Why is it wet in my Garage
Discussion
Think this may have been done to death but...
Twenty year old detached garage, single brick, tile roof ( no leaks) Wooden doors,wooded window frames, quite drafty.
I just dryed my car with a leather and had to wring it out each side of the car.
Once tried a dehumidifier but it froze, it is 10 degrees outside tonight but why so much condensation?
David
Twenty year old detached garage, single brick, tile roof ( no leaks) Wooden doors,wooded window frames, quite drafty.
I just dryed my car with a leather and had to wring it out each side of the car.
Once tried a dehumidifier but it froze, it is 10 degrees outside tonight but why so much condensation?
David
Aussie John said:
Air temperature gone up, everything in the garage is cold , the air is moist so the moisture condenses on the car. Mine is almost white with damp but in about one or 2 days all the temperatures equalise and everything dry and back to normal.
+1have mine covered in the garage which keeps the car dryer
I have a concrete garage with the same problem,im going to fit these boards to the ceiling.
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Aussie John said:
Air temperature gone up, everything in the garage is cold , the air is moist so the moisture condenses on the car. Mine is almost white with damp but in about one or 2 days all the temperatures equalise and everything dry and back to normal.
As has been said. All to do with the fact that warm air can hold more moisture in suspension than cold air. The surface of your car is cold due to the low temperatures so far this winter in the UK. Today we have a warm moist atmosphere invading your garage. It comes across a cold car and hey presto the cold surface cannot hold as much moisture in suspension so it condenses out onto the cold car body.If you had a totally sealed garage where the warm moist outside air cannot penetrate you would not get this problem, but as most garages leak like sieves.......
Regards
Scruggs
Certificated Meteorlogical Observer.
It's a problem at this time of year......
a few years ago, with out thinking I put the car in the garage wet... and two weeks later it was still wet.
The problem is the water did not evaporate as the mositure content in air was high, and no air circulation as all garage doors shut... probably would have been btter left outside to dry.
a few years ago, with out thinking I put the car in the garage wet... and two weeks later it was still wet.
The problem is the water did not evaporate as the mositure content in air was high, and no air circulation as all garage doors shut... probably would have been btter left outside to dry.
blueg33 said:
scruggs said:
Scruggs
Certificated Meteorlogical Observer.
Wow how do you get certified? I am an uncertified meteorlogical observer - I look out of the window at the weather Certificated Meteorlogical Observer.
I would guess an airtight heated garage would avoid the condensation problem and some way to balance the outside and inside air temperatures and humidity.
A rub down with a chamois leather would be cheaper. (the car not the owner)
Edited by scruggs on Thursday 13th January 08:33
Last winter I opened the garage to find what looked like muddly spots of rain on the car.
It was actually condensation on the lining fabric on the inside of the roof tiles, that had dripped on the car.
The car had been in the garage about a week so I don't know the exact weather conditions but I suspect this was as a result of warm air in the garage being cooled at roof level, giving up the moisture and then this dripping down.
My garage is bone dry 99% of the time. There is no heating but when the car gives off a lot of heat during cooling which may have created the dripping.
It was actually condensation on the lining fabric on the inside of the roof tiles, that had dripped on the car.
The car had been in the garage about a week so I don't know the exact weather conditions but I suspect this was as a result of warm air in the garage being cooled at roof level, giving up the moisture and then this dripping down.
My garage is bone dry 99% of the time. There is no heating but when the car gives off a lot of heat during cooling which may have created the dripping.
cliffords said:
Once tried a dehumidifier but it froze, it is 10 degrees outside tonight but why so much condensation?
David
I have an Amber/Ruby Dry which is designd to work at lower temps. Have used it for past two years with no problems. Its amazing how much water they pull out, and the chassis is now bone dry, rather than being soaking wet with condensation. Have a look on here www.dry-it-out.comDavid
Edited by S6 ROR on Thursday 13th January 11:17
Another point worth considering is leaving the car in the garage with a deposit of road salt on it.The car could be dry but the salt will attract moisture in damp conditions and it will soon appear on the cars surfaces.I had this problem and had to wash the body and chassis to get rid of the salt but once it dried off it stayed dry.
I have a brick garage but separate to the house. I went the route of completely sealing it up, filling gaps with expanding foam and draft excluders on the doors. Got a cheap dehumidifier which I run sometimes, but of course it ices in the cold.
On the whole this keeps it all pretty dry compared to before. Biggest problem is starting the car to pull it out causes all my tools in the box behind to become instantly soaked.
On the whole this keeps it all pretty dry compared to before. Biggest problem is starting the car to pull it out causes all my tools in the box behind to become instantly soaked.
Sorry to drag this up, I've just noticed I have this problem although if anything I've made this worse as I have porcelain tiles on the floor.
I'm |--| this close to ripping them up this weekend. I've be told fitting air bricks would help but as suggested above sealing the garage would be a better way to go.
I'm tempted to get some cheapo carpet and put that ontop of the tiles but part of me thinks that will just get damp!
I'm |--| this close to ripping them up this weekend. I've be told fitting air bricks would help but as suggested above sealing the garage would be a better way to go.
I'm tempted to get some cheapo carpet and put that ontop of the tiles but part of me thinks that will just get damp!
I got untold grief from friends and SWMBO when I took an old bedroom carpet and cut it to size in the garage. I also have a couple of cheap large desk fan attached to the wall low down. One in front of the car and one to the rear passenger side. Overkill maybe, but cheap and effective. Fans can be set on a timer, and I've never had problems with condensation or damp ( just mucho urine extraction.... small price to pay!).
Cuffia
Cuffia
CuffiaDB said:
I got untold grief from friends and SWMBO when I took an old bedroom carpet and cut it to size in the garage. I also have a couple of cheap large desk fan attached to the wall low down. One in front of the car and one to the rear passenger side. Overkill maybe, but cheap and effective. Fans can be set on a timer, and I've never had problems with condensation or damp ( just mucho urine extraction.... small price to pay!).
Cuffia
Just don't hoover the carpet in the garage with the door open - the ribbing is even worse!Cuffia
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