When running a dehumidifier with a drain hose....
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...can the hose run uphill?
Apologies if this is a daft question, there's nothing about it in the instruction manual.
The boot in my tvr is wet, due to a faulty boot catch (now fixed) and I'd like to dry it out. I've just bought a decent dehumidifier and it's done a good job of drying the car and the garage out overnight.
Now I'd like to put the dehumidifier in the boot (with the boot lid open) and run the hose out the boot and out the garage door, as the water tank on the dehumidifier fills up too quickly. So, will it matter if the drain hose runs out from the bottom of the dehumidifier, up to the boot opening and then back down, outside the car and out under the garage door?
Obviously water can't flow uphill, but will it condense at the top of the hose and run out down the downhill section of the hose, or is that wishful thinking?!
Also, is there a maximum length of hose dehumidifier work with? I'd like to rig it up in my garage permenantly with a drain hose, this may involve dipping the hose down under the door and bringing it back up again slightly too.
Thanks,
Dan
Apologies if this is a daft question, there's nothing about it in the instruction manual.
The boot in my tvr is wet, due to a faulty boot catch (now fixed) and I'd like to dry it out. I've just bought a decent dehumidifier and it's done a good job of drying the car and the garage out overnight.
Now I'd like to put the dehumidifier in the boot (with the boot lid open) and run the hose out the boot and out the garage door, as the water tank on the dehumidifier fills up too quickly. So, will it matter if the drain hose runs out from the bottom of the dehumidifier, up to the boot opening and then back down, outside the car and out under the garage door?
Obviously water can't flow uphill, but will it condense at the top of the hose and run out down the downhill section of the hose, or is that wishful thinking?!
Also, is there a maximum length of hose dehumidifier work with? I'd like to rig it up in my garage permenantly with a drain hose, this may involve dipping the hose down under the door and bringing it back up again slightly too.
Thanks,
Dan
Does the unit have a built in tank with the hose use being optional, if so as long as the hose doesn't go higher than the top of the tank then it should work.
What you could do is put the unit in the boot and then pour water down the tube and observe what happens, this is just recreating what will happen if the u it was left to run for a while
What I'm trying to explain is very hard to write!
What you could do is put the unit in the boot and then pour water down the tube and observe what happens, this is just recreating what will happen if the u it was left to run for a while
What I'm trying to explain is very hard to write!
If the highest point of the drain hose is higher than the collection tray in the dehumidifier from which it drains it will overflow.
My house dehumidifier drain hose does go way higher than the unit but IT HAS A PUMP.
For the trunk use the crystals, much easier, just empty the it after the first day when it will collect most moisture, then you can probably leave it unattended for an extended period.
My house dehumidifier drain hose does go way higher than the unit but IT HAS A PUMP.
For the trunk use the crystals, much easier, just empty the it after the first day when it will collect most moisture, then you can probably leave it unattended for an extended period.
It won't work, all it will do is draw the moisture out of the area, not reduce any water or dry out the carpets.
I had one inside my 911 for two weeks with the doors shut after a broken sunroof drain pipe filled the front and rear footwells on the passenger side.
Though it stopped the inside of the car steaming up and the tank got the moisture out of the air. The water in the wells was still the same.
Ventilation and lots of towels was the only way to get the water out and the inside dry. .... It took weeks in a heated garage to sort it.
I had one inside my 911 for two weeks with the doors shut after a broken sunroof drain pipe filled the front and rear footwells on the passenger side.
Though it stopped the inside of the car steaming up and the tank got the moisture out of the air. The water in the wells was still the same.
Ventilation and lots of towels was the only way to get the water out and the inside dry. .... It took weeks in a heated garage to sort it.
Edited by Wozy68 on Sunday 26th January 19:00
The dried air from the appliance getting in and around the boot area is really all you need.
It's the heat generated from the appliance itself that speeds up the drying process if it was in the boot.
Make sure the garage itself is fairly air tight and warm and allow the appliance to circulate the air.
Wouldn't be without one myself.
It's the heat generated from the appliance itself that speeds up the drying process if it was in the boot.
Make sure the garage itself is fairly air tight and warm and allow the appliance to circulate the air.
Wouldn't be without one myself.
I ran it overnight on the internal tank. It was just about full when I checked on it this morning, and the boot was very nearly dry. There was a wet patch just behind the dehumidifier.
Now I just need to sort out a longer drain hose so I can rig it up permanently in the corner of the garage.
Now I just need to sort out a longer drain hose so I can rig it up permanently in the corner of the garage.
zed4 said:
I ran it overnight on the internal tank. It was just about full when I checked on it this morning, and the boot was very nearly dry. There was a wet patch just behind the dehumidifier.
Now I just need to sort out a longer drain hose so I can rig it up permanently in the corner of the garage.
Wow, well done, I'm amazed. Now I just need to sort out a longer drain hose so I can rig it up permanently in the corner of the garage.
Didn't work for me at all. Saying that I had a hell of alot of water in my car.
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