Dehumidifiers in yer Landy..

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JonnyP

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As Land Rovers leak, has anyone used a dehumidifier in one to keep the inside drier..?
I am mainly thinking disco's here that have the soundproofing that absorbs water and then rots the boot and footwells. If it can be kept dry, the rot box will last longer.
I have seen these cheapish ones on ebay Mini Small Air Dehumidifier 500ml Portable Home Bathroom Garage Car | eBay
Just wondering what yer thoughts are on the things etc..

Before I get stoned for not including a piccy, here is a random shot of some Cornish building maintenance..
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When I get a water leak job after it is fixed I sometimes stick an industrial dehumidifier in it over night. bone dry in the morning.
 
Winter time, in an attempt to thaw the kids out in the morning (house has no CH) I run an extension lead (done the previous evening) from the wood shed with a timer & a 2 kw heater that sits in the 110. Half an hour before we leave for work/child minders the heater defrosts & warms the interior (kids cant wait to get in). One windows ajar for the cable, so all of the moisture is driven out. Warm 110 with clear windows & no condensation.:D
 
i have a normal house one, i put it both our cars for 24-48 hours. the windows are perfect afterwards, usually takes about 0.5 litre of water out in 48 hours when not done for 6 months or so. but i only do it because i have one.
 
Excellent ideas, I have a large aircon/dehumidifier for the house so I will give that a go when I can be bothered to see if it gets any moisture out. I have just wired up a 2kw heater and put it in the Defender whilst it is parked up in the shed. The trip switch for the shed is in the house and I have turned it off as nothing is on in there anyway so just flick the switch in the morning before I go out to my warm and toasty car.
 
JonnyP said:
As Land Rovers leak, has anyone used a dehumidifier in one to keep the inside drier..?
I am mainly thinking disco's here that have the soundproofing that absorbs water and then rots the boot and footwells. If it can be kept dry, the rot box will last longer.
I have seen these cheapish ones on ebay Mini Small Air Dehumidifier 500ml Portable Home Bathroom Garage Car | eBay
Just wondering what yer thoughts are on the things etc..

Before I get stoned for not including a piccy, here is a random shot of some Cornish building maintenance..
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That small dehumidifier won't do much. You need to buy a bigger one. I got this one from argos but it seems to have doubled in price since I got mine a few years ago. Works well. Only needs a few hours 2 or 3 times a year.

Buy Argos Value Range 10 Litre Dehumidifier at Argos.co.uk - Your Online Shop for Dehumidifiers.

Think this is the same

Argos Value Range 10 Litre Dehumidifier Clean the air around you! RRP £99.99 | eBay
 
Thanks for the imput chaps. We have a big dehumidifier here already, so I am gonna try n drag that into the boot and fire it up.
 
I tried the dehumidifier (a largish one) in the disco. It was nicer air in there when I got in in the mornin, but its not drying out the sound proofing under the carpet, so the next night I rolled back the carpet n soggy sound proofing as best I could but its still not working well.
Gonna have to get the seats out, roll the carpet n underlay back and then try again
 
JonnyP said:
I tried the dehumidifier (a largish one) in the disco. It was nicer air in there when I got in in the mornin, but its not drying out the sound proofing under the carpet, so the next night I rolled back the carpet n soggy sound proofing as best I could but its still not working well.
Gonna have to get the seats out, roll the carpet n underlay back and then try again
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My soundproofing was the same in my 300 Disco I took it to a local powder coaters who put it on top of the ovens it was bone dry when I picked it up later that day :)
 
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