Dehumidifier, humidity, moisture, etc.
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I live in north Mississippi, and to say that there is a humidity is an understatement. Regularly the humidity is well over 80% (closer to 98%) all year long (and when I say all year, I mean ALL year, it feels colder here at 40 degrees than Pennsylvania does at 20; because you just can not escape the humidity), to compound this problem is the fact that there is rarely a breeze over 5 mph.
Recently, I was lucky enough to have my grandfather bequeath his 1956 ShopSmith to me (yay) and have really been enjoying trying all the different things out. Now, I have done all the preventative maintenance (which I am not sure had been preformed in the last 5-10 years) so the thing has been waxed etc.
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Dehumidifier, humidity, moisture, etc.
The shop space I have is not the best, but far from the worst. It is a 8"x8" shed that is probably not going to have an a/c unit. It is a cinderblock structure with a few cracks in the walls/morter. I am filling the cracks, and intend to seal the cinderblocks before I put cement in on the floor. At the present the dust collection unit is still in Pennsylvania and may be there for a year or two. Now "most" of what I intend to be doing, is going to be woodturning, so bigger shavings than just straight dust, but still I am cognizant of the dust problems dehumidifiers have.
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Humidity Issues
Hey Michael,
I can understand your trepidation regarding using a dehumidifier in a small space that's going to have a lot of dust floating around. If you don't go that route, I would still suggest trying to install a window-mount AC unit. Air conditioning the space will certainly help cut down on humdity. If you don't have an accessible window opening, you could always opt for a through the wall unit. Metal sleeves are sold for various units -- into which, your AC unit will fit. You'll need to open up the wall a bit to frame appropriately and weather sealing will be a big issue. You've got pay special attention to sealing the exterior correctly, flash it, etc. Do your research, as doing this wrong will result in a leak at some point. The other method of providing AC without a through-the-wall unit would be a mini-split system. Freidrich makes a model called the "Breeze" which is designed to be installed simply, by DIYers. Fine Homebuilding blogged about it a while back. with this system, you mount the unit on the interior of your shed. The only thing going through to the outside is a small copper line for the coolant -- so a leaky through-the-wall AC sleeve will never be an issue. The downside is the price--at $1,600 it ain't cheap.
Cheers,
Ed
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