moisture rid while in storage

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Be carefull...

it does work BUT it has to hold the moisture / water somewhere.

We had a similar product in a house and forgot about it. it collected so mush water that its collection cup overflowed and left a nasty stain on the solid oak hard wood floor
 
have used this and it worked well for a stored car in an unheated garage. As mentioned above, unless you have a better memory than most, put the Damp Rid container in a larger plastic tub in case it overflows.
 
In the rear half of my building, I run a large dehumidifier 24-7-365. It's rated for 5-6 times my square footage. Drain-Hose goes thru the wall. Cheaper than rusty stuff.

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abdywgn said:
got a listing for this and thought I'd share it don't know how it works and most of you probably have better ideas than this. but, something to think on:
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I just got some of these and put one in each car. I do plan on checking on a regular interval. The nice thing with these is the bucket collects the moisture.

A week in and I'm already seeing a difference.


Alan
 
Same as the others above. I used this stuff in a travel trailer that was parked for the winter. It works as advertised but you do need a LARGE catch basin under the unit. It's amazing how much water it will pull out.
 
I use a de-humidifier in the garage. It has a collection tray, but I plumbed the outlet through a hole in the wall so it dumps outside. have it on a timer to come on at night. In wet or humid weather, I run it as reqd. I found Damp rid & others got quite expensive after awhile...
 
MMissile said:
In the rear half of my building, I run a large dehumidifier 24-7-365. It's rated for 5-6 times my square footage. Drain-Hose goes thru the wall. Cheaper than rusty stuff
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What's funny here in northern Colorado, we have to add humidity to our houses in the winter. Currently my house is 30% rh
 
Dana67Dart said:
Be carefull...

it does work BUT it has to hold the moisture / water somewhere.

We had a similar product in a house and forgot about it. it collected so mush water that its collection cup overflowed and left a nasty stain on the solid oak hard wood floor
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We've used it for over 30 years. It flat out works. Having said that, I agree. What you describe can happen if you put too much damp rid into the container. We use the smaller ones. I've had what you describe happen one time and it was from a container I filled. lol So Kitty is now the official Damp Rid expert around here. Having said all that, you need to keep an eye on the container(s). Since they do trap water in the container, it needs to be emptied on a regular basis, or it can and will cause moisture damage to things nearby.
 
An open 10 lb bag of charcoal brickets sitting in the corner of your garage will also soak up moisture. Maybe not as efficient as these other products but at least you can use it later when you BBQ. I think a small fan circulating the air will help.
 
I used the charcoal in the basement for the damp smell so it goes to reason it helps with the humidity. Thanks to you all for your experiences with this product and your other ways of dealing with it. I like the dehumidifier but it sucks almost as much juice as the house A/C. shut it off in cold weather and the electric bill was half if not more than the month before.
 

abdywgn said:
Thanks to you all for your experiences with this product and your other ways of dealing with it. I like the dehumidifier but it sucks almost as much juice as the house A/C. shut it off in cold weather and the electric bill was half if not more than the month before.
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A dehumidifier is just an AC unit.


You take the warm moist air and pass it over a cold evap coil. The moisture condenses on the coil and drains out to a drain. The now cold dry air passes over the condenser coil and heats back up and is expelled back into the room.

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Bennoel 10 said:
An open 10 lb bag of charcoal brickets sitting in the corner of your garage will also soak up moisture. Maybe not as efficient as these other products but at least you can use it later when you BBQ. I think a small fan circulating the air will help.
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I have them inside the car during storage. Never had an issue.
 
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