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[positiveContact]

I bought one of these. You only plug it in to dry out the beads inside - otherwise it's passive. It helped a lot on my last batch of lager in the chest freezer. zero condensation on the walls of the freezer. I'm using it for another batch now but I don't expect I'm going to work it as hard (ale, freezer not turning on). I'll try to remember to keep updating as I use it. Just putting this out there in case anyone was thinking of trying one out.

[Jdtirado]

Dumb question but why take this extra effort? So you get condensation?

[positiveContact]

my chest freezer was getting moisture inside since I'm running it well above freezing temps. it's a good habitat for mold/mildew and will probably start to rust things in the freezer.

[Mya]

I just buy the dollar store knock off Damp-Rid, seems to work well, how much did that device run you?

[positiveContact]

$24 I think.

[Mya]

$24 I think.

I wonder how long it will last

[positiveContact]

Website says up to 10 years.

Edited by StudsTerkel, 31 March 2013 - 11:03 AM.

[Mya]

Website says up to 10 years.

definitely will pay for itself then

[gnef]

I wonder how well that would work in my walk-in. I do have moisture issues there. I had the big tub of damp rid in there, but I don't like the prospect of having to buy tubs repeatedly. That unit just looks so small for the size of my walk-in, and I'd rather not have to buy 5+ units.

[positiveContact]

I wonder how well that would work in my walk-in. I do have moisture issues there. I had the big tub of damp rid in there, but I don't like the prospect of having to buy tubs repeatedly. That unit just looks so small for the size of my walk-in, and I'd rather not have to buy 5+ units.

they make this: https://www.eva-dry....ehumidifier/not sure if it could do the job though.

[ChefLamont]

I wonder how well that would work in my walk-in. I do have moisture issues there. I had the big tub of damp rid in there, but I don't like the prospect of having to buy tubs repeatedly. That unit just looks so small for the size of my walk-in, and I'd rather not have to buy 5+ units.

Where does the condensate from the AC units go? I would think they would essentially be a big de-humidifier for the walkin.

[ChefLamont]

Can you bake damp rid and rejuvenate it like you can laboratory desiccant?Also, doesnt that stuff you add to soil that turns essentially into a water holding gel, couldnt a big pan of that be used as well and dried?

[positiveContact]

Where does the condensate from the AC units go? I would think they would essentially be a big de-humidifier for the walkin.

good point. maybe they don't run enough to dry it out?so a bit of an update. i noticed just a little bit of condensation on the wall of my freezer yesterday. I think that the freezer had to turn on a little bit to keep 15 gallons of fermenting ale cool. between the water vapor they dump out and the higher temp I think this caused it. it wasn't enough to drip (which I have had in the past). in fact if I didn't touch the wall I wouldn't have known it was there. I'm still calling this product good for the time being. i'm not sure if the damp rid manages to keep 100% of the moisture out of the air. i think this unit can only pull it out slowly so two fermentors cranking in there probably causes a little bump in humidity.

[Mya]

Can you bake damp rid and rejuvenate it like you can laboratory desiccant?Also, doesnt that stuff you add to soil that turns essentially into a water holding gel, couldnt a big pan of that be used as well and dried?

damp rid is Calcium Chloride IIRC, I don,t think so

[Kremer]

damp rid is Calcium Chloride IIRC, I don,t think so

you could bake the liquid that comes off and turn it back into crystals, or very cheaply buy a 50# bag of the stuff, it is used for snow removal and as a concrete additive I think.

[matt6150]

Hey Guv still using this thing? How is it working out so far? Thinking of giving one a try.

[positiveContact]

Hey Guv still using this thing? How is it working out so far? Thinking of giving one a try.

 

it was doing a pretty reasonable job considering the amount of water vapor a fermentor pumps out last time I used it.  over the summer the ferm chamber has been shut down due to lack of brewing time so I didn't get to really put this thing to the test of our humid summers.

 

eta:  by reasonable I mean there was a little bit of condensation on the walls where the freezer lines run but no puddle on the floor.

Edited by TheGuv, 13 September 2013 - 03:00 PM.

[matt6150]

it was doing a pretty reasonable job considering the amount of water vapor a fermentor pumps out last time I used it.  over the summer the ferm chamber has been shut down due to lack of brewing time so I didn't get to really put this thing to the test of our humid summers.

 

eta:  by reasonable I mean there was a little bit of condensation on the walls where the freezer lines run but no puddle on the floor.

Alright I'll probably pick one up. The bottom of my freezer has been a puddle for most of the summer here. Damp-rid isn't keeping up. I'm hoping the combination of the two should work well. I've also started putting towels under the fermentors to absorb the moisture.

[positiveContact]

Alright I'll probably pick one up. The bottom of my freezer has been a puddle for most of the summer here. Damp-rid isn't keeping up. I'm hoping the combination of the two should work well. I've also started putting towels under the fermentors to absorb the moisture.

 

it certainly won't hurt!