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humidity control

Discussion in 'Technical Q&A' started by jon s, Feb 25, 2008.

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  1. jon s

    jon s Formula Junior

    Mar 9, 2005
    509
    pocasset ma
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    jon shoukimas MD
    started pulling wheels yesterday to repaint them and was dismayed to see the amount of surface rust on the rotors. the car lives in an unheated garage in new england for the winter. what do you think are cost effective options for keeping storage huumidity down? has anyone purchased one of those drive in bag systems; do they work? regards, jon s.
     
  2. AEHaas

    AEHaas Formula 3

    May 9, 2003
    1,465
    Osprey, Florida
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    Ali E. Haas
    My garage is dehumidified using this:

    http://www.sylvane.com/ebac-cd35.html

    It has a hose to drain through a hole in the garage wall directly outdoors. The bucket would fill in an hour otherwise. Continuous drainage is needed in a unit that really works. I had it for 8 years now and still looks as new. This unit will work in cold weather, not possible in homeowner-type units.

    aehaas
     
  3. kerns577

    kerns577 Karting

    Oct 21, 2007
    89
    Sarasota Florida
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    Sean Kerns
    One of my clients has the drive in bubble for his F355. While the blower only costs approx 20 cents per day to run, this is not a climate controled envorement. It will not protect from the rising temperatures in the garage. It does provide increased protection from scratches, or door dings. Recently I have noticed a film on the glass, and plastic window foging and believe this may be from hydrocarbon fumes inside the bubble (grease or gasoline vapors). If this is accurate, this can cause issues with the leather and equipment.
    Haas's recommendation would be the greater product to look in too, or a similiar system. More upfront and a better product coupled with the protection in the long run. In addition to protecting more than one vehicle vs. one bubble per car.
     
  4. jon s

    jon s Formula Junior

    Mar 9, 2005
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    pocasset ma
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    jon shoukimas MD
    thanks for the suggestions. regards, jon s.
     
  5. Tarek K.

    Tarek K. F1 World Champ
    Rossa Subscribed

    Sep 7, 2006
    10,798
    Cairo - Egypt
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    Tarek K.
    Good idea.
     

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