<VV> Re: GARAGE IDEAS

[JVHRoberts at aol.com]

Among the features on those Fujitsu mini split heat pumps is a dry mode.  
Perfect for keeping humidity down!
 
In a message dated 8/11/2007 4:29:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time,  
FrankCB at aol.com writes:


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@
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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