<VV> Re: GARAGE IDEAS

[FrankCB at aol.com]

Tim,
    The real trick to keeping moisture under control is  to use a hygrometer 
that will measure the humidity level and also to keep the  air moving so what 
you measure is representative of all the air in the garage  (or house)  In the 
summer, I use a fan to circulate air and the hygrometer  to help set the 
humidistat control on the dehumidifier in my basement.  I  find that controlling 
the relative humidity to BELOW 80% level is the best  compromise between 
consuming expensive electricity (now at 16 cents/kwh) and  letting the mositure 
accumulate.  I find too many people start by running  the dehumidifier constantly, 
then finding it costs too much on their electric  bill and then shutting it 
off as being too expensive to run at all.
    Frank "likes gauges" Burkhard
      
In a message dated 8/11/2007 2:59:21 AM Eastern Daylight Time,  N2VZD at aol.com 
writes:

i put  ceiling fans in hoping the humidity condensation problem i had at my   
other place a couple times a year (here in the north country of record  snow, 
 
temperature swings , etc ) will be minimized. i thing the  forced air  
furnace 
and 10 ft ceilings will help also. after  researching the floor heat etc  a 
little bit , i think it would be a  long time to make floor heat cost  
effective. 
the trick to keeping  the moisture condensation under control is keep  the 
air  
moving.
regards, loving my new shop as i move in, tim   colson







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