48windsor
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I have a problem wit moistre in shop.
Anyone else ?
What bave you done to take care of it
Anyone else ?
What bave you done to take care of it
Moisture in shop
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58Yeoman
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I run a dehumidifier in mine most of the time. It's 24x40 with fair insulation in the walls and very good insulation in the ceiling.
Youngandfree
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Insulation and hvac works. Hard to give you suggestions to help your situation without providing any useful info.
johnre
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When you say “moisture”, what exactly do you mean by that? Visible standing puddles on the floor? Seepage through concrete? Sweating concrete surfaces? Or just high humidity in general?
If it’s the latter, a dehumidifier works if it’s above 55 F / 12.8 C or so. That’s what I do, and it’s a good approach for most of the year.
If it’s the latter, a dehumidifier works if it’s above 55 F / 12.8 C or so. That’s what I do, and it’s a good approach for most of the year.
MichaelP
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Assuming you're talking about high outside and inside air humidity (vs. indoor pool and hot tub in the shop
)...
Good insulation alone helps tremendously. Addition of a defumidifier (or AC in hot and humid climates) will make the result much better. But having a dehumidifier without insulation will be a total waste of money.
I suggest to stay away from Big Box store cheap (not so cheap, really) dehumidifiers: they usually need a replacement every 2-3 years due to loss of refrigerant. Repair/recharging of the aluminum junk is impossible/impracticle.
I run a dehumidifier set to around 50% of RH in my WI shop 24/7 from spring to fall and store in my house in the winter (when temperatures drop below 55F-60F). I feel that not allowing them to freeze during storage extends their life a bit. But, anyway, cheap ones don't last long. I went through many of them until I got totally frustrated and invested in a more serious unit with copper tubing. I bought it online. Copper may, potentially, allow you to do some repair and recharge the system if refrigerant leaks.
)...Good insulation alone helps tremendously. Addition of a defumidifier (or AC in hot and humid climates) will make the result much better. But having a dehumidifier without insulation will be a total waste of money.
I suggest to stay away from Big Box store cheap (not so cheap, really) dehumidifiers: they usually need a replacement every 2-3 years due to loss of refrigerant. Repair/recharging of the aluminum junk is impossible/impracticle.
I run a dehumidifier set to around 50% of RH in my WI shop 24/7 from spring to fall and store in my house in the winter (when temperatures drop below 55F-60F). I feel that not allowing them to freeze during storage extends their life a bit. But, anyway, cheap ones don't last long. I went through many of them until I got totally frustrated and invested in a more serious unit with copper tubing. I bought it online. Copper may, potentially, allow you to do some repair and recharge the system if refrigerant leaks.
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This is what I have in the shop and recently added one into the garage from rain/snow on containment mats.
MichaelP
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How long do you have them for? How heavily are they used? What's your location?
Amazon reviews of these units don't instill much confidence.
Amazon reviews of these units don't instill much confidence.
Only had for a few months so far since the rain started.. So far so good but more trial run before I find a BIFL type unit.
slim_grim
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Are you running anything for heat? Unvented propane, kerosene, etc, pump alot of moisture into a space.