Humidifier Advice

[peterst]

Having recently purchased a humidifier can anyone advise an appropriate %age setting for the UK which balances damp reduction against the risk of drying out the internal wood too much. Also should you leave small vents open or does this defeat the object?

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[pandroid]

Dont know about the %age, but what I do is turn the knob down until the thing turns off, and then turn it back up a smidge. My reliable 'dampness' meter is a copy of PBO left on the saloon table. If the cover lays flat, its OK, if it curls up, its too damp!

The best thing is to close off all ports, but I dont bother.

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[StugeronSteve]

Re: De-Humidifier Advice

Yep same here, assess the humidity when setting the thing up and set the humidistat accordingly. Usually needs to be on by the time we are leaving the boat, so turn up until the thing kicks in, then turn it up a bit further. I close all ports but I do tend to leave a Dorade vent open, maybe I shouldn't. I've never forgotten to fit the external drain on the machine yet, but there's always time!

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[Oldhand]

I also use much the same system for setting the de-humidifier. It results in an indicated cabin humidity of 78 -80% which seems to be fine. One concern of using a higher setting is that in cold weather the de-humidifier can freeze up and become useless. I once found the whole air intake and filter was frozen up, the defrosting system can't do anything about this. With the ambient temperature near freezing, it took about four hours wiht the hot air heating system going flat out to get the darned machine defrosted and usable again, so a "light" setting is advisable.

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[StugeronSteve]

I use mine in conjunction with a Dimplex Coldgaurd Heater. This keeps the anbient up above 5 deg and seems to prevent the freezing problems.

Steve.

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[Redscouser]

have you tried a tube heater?
go to http://www.elementshydroponics.com
They have 60 watt 12" from £14.99 up to 240 watt £29.99

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