target level, then cuts back in every half hour to check if it needs to work some more. ( I think on some desiccant models, the fan run continuously )
Highly recommend it!
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