Condensation....I never knew you

[artie]

the tank gathers about 20 litres of water in 24hrs.

Is that a Typo? Seems a LOT

 

[Cabinetman]

My dehumidifier is only a basic one, I keep it in my firewood kiln, it collects about half a pint an hour. 7 1/2 ltrs
I wonder if two or three layers of bubble wrap glued up to form a box which you could drop over the bit of kit you want to protect would do any good?

 

[Paul Narramore]

Is that a Typo? Seems a LOT

Artie, Yes it does seem a lot but I am quoting from the Igenix instruction manual. 20 Litres a day, 30C, 90% RH. That's the quantity it will collect in a day and it fills up the container before automatically switching itself off. I was shocked too. And the air in the workshop is nice and dry.

 

[artie]

Artie, Yes it does seem a lot but I am quoting from the Igenix instruction manual. 20 Litres a day, 30C, 90% RH. That's the quantity it will collect in a day

I see. I had thought you meant that it had actually collected that amount of water.
Mine is rated for 12L per day at a set of ideal parameters, but it usually captures <> 2L per 24 hour period. The amount it collects is diminishing as the old house dries out. Yesterday we briefly hit a new record of RH 46%

 

[Paul Narramore]

I see. I had thought you meant that it had actually collected that amount of water.
Mine is rated for 12L per day at a set of ideal parameters, but it usually captures <> 2L per 24 hour period. The amount it collects is diminishing as the old house dries out. Yesterday we briefly hit a new record of RH 46%

Artie, I didn't actually measure the amount of water collected but the tank had filled up after 12 or 24hrs and the red light came on to automatically switch it off. For a £15 secondhand purchase, it certainly seems to do the job. But I do need to plumb in a 1/2" bore plastic pipe to drain it outside and will save me emptying the tank every day.

 

[gmgmgm]

When I bought my Record Power Bandsaw, the rep from Record said to cover it with a blanket. I'm now intending to do something like that. I have a large workshop that is difficult to dehumidify. In your experience/knowledge what would you guys recommend from:

• Cotton dustsheet
• Cotton dustsheet with plastic liner
• Plastic dustsheet
• Blanket

Just thinking about buying something from Screwfix. Plastic is cheaper but would it not work as well, I wonder?

Cheers

Don't use plastic! Or bubble wrap - it needs to breathe.

I use moving blankets. Simple and cheap, easily found on ebay. I have one over each major machine. Buy the slightly more expensive ones as they won't leave bits all over the place.

My workshop is outdoors, and I have a wood-burning stove for very cold days. No significant rust with using blankets.

 

[Lazurus]

old fire blankets make excellent covers, or simple sheets from callico with rare earth magnets sewn into the corners

 

[clogs]

my old house was a converted water mill.....
couldnt heat the workshop as it was almost an open barn......
all my machines got an curly whurly 11 watt bulb under /inside the machine 24/7.....this started around Sept till March'ish....most had ceramic bulb holders fitted, the rest got the old fashioned work light....the machine never felt warm but condensation was a thing of the past.....
even my 180 mig got a bulb in the wire reel department....
all the machine were covered in old blankets and Duvets......looks a bit tatty but it works.....
the metal machines lathes and mill's all had water cooling (sud's)...there was no rust ever.....
took mins to remove the covers, u soon got used to it.....
I prefer simple things....with the likes of dehumidif. there is something else to go wrong.....
with the bulb it's easy to spot it not working...