Maybe you can help me with a huge problem I am having. Because the enclosed area and the inside of the building I am using have varying temperatures I am unable to keep moisture out of the building. Enclosed area, built from plywood stays 70-75 in the day and about 65 at night. Yet the whole building made of corrugated vinyl coated metal stays the same as the outside air temp. which has been freezing lately.Total area enclosed is 8x4 and 8 ft tall. Building is barn shaped with high cielings but only 16x12.
I have some awesome stuff going on inside but cannot continue to have this heavy moisture problem.In the daytime the 1000 watt light maintains a perfect temp and at night a small electric heater makes up the difference. This area is doing great. Its outside this enclosed area thats giving me the problem. To date I have vented the entry door with a lovered panel (approx 12x2 inch hole) then I tried exhausting from the enclosed section with a Squirrel cage fan blowing out this panel (pulling from the enclosed area with a hose) trying for a constant of 70 degrees and venting off some of the heatat the top of the light. Still no good. And last I tried a good sized squirrel cage fan pulling air into the bldg but not the enclosed area. I am thrilled with the results inside the enclosed area but cannot stop this water problem and It does build up considerably...Any help would be greatly appreciated..Thanks in advance
BCFATBUDS
Get a dehumidifier.
op
yeah, if you don't want to spend a lot you can get a non-electric one for about 20 bucks but the results are not nearly as good
Guest - prof
[quote]Quote: from BCFATBUDS on 8:53 am on Dec. 23, 2001 Get a dehumidifier. [ /quote]insulate your walls with solid 2 inch foam... walls and ceiling ,,,,and put a thermostate conected to your outake and heater this will keep your room 100% perfect
Brads Pitt
I guess what I am trying to say is. Picture this now. A small enclosed shed made of plywood INSIDE of a metal building. (The enclosed part is doing fantastic, Perfect temps, and humidity level. This is where the garden lies) but it's the outside of this enclosure where I store furnishings thats the problem. It stays very humid and water beads up on the ceiling. HVAC Man Save the day. I know nothing bout air flow and moisture within a structure like this.
Thanks in advance my friends
Brads Pitt
Also I considered a dehumidifier but someone told me it would draw as much current as an A/C and I dont have that much amperage to play with in here....Although I am running a large squirrel cage fan now to circulate the air? What do you think? Thanks guys for dwelling on my problems with me here.....
Brads Pitt
no need to reply. Thanks anyways guys...cold freeze took me out, now I'm done ...Maybe I'll try moving to Fla....
Giving up.......
Guest
Easiest way : heat extra during daytme.The relative humidity will considiraly drop if you raise temperature. Then vent > result > the hot air , containing a lot of moist gets blown out. new air has come in, and will fill the gap of humidity just lightly. End result > less water coming from the walls. I know it all sounds a little contradicting, but it works. Hot air swallows up moist. Heating up a room means that it gets more dry. Just because we think it's necassery to keep an even temparature, it doesnt mean you have to suffer from moist. heat up, and open up that door/window.
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Guest
That vent problem:
To vent properly you need vents in pairs, one up high one down low. utilising the heat rise,cold fall principle. if you put both on one wall, it will just circulate at that end, resulting in still air else where, Id put 2 vents at the bottom of one wall and 2 vents at the top of the opposite facing wall. Keep adding pairs until your levels are acceptable
If this still isn't perfect, use chemistry: Salt pulls moisture from the air,rice pulls moisture from anything it contacts. Mix a large bucket of salt and rice about 3/4 salt to 1/4 rice. If it is working you will get a bucket full of a rice,salt,water. Change as needed.
I used this technique to put a car in storage for a year. I came back to it and not a drop of damp or mould was in it, i had used two 12 litre buckets, one in the front,one in the rear.
Im from England were damp is a major problem,Brrrrrrrr!
