Carpet in garage
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Get a good dehumidifier if you want to prolong the life of the car, Mine takes about 10 to 15 litres out of the air a day and when you go in the garage you can feel the difference.
As a little bonus my infrequent use tools don't go rusty in the box anymore when they are left for months on end, I did not think I had a need for a dehumidifier until I took one in the garage to dry some car seats and a carpet I had just wet vaxed, when I came back the next morning the water box was full and I thought it was great so emptied it and put it back on, I have now had it running in there for 6 months or so and it is full every morning.
A great bit of kit for where I live (Cornwall, right by the coast) and I would not be without it now.
As a little bonus my infrequent use tools don't go rusty in the box anymore when they are left for months on end, I did not think I had a need for a dehumidifier until I took one in the garage to dry some car seats and a carpet I had just wet vaxed, when I came back the next morning the water box was full and I thought it was great so emptied it and put it back on, I have now had it running in there for 6 months or so and it is full every morning.
A great bit of kit for where I live (Cornwall, right by the coast) and I would not be without it now.
Getragdogleg said:
Get a good dehumidifier if you want to prolong the life of the car, Mine takes about 10 to 15 litres out of the air a day and when you go in the garage you can feel the difference.
As a little bonus my infrequent use tools don't go rusty in the box anymore when they are left for months on end, I did not think I had a need for a dehumidifier until I took one in the garage to dry some car seats and a carpet I had just wet vaxed, when I came back the next morning the water box was full and I thought it was great so emptied it and put it back on, I have now had it running in there for 6 months or so and it is full every morning.
A great bit of kit for where I live (Cornwall, right by the coast) and I would not be without it now.
are you serious?As a little bonus my infrequent use tools don't go rusty in the box anymore when they are left for months on end, I did not think I had a need for a dehumidifier until I took one in the garage to dry some car seats and a carpet I had just wet vaxed, when I came back the next morning the water box was full and I thought it was great so emptied it and put it back on, I have now had it running in there for 6 months or so and it is full every morning.
A great bit of kit for where I live (Cornwall, right by the coast) and I would not be without it now.
Getragdogleg said:
Get a good dehumidifier if you want to prolong the life of the car, Mine takes about 10 to 15 litres out of the air a day and when you go in the garage you can feel the difference.
As a little bonus my infrequent use tools don't go rusty in the box anymore when they are left for months on end, I did not think I had a need for a dehumidifier until I took one in the garage to dry some car seats and a carpet I had just wet vaxed, when I came back the next morning the water box was full and I thought it was great so emptied it and put it back on, I have now had it running in there for 6 months or so and it is full every morning.
A great bit of kit for where I live (Cornwall, right by the coast) and I would not be without it now.
Unless your garage is relatively airtight (unlike mine which always has a light breeze) wont you just be dehumidifying the environment? As a little bonus my infrequent use tools don't go rusty in the box anymore when they are left for months on end, I did not think I had a need for a dehumidifier until I took one in the garage to dry some car seats and a carpet I had just wet vaxed, when I came back the next morning the water box was full and I thought it was great so emptied it and put it back on, I have now had it running in there for 6 months or so and it is full every morning.
A great bit of kit for where I live (Cornwall, right by the coast) and I would not be without it now.
gaz1234 said:
Getragdogleg said:
Get a good dehumidifier if you want to prolong the life of the car, Mine takes about 10 to 15 litres out of the air a day and when you go in the garage you can feel the difference.
As a little bonus my infrequent use tools don't go rusty in the box anymore when they are left for months on end, I did not think I had a need for a dehumidifier until I took one in the garage to dry some car seats and a carpet I had just wet vaxed, when I came back the next morning the water box was full and I thought it was great so emptied it and put it back on, I have now had it running in there for 6 months or so and it is full every morning.
A great bit of kit for where I live (Cornwall, right by the coast) and I would not be without it now.
are you serious?As a little bonus my infrequent use tools don't go rusty in the box anymore when they are left for months on end, I did not think I had a need for a dehumidifier until I took one in the garage to dry some car seats and a carpet I had just wet vaxed, when I came back the next morning the water box was full and I thought it was great so emptied it and put it back on, I have now had it running in there for 6 months or so and it is full every morning.
A great bit of kit for where I live (Cornwall, right by the coast) and I would not be without it now.
No wonder the water box is always full.
cheadle hulme said:
I thought this too. Unless your garage is reasonably sealed, are you not just trying to dehumidify the planet?
No wonder the water box is always full.
No wonder the water box is always full.
that would be my first thought!I have carpet in my garage, but only on the walls to stop me loosing paint on my door edges!
If i had carpet on the floors it would be so full of bloody oil by now it would be a fire hazard
OP, how would it extend the life of your car, i dont get it!
cheadle hulme said:
I thought this too. Unless your garage is reasonably sealed, are you not just trying to dehumidify the planet?
No wonder the water box is always full.
The garage is quite air tight, a few small gaps round the top of the roller door but not howling wind. As I said, it seems to work for me, my tools and car are not rusty, the air feels drier. Its quite a large garage, three car if I cleared the benches out and other tools so I am not surprised at the amount of water I collect. It's better for the water to be constantly removed than constantly in the air in the garage.No wonder the water box is always full.
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