Another Dehumidifier / Humidity Thread

[Celtic159]

I use one of the Cannon silica gel dehumidifiers. It requires no power, and when it gets full of water, you throw it in the oven for a couple of hours to dry it out.

No worries at all keeping the inside of the safe dry.

 

[Nate-X]

Put one of these in your safe. I have one and it will last about 1 month before needing to be plugged in for 12 hours.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Shoo...Rprd707832&WTz_l=SBC;BRprd707832;cat104369580

I bought a ton of those little plastic containers that have those little white balls in them that absorb water and have to drain or toss after a while from the Christmas tree shop. Made the mistake of spilling one in the safe last year. Tried to dry it out as best as I could ended up causing a little rust on my wasr. Finally completely dry but wondering how a closed (guessing airtight) safe would keep getting moisture in there.

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[Half-cocked]

If it's the humidistat, try amazon. They list a lot of appliance parts, believe it or not. You'll probably need the mfr's part number; if you don't have a manual showing the part numbers, try google.

Otherwise, maybe you could switch it to "continuous" mode, and run it through one of those wall timer switches, set to switch on for several hours a day, as needed. At least that way, you won't be running up your electric bill needlessly by running it 24/7.

 

[NakedSnowman]

What temperature is your basement? Most active dehumidifiers don't like temps in the 60* range or lower. Also check the filter and fins to make certain they are clean.

I have tried everything to keep moisture out of my basement. I have 2 french drains, and I graded the land around the house to move water away from the foundation. All the gutters have extensions and that water flows AWAY from the house. I purchased the largest dehumidifier Kenmore makes and Sears sells and have it set at 35% humidity. I dump that thing once a day and it is usually full. My psychrometer reads somewhere between 40-45% humidity and my basement is in the mid to upper 70's in the summer. In the winter though, ugh, we are running humidifiers!

 

[bohman]

sensor maybe bad.. doubt humidity will climb up or down that fast.

That's what I was thinking. I'd suggest going to Walmart or target and buy an inexpensive digital hygrometer and find out whether the machine is measuring humidity properly.