Dehumidifier - The Answer For Damp Cars

[redgriff500]

I've seen this raised a few times over the years...

"My car steams up in winter..." and various "cures" from cat litter to salt.

I own a lot of cars and my garage is full of tat so invariably a couple of cars at a time will stand for a few weeks without being used and generally the windows get covered in condensation.

I noticed Aldi was selling dehumidifiers for £35 so I bought one.

2 hours later zero condensation on the windows that were covered in beads of water.

Not sure why I didn't buy one years ago.

[escortwagon]

Is aldi still selling them on the cheap? I must get one because my garage is so poorly shielded from the elements that anything inside generally gets a bit moist.

I do wonder though, is there any danger of things being too dry?

[rovermorris999]

escortwagon said:

I do wonder though, is there any danger of things being too dry?

I doubt it. Besides, the humidifier will have a humdistat so you can set the level to suit.

[danyeates]

£35?! That is cheap!

[redgriff500]

Yes.

My local store had 5 left when I bought mine yesterday.

I can't see how anything can be too dry - it's won't be drier than in summer.

[redgriff500]

rovermorris999 said:

escortwagon said:

I do wonder though, is there any danger of things being too dry?

I doubt it. Besides, the humidifier will have a humdistat so you can set the level to suit.

No just an on switch but for £35 with a 3yr Gtee it's good enough.

[CoolHands]

I received an 800 gram bag of self-indicating silica gel today for £8.99. I've put it in the car I don't use much and report back. (moisture absorber). This type can be dried out in the oven. My windows seem to go a bit misty on the inside when I don't use it.

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[redgriff500]

CoolHands said:

I received an 800 gram bag of self-indicating silica gel today for £8.99. I've put it in the car I don't use much and report back. (moisture absorber). This type can be dried out in the oven. My windows seem to go a bit misty on the inside when I don't use it.

I've no doubt it'll work reasonably as does salt and cat litter but I know I'd spill / loose it and my wife wouldn't want it in her oven.

Really the point of my post was to alert people to the fact that cheap dehumidifers are available and work quite quickly.

Obviously no use if you don't have a drive (though I have seen others that work off 12v but I suspect they'd drain the battery quickly)

[Mr2Mike]

I've had a small dehumidifier in my ZS180 for the last couple of days as it was distinctly moist inside after not being used for a few weeks. I think the only risk is drying out and cracking leather upholstery, and you'd have to leave it for quite a while to do that.

[Mr2Mike]

escortwagon said:

Is aldi still selling them on the cheap? I must get one because my garage is so poorly shielded from the elements that anything inside generally gets a bit moist.

I do wonder though, is there any danger of things being too dry?

The small dehumidifiers would struggle to keep a leaky garage dry I suspect, even running continuously.