[DeTomaso] Climate Bag
Michael Shortt
michaelsavga at gmail.com
Wed Feb 4 13:25:01 EST 2015
Probably took longer because of all the Love oils in the water.
;-)
Michael Shortt
On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 1:22 PM, Larry - Ohio Time <Larry at ohiotimecorp.com>
wrote:
> <<Inside a bag it would heat up and wouldn't work well.>>
>
> The cover for my hot tub is (was) an open cell foam board. After 5 or so
> years the foam absorbed water making the 25 pound cover now 75 pounds.
> During the summer I pulled out the foam and placed on the cement driveway.
> It helped but was still way too heavy. I made a large bag/tent to cover the
> foam and a dehumidifier (drain hose running out of bag). It sucked all the
> water out of the foam....not fast, over a month, but it did the job.
>
> Larry (hot tub party) - Cleveland
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of R.J
> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2015 1:10 PM
> To: detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Climate Bag
>
> A dehumidifier works like an aircondition. The cooler the condenser is,
> the better they work and take less energy. Inside a bag it would heat up
> and wouldn't work well.
>
> Roland
> Am 04.02.2015 um 11:13 schrieb Tomas Gunnarsson:
> > Wouldn't it have been a lot easier to place the dehumidifier inside
> the
> > tent and just run the drain hose away from it? Kind of how you use a
> > dehumidifier in general.
> >
> >
> >
> > Tomas
> > <-----Ursprungligt Meddelande----->
> >
> > From: Mike Drew via DeTomaso [detomaso at poca.com]
> > Sent: 4/2/2015 5:49:37 AM
> > To: andymay24 at gmail.com;davel at emspace.com
> > Cc: detomaso at poca.com
> > Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Climate Bag
> > In a message dated 2/3/15 12 13 52, andymay24 at gmail.com writes:
> > > Yes, I certainly would not want to be doing it for a weekend - its
> > really
> > > designed for seasonal use.
> > >
> > >>>Andy, he didn't say 'weekend'. He said 'week and...'
> > Yes, it takes some time to put the car into and out of the cocoon,
> but
> > if
> > you're taking it out and then driving it every day for a week before
> > parking
> > it for several weeks or months, it's not unreasonable.
> > FWIW, Johnny Woods balked at the high cost of a "Carcoon" in the UK
> so
> > he
> > made his own. His old workshop was something straight out of a
> Dickens
> > novel; it was in the basement of an 18th century tannery. It was
> > perpetually
> > dark and dank, and any bare metal left exposed would literally rust
> in
> > minutes.
> > He made a lightweight balsawood rectangle larger than the car, and
> then
> > a
> > light framework that reaches a peak in the middle, and covered it
> with
> > heavy
> > clear PVC plastic. He put a rubber seal all the way around the bottom
> > framework. He then rigged up a pulley apparatus overhead, ran a rope
> > from the
> > top of the 'tent' through the pulley and then down to an old Jaguar
> > windshield wiper motor he affixed to the wall. Powered by a 12V
> > inverter, with the
> > flip of a switch, the whole affair lifted up and was suspended over
> the
> > car.
> > Now, what about the humidity? Well, at first he just got a standard
> > dehumidifier, set it up outside the tent, with the inlet hose inside
> > with the
> > car, and piping to the outside for the water that was removed from
> the
> > air.
> > But then he got REALLY clever. You see, the dehumidifier has an air
> > exhaust
> > as well as an inlet. So, he rigged up a long length of hose and ran
> the
> > exhaust air back INSIDE the tent. In this way, the air was circulated
> > again
> > and again and again, getting moisture pulled out of it with each pass
> > through the machine.
> > He got a humidity gauge and measured the ultimate dryness achieved by
> > this
> > method, then on his next trip to the USA, he measured the air in
> Death
> > Valley in the late springtime. His bubble had lower humidity!
> > So, with just a few dollars spent plus a bit of cleverness, you can
> > really
> > take care of your car if it's in a humid environment. Even if you're
> > not
> > willing to manufacture your own tent, the trick of circulating
> > dehumidified
> > air around and around and not allowing ambient air into the cocoon is
> a
> > very
> > good idea!
> > Mike
> >
> >
> >
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Probably took longer because of all the Love oils in the water.
;-)
Michael Shortt
On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 1:22 PM, Larry - Ohio Time
<[1]Larry at ohiotimecorp.com> wrote:
<<Inside a bag it would heat up and wouldn't work well.>>
The cover for my hot tub is (was) an open cell foam board. After 5
or so
years the foam absorbed water making the 25 pound cover now 75
pounds.
During the summer I pulled out the foam and placed on the cement
driveway.
It helped but was still way too heavy. I made a large bag/tent to
cover the
foam and a dehumidifier (drain hose running out of bag). It sucked
all the
water out of the foam....not fast, over a month, but it did the job.
Larry (hot tub party) - Cleveland
-----Original Message-----
From: DeTomaso [mailto:[2]detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of
R.J
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2015 1:10 PM
To: [3]detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Climate Bag
A dehumidifier works like an aircondition. The cooler the condenser
is,
the better they work and take less energy. Inside a bag it would
heat up
and wouldn't work well.
Roland
Am 04.02.2015 um 11:13 schrieb Tomas Gunnarsson:
>A A A Wouldn't it have been a lot easier to place the
dehumidifier inside
the
>A A A tent and just run the drain hose away from it? Kind of how
you use a
>A A A dehumidifier in general.
>
>
>
>A A A Tomas
>A A A <-----Ursprungligt Meddelande----->
>
>A A A A A From: Mike Drew via DeTomaso [[4]detomaso at poca.com]
>A A A Sent: 4/2/2015 5:49:37 AM
>A A A To: [5]andymay24 at gmail.com;[6]davel at emspace.com
>A A A Cc: [7]detomaso at poca.com
>A A A Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Climate Bag
>A A A In a message dated 2/3/15 12 13 52, [8]andymay24 at gmail.com
writes:
>A A A > Yes, I certainly would not want to be doing it for a weekend
- its
>A A A really
>A A A > designed for seasonal use.
>A A A >
>A A A >>>Andy, he didn't say 'weekend'. He said 'week and...'
>A A A Yes, it takes some time to put the car into and out of the
cocoon, but
>A A A if
>A A A you're taking it out and then driving it every day for a week
before
>A A A parking
>A A A it for several weeks or months, it's not unreasonable.
>A A A FWIW, Johnny Woods balked at the high cost of a "Carcoon" in
the UK so
>A A A he
>A A A made his own. His old workshop was something straight out of a
Dickens
>A A A novel; it was in the basement of an 18th century tannery. It
was
>A A A perpetually
>A A A dark and dank, and any bare metal left exposed would literally
rust in
>A A A minutes.
>A A A He made a lightweight balsawood rectangle larger than the car,
and
then
>A A A a
>A A A light framework that reaches a peak in the middle, and covered
it with
>A A A heavy
>A A A clear PVC plastic. He put a rubber seal all the way around the
bottom
>A A A framework. He then rigged up a pulley apparatus overhead, ran
a rope
>A A A from the
>A A A top of the 'tent' through the pulley and then down to an old
Jaguar
>A A A windshield wiper motor he affixed to the wall. Powered by a
12V
>A A A inverter, with the
>A A A flip of a switch, the whole affair lifted up and was suspended
over
the
>A A A car.
>A A A Now, what about the humidity? Well, at first he just got a
standard
>A A A dehumidifier, set it up outside the tent, with the inlet hose
inside
>A A A with the
>A A A car, and piping to the outside for the water that was removed
from the
>A A A air.
>A A A But then he got REALLY clever. You see, the dehumidifier has
an air
>A A A exhaust
>A A A as well as an inlet. So, he rigged up a long length of hose
and ran
the
>A A A exhaust air back INSIDE the tent. In this way, the air was
circulated
>A A A again
>A A A and again and again, getting moisture pulled out of it with
each pass
>A A A through the machine.
>A A A He got a humidity gauge and measured the ultimate dryness
achieved by
>A A A this
>A A A method, then on his next trip to the USA, he measured the air
in Death
>A A A Valley in the late springtime. His bubble had lower humidity!
>A A A So, with just a few dollars spent plus a bit of cleverness,
you can
>A A A really
>A A A take care of your car if it's in a humid environment. Even if
you're
>A A A not
>A A A willing to manufacture your own tent, the trick of circulating
>A A A dehumidified
>A A A air around and around and not allowing ambient air into the
cocoon is
a
>A A A very
>A A A good idea!
>A A A Mike
>
>
>
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