[DeTomaso] Climate Bag

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/4/15 11 09 22, guson at home.se writes:


> 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.
> 

>>>While that would certainly do *something*, it would be far less 
effective.   Remember, the tent has both an inlet and an exhaust vent, and a fan to 
circulate air through it.   Your technique would see super-damp air being 
drawn into the tent, some humidity removed from it, and then that air is 
exhausted back into the environment.   

I realize I misspoke (miswrote?) when I described Johnny's setup, confusing 
the inlet/exhaust of the tent with the inlet/exhaust of the dehumidifier.   
The dehumidifier is set up outside the tent, with the exhaust (relatively 
dry) air of the unit then being pumped into the tent.   Originally, the 
exhaust from the tent just went into the atmosphere.   This was moderately 
effective, but the air in his garage was so damp that the dehumidifier could only 
do so much.   By taking the exhaust air from the *tent*, and routing it back 
into the intake of the dehumidifier, the air was dried again and again, and 
that's how he got the humidifity inside the tent down to very dry levels.

One could argue that it was *too* dry, but he offset that by simply using 
the car periodically, or at least moving it out of the way, meaning it still 
got plenty of exposure to moisture to help keep rubber seals etc. supple.

Mike
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   In a message dated 2/4/15 11 09 22, guson at home.se writes:

     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.

   >>>While that would certainly do *something*, it would be far less
   effective.  Remember, the tent has both an inlet and an exhaust vent,
   and a fan to circulate air through it.  Your technique would see
   super-damp air being drawn into the tent, some humidity removed from
   it, and then that air is exhausted back into the environment.
   I realize I misspoke (miswrote?) when I described Johnny's setup,
   confusing the inlet/exhaust of the tent with the inlet/exhaust of the
   dehumidifier.  The dehumidifier is set up outside the tent, with the
   exhaust (relatively dry) air of the unit then being pumped into the
   tent.  Originally, the exhaust from the tent just went into the
   atmosphere.  This was moderately effective, but the air in his garage
   was so damp that the dehumidifier could only do so much.  By taking the
   exhaust air from the *tent*, and routing it back into the intake of the
   dehumidifier, the air was dried again and again, and that's how he got
   the humidifity inside the tent down to very dry levels.
   One could argue that it was *too* dry, but he offset that by simply
   using the car periodically, or at least moving it out of the way,
   meaning it still got plenty of exposure to moisture to help keep rubber
   seals etc. supple.
   Mike