[DeTomaso] Climate Bag

[thomas]

No, the idea is to have both inlet and outlet air inside the tent, same air circulating, no new air being drawn in or out. 

The drain hose is just a 1/2" garden hose where the condensed water comes out.

Thomas


> 4 feb 2015 kl. 21:15 skrev Mike Drew via DeTomaso <detomaso at poca.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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