AC in wooden boats.

[ccscott49]

My AC is drying the boat, too much, is there a way of re-humidifying the AC air, more elegant than a tray of water in front of the outlet? Or is there a system able to be built in?

 

[sarabande]

this may be heresy, but without adding water vapour to the atmosphere (and thus making the A/C work harder) you could try de-gassing the system a bit so that it is less effective at reducing the humidity. Or covering up part of the condenser array if you have one.


Otherwise add water vapour through opening the boat to atmosphere, or leaving the kettle to boil with the lid off. These seem counter-productive to having A/C though.


EDIT

This looks good

http://www.amazon.co.uk/ST-707-Digi...F8&qid=1375861206&sr=8-10&keywords=humidifier

 

[ccscott49]

That unit is exactly what I had in mind!, it doesn't matter that the AC will take the water out, as its a closed loop system, it will humidfy when its running, perfect, thanks for that!

 

[nigelmercier]

If you make the air moist, it will seriously detract from the air con. I suggest an evaporative cooler if you want cold and damp air.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0089YJAY6/dolcetto-21

 

[HandmadeMatt]

I find a wet towel on the back of a chair works for me in very dry AC environments.

 

[Bosun Higgs]

My AC is drying the boat, too much, is there a way of re-humidifying the AC air, more elegant than a tray of water in front of the outlet? Or is there a system able to be built in?

I thought that wooden boats came with re-humidifying facilities in the shape of deck leaks etc. However, if you put a wet towel or something sim,ilar in front of the stream of cold air that comes out of the aircon you will re-humidify up to a point. Or put the kettle on the hob and let it boil for a bit.

The gadget highlighted by sarabande is likely to be a bit counterproductive in that it will put out warm damp air making the aircon have to work harder

 

[lpdsn]

My AC is drying the boat, too much, is there a way of re-humidifying the AC air, more elegant than a tray of water in front of the outlet? Or is there a system able to be built in?

I've got a special de-humidifier with a faulty switch on the container. Leaving it running long enough and it'll fill up and the water will pour over the side. It'll then reach a nice balance between de-humidifying and re-humidifying.

I could sell it to you for an extortionate amount and use the money to buy myself a new one without the re-humidifying functionality.


PS: have you considered a timer to turn it off regularly so the boat can re-humidify itself?

 

[Vara]

Have used ceramic humidifiers...amazon...to humidify in ferociously heated flat in Germany.