dehumidifier for the boat - which one?

[Bosun Higgs]

and from where. I bel;ieve the dessicants types are smaller and work better at low temps which would be a help as I have to store the unit every week when we race.

so can anyone recommend a make and a source? what came best out of the magazine tests?

 

[Amulet]

and from where. I bel;ieve the dessicants types are smaller and work better at low temps which would be a help as I have to store the unit every week when we race.

so can anyone recommend a make and a source? what came best out of the magazine tests?

Test in this month's Yachting Monthly - can't remember the outcome in detail.

A B&Q one for £99 fared pretty well alongside things three times the price.

 

[tt65]

dehumidifiers

I would investigate about fires caused by unattended dehumidifiers in the past. Fire brigades might be able to help. More than one vessel has been destroyed by their unattended dehumidifier.
I find adequate ventilation is enough.
Maybe check with Fire Brigade.

 

[capeholm]

We use a dehumidifier each winter, it is Honeywell product. If you want to run it on a timer (as we do, for some 2h / day) you need one with a solid state 'on'-switch. Some have electronic switches, when the timer switches back on, nothing happens.
Especially on our last boat, which tended to be a bit damp inside, the effect was astonshing!
Good luck
Horst

 

[honeybee]

Hope this helps
http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=252300

I just bought the http://www.meaco.com/proddetail.asp?prod=DD122FW


As it appears to one of the better ones from reccomendation

 

[Windhover]

Dehumidifier

I bought this one (DD122)

http://www.boatsheen.com/dehumidifiers.html

last winter and am very happy with it. Ran it on a timer for a couple of hours a day over the 4 winter months when the boat was ashore and it kept everything very dry. Cost less than £20 in electricity even at MDL prices. We also run it overnight when we are sleeping on the boat in spring and autumn (and have a mains supply available) and it makes a huge difference, so we wake up to no condensation and a dry boat.

I know there is a lot of debate here about the value of running a dehumidifier, but our experience versus our previous boat is that it makes a big difference in keeping the everything below decks in good condition.

Incidentally before leaving mains power on and running the dehumidifier when the boat was unoccupied I cleared it with our insurers and got their approval in writing.

 

[SailBobSquarePants]

Hope this helps
http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=252300

I just bought the http://www.meaco.com/proddetail.asp?prod=DD122FW


As it appears to one of the better ones from reccomendation

I add +1 to the above recommendation - I bought this model for my Nic 32 last year, which doesn't have the best ventilation, and it kept it amazingly dry and mildew free - which certainly wasn't the case before it went in. It is a very feature packed unit, with an easy to plumb drain tube that I run into my galley sink, while placing the unit itself on the gimballed galley stovetop. It also has a very nice moving vent system, that is controllable to give more or less dry air distribution, and I believe that it powers itself into the on position if you use a timer. I don't - I just set it on Auto..