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Title: Hello- is there any body out there?
Post by: billdn on January 07, 2021, 05:14:21 PM
Hope everyone is ok, apart from confined to barracks, or unlike me decorating for SWMBO or has an unheated garage/workshop - which sweats like mad when I put the fan heater on! Must admit too damn cold to faff around in it at the moment. Just seems very quiet on here, sorry I've no queries but I'll see if I can find a few!
 ;D
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Post by: Nurse Julie on January 07, 2021, 05:30:03 PM
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Post by: philward on January 07, 2021, 05:30:45 PM
I'm still at it in the garage - max an hour at a time though. Carbs in a million bits - tiny parts and freezing digits not ideal. It's cold in the summer uup north so we're used to it!

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Post by: Johnwebley on January 07, 2021, 05:59:36 PM
To cold to do anything.

Had freezing fog all day.

Barely reached a + temperature.

But I did ride the Yam yesterday. It was a balmy 5c.



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Title: Re: Hello- is there any body out there?
Post by: Moorey on January 07, 2021, 07:00:34 PM
Hope everyone is ok, apart from confined to barracks, or unlike me decorating for SWMBO or has an unheated garage/workshop - which sweats like mad when I put the fan heater on! Must admit too damn cold to faff around in it at the moment. Just seems very quiet on here, sorry I've no queries but I'll see if I can find a few!
 ;D


    Like you i too am mid decorating all be it very slowly.  As they say. "Those that invented decorating want fuc- ing and those that
    invented fuc-ing want decorating"   ;D ;D
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Post by: heli_madken on January 07, 2021, 11:30:15 PM
I spent most of the last 3 months decorating the house getting it ready to sell, sold within two days of going on the market and now i am moving to a house that guess what? needs decorating from top to bottom! wont have much time for messing with my bikes for the foreseeable future
Title: Re: Hello- is there any body out there?
Post by: taysidedragon on January 08, 2021, 11:12:35 AM
Still working in the garage for short spells. It's effin freezing up here in not so bonnie Scotland.  Looks pretty in the snow mind. ❄⛄

I had to put everything away and make space for the gas engineer to fit my new boiler. He had to drill a new hole through the wall to fit the condensate pipe to a waste pipe. There was a danger that I might have to move my whole workbench away from the wall to do that, but, luckily he didn't need to do that.

Temporary delay over, back to normal ops. 👍
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Post by: DaveN on January 08, 2021, 01:17:12 PM
Brrrrrrrr, it's cold :-)
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Post by: bobv7 on January 08, 2021, 01:32:13 PM
No. Worried that important bits might drop off! :-\
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Post by: MrDavo on January 08, 2021, 02:27:12 PM
I had a go in the garage last weekend, but despite my new garage fan heater the Z1 parts I was messing with were freezing cold.

After 20 minutes I gave up, my hands felt just like two balloons.  8)
 
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Post by: royhall on January 08, 2021, 04:18:26 PM
I am back in the garage after investing in a calor gas heater. Toasty in there now. I have a corrugated iron roof on the garage that used to sweat badly, nothing some 50mm Kingspan glued to the roof couldn't fix. Best £150 I ever spent on the garage.
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Post by: SteveD CB500K0 on January 08, 2021, 04:46:13 PM

my hands felt just like two balloons.


Lyrics from Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd.

You did that on purpose right?


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Title: Re: Hello- is there any body out there?
Post by: MrDavo on January 08, 2021, 06:21:06 PM
Quote
You did that on purpose right?


Yes, because the thread title is the first line, if you swap 'in' for 'out'.  :)

Title: Re: Hello- is there any body out there?
Post by: mike the bike on January 08, 2021, 08:12:24 PM
I started a new job on Monday, only 5 miles up the road.  I'm glad I fitted the heated grips, not because I need them but it's more pleasant.  Had to give blood on Wednesday so I had a blat up the M4 for a bit.  Forgot the neck tube so my neck was chuffing freezing.
I'm totally ignoring the 400 in the shed until the salt is over with apart from starting it up now and then.
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Post by: Moorey on January 08, 2021, 09:09:41 PM

 I have one of these in the garage. I have been using it 3 years nearly with no problems. A nice dry heat.

  https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vehicle-Diesel-Air-Heater-Fuel-12V-1KW-5KW-Parking-Switch-for-Truck-Boat-Car/264953087784?hash=item3db06f4728:g:B9oAAOSwOMxfvxRE
   

Title: Re: Hello- is there any body out there?
Post by: Laverda Dave on January 08, 2021, 09:37:33 PM
I've been out in the garage every day for 4-5 hours restoring the BIL's Z400J. I wear thermals under jeans and a tee with an old fleece on top. A great investment is hiking socks and a thermal hat, keeps me warm.
I also have a dehumidifier running 24/7, it stops the bikes sweating and the tools are not warm but not like ice either. I insulated the floor and walls with kingspan sheets. Hard work but a great investment (and it stays cool when working in there in the summer!).
Title: Re: Hello- is there any body out there?
Post by: Athame57 on January 09, 2021, 04:24:43 AM
I went outside, uncovered the bike and ran the engine a few minutes, too cold for my old bones, I'm waiting for the mercury to stay above zero a bit more!
Title: Re: Hello- is there any body out there?
Post by: mike the bike on January 09, 2021, 09:41:58 AM
It would be good if the mercury thawed out.
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Post by: andy120t on January 09, 2021, 09:50:28 AM
It is a bit nippy, but up to 4/5 degrees by Monday so should feel OK by then.

Santa sent me some MDF letters from Hobbycraft for Xmas. I told the kids it was an anagram game - make a word out of the following letters... A G R A G E...   it took them a while.  So I've been busy spraying them black and mounting on a vertical white plank to give a new sign for the wall. Still too chilly to finish the carb on my Triumph though, hopefully next week.
Title: Re: Hello- is there any body out there?
Post by: Laverda Dave on January 09, 2021, 10:46:01 AM

 I have one of these in the garage. I have been using it 3 years nearly with no problems. A nice dry heat.

  https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vehicle-Diesel-Air-Heater-Fuel-12V-1KW-5KW-Parking-Switch-for-Truck-Boat-Car/264953087784?hash=item3db06f4728:g:B9oAAOSwOMxfvxRE
 
Moorey, I like your idea, how much does this heater cost to run?
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Post by: royhall on January 09, 2021, 11:05:50 AM
I've been out in the garage every day for 4-5 hours restoring the BIL's Z400J. I wear thermals under jeans and a tee with an old fleece on top. A great investment is hiking socks and a thermal hat, keeps me warm.
I also have a dehumidifier running 24/7, it stops the bikes sweating and the tools are not warm but not like ice either. I insulated the floor and walls with kingspan sheets. Hard work but a great investment (and it stays cool when working in there in the summer!).
Dave, how does your dehumidifier work out on the frosty nights. Mine doesn't have frost protection and makes a hell of a racket when it drops to freezing. So much so that I cant use it in this weather and have brought it into the house to keep warm.
Title: Re: Hello- is there any body out there?
Post by: Moorey on January 09, 2021, 11:17:56 AM

 I have one of these in the garage. I have been using it 3 years nearly with no problems. A nice dry heat.

  https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vehicle-Diesel-Air-Heater-Fuel-12V-1KW-5KW-Parking-Switch-for-Truck-Boat-Car/264953087784?hash=item3db06f4728:g:B9oAAOSwOMxfvxRE
 
Moorey, I like your idea, how much does this heater cost to run?
If your garage is insulated at all, unlike mine it will not need to run at max to raise the garage temp a fair bit. (single car garage)
 The 5Kw ones burn roughly a 1gal over 8hrs running on max. I run on red diesel or kerosene or a mix. So depends how much you can find fuel at in your area. Do not be tempted to buy the 8Kw ones they are really only the 5Kw ones. I power mine with a  15A 12vdc power supply.

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Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on January 09, 2021, 05:23:51 PM
My brother is a collector/restorer of old of pedal cycles (1940's to 1970's) - he has around 8 or 10 in his garage. The garage itself is an old sectional concrete one with a flat roof that used to leak badly. About 10 years ago he spent a load of money on a one piece fully insulated galvanised roof to stop the water leaks.

He had issues with damp and blooming on the bike frames so together we set out to insulate & heat it. Basically we attached  2" x "2 softwood studding timber frame on all four walls. He could not afford Kingspan so we used 2" thick Polystyrene. We then used the equivalent of 1/2" MDF boarding as the finish stopping short at ground level to prevent water osmosis should it ever flood. A nice coat of emulsion silk paint. We wired in lights & power points etc. Also finished the ceiling with extra insulation & MDF. The broken up & over door was screwed shut with double polystyrene insulation.

He uses an Electric Wardrobe type bar heater that is thermostatically controlled to keep it warm in the winter its 200 Watts I think - it works well without breaking the bank. In the summer no heating required. Only thing he did not do due to cost was put down a wooden floor that in my view would have been ideal - he might decide that's worthwhile in the future.
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Post by: Laverda Dave on January 11, 2021, 11:04:38 AM
I've been out in the garage every day for 4-5 hours restoring the BIL's Z400J. I wear thermals under jeans and a tee with an old fleece on top. A great investment is hiking socks and a thermal hat, keeps me warm.
I also have a dehumidifier running 24/7, it stops the bikes sweating and the tools are not warm but not like ice either. I insulated the floor and walls with kingspan sheets. Hard work but a great investment (and it stays cool when working in there in the summer!).
Dave, how does your dehumidifier work out on the frosty nights. Mine doesn't have frost protection and makes a hell of a racket when it drops to freezing. So much so that I cant use it in this weather and have brought it into the house to keep warm.

Roy, the dehumidifier I use is called Ruby-Dry. It doesn't use a compressor but is electronic and can be used in minus temperatures. It is really quite in operation, I have to check it's actually on! It uses a ceramic disc to capture moisture. A small heating element dries the disc but the water collects in a tank. The advantage is it produces a bit of heat as it dries the disc. It cost about 4p/hour to run on its lowest of three settings. This is ample for my double pre-cast concrete but insulated garage. I've have mine for 10+ years and it runs 24/7 from mid Nov to mid March. Best £250 I've spent and you can get all the spares from a guy in Wales (not that I've ever bought any!).
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Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on January 11, 2021, 09:42:02 PM
I've been out in the garage every day for 4-5 hours restoring the BIL's Z400J. I wear thermals under jeans and a tee with an old fleece on top. A great investment is hiking socks and a thermal hat, keeps me warm.
I also have a dehumidifier running 24/7, it stops the bikes sweating and the tools are not warm but not like ice either. I insulated the floor and walls with kingspan sheets. Hard work but a great investment (and it stays cool when working in there in the summer!).
Dave, how does your dehumidifier work out on the frosty nights. Mine doesn't have frost protection and makes a hell of a racket when it drops to freezing. So much so that I cant use it in this weather and have brought it into the house to keep warm.


Roy, the dehumidifier I use is called Ruby-Dry. It doesn't use a compressor but is electronic and can be used in minus temperatures. It is really quite in operation, I have to check it's actually on! It uses a ceramic disc to capture moisture. A small heating element dries the disc but the water collects in a tank. The advantage is it produces a bit of heat as it dries the disc. It cost about 4p/hour to run on its lowest of three settings. This is ample for my double pre-cast concrete but insulated garage. I've have mine for 10+ years and it runs 24/7 from mid Nov to mid March. Best £250 I've spent and you can get all the spares from a guy in Wales (not that I've ever bought any!).

Hi Dave,
That sounds an interesting option. There seem to be a lot of different models when I looked online what is the model closest to yours on specification? Ted

https://www.appliancesdirect.co.uk/ct/Heating-and-Air-Conditioning/dehumidifiers?refsource=Apadwords&refsource=apadwords&mkwid=sSXbghdpC_dc&pcrid=489306057837&pkw=ruby%20dry%20dehumidifier&pmt=e&slid=&pgrid=63368170267&ptaid=kwd-315337475959&channel=googlesearch&gclid=CjwKCAiAi_D_BRApEiwASslbJ-d0mM02rRuHckvFbqj-ImIGxlzegdJXESjwJ9oCrwBxCzFZBrZj2BoCs8AQAvD_BwE
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Post by: Laverda Dave on January 11, 2021, 10:51:24 PM
Here you go Ted.
https://www.dry-it-out.com/ruby-dry-amber-dry-dh600-dehumidifier.html
This is the guy in Wales who sells them and all the spare parts for them. He's very helpful and posts YouTube video's showing how to service and fix them. The power consumption on low is 50W, great little machine. I think he's selling them for under £250, cheap considering the damage a damp, cold garage does to your bike over a few years.
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Post by: SteveD CB500K0 on January 12, 2021, 06:47:43 AM
Do they make 12v versions?


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Post by: Laverda Dave on January 12, 2021, 11:11:00 AM
I wish they did Steve. I could make use of the motorcycle batteries over the winter!
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Post by: SteveD CB500K0 on January 12, 2021, 11:24:26 AM
I don’t have power in my garage and use a 12v leisure battery and solar charger for lighting.

I currently use those crystals-in-a-box “dehumidifiers”. They must work given how quickly they get converted into liquid slush.


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Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on January 12, 2021, 11:57:39 AM
Here you go Ted.
https://www.dry-it-out.com/ruby-dry-amber-dry-dh600-dehumidifier.html
This is the guy in Wales who sells them and all the spare parts for them. He's very helpful and posts YouTube video's showing how to service and fix them. The power consumption on low is 50W, great little machine. I think he's selling them for under £250, cheap considering the damage a damp, cold garage does to your bike over a few years.

This is of interest to me they are out of stock on most sites but have found one below but it might be sold out . The power consumption shows  it rated at 50-500 watts how come its such a wide band ?
Ted

https://www.dehumidifiersuk.com/dio-ruby-dry-dh600-dessicant-dehumidifier-5-5-litre-extraction.html
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Post by: Laverda Dave on January 12, 2021, 01:00:10 PM
Its got three speeds Ted. If you have it on high and with max humidity level of 40% it will use power. I have mine on the lowest settings and whilst its not warm in the garage and the air is still cold it is what I would describe as 'dry cold'. There is no dampness whatsoever and it's the damp air that causes the problems. An example is the bed of my lathe, it kept going rusty unless I covered it in oil but now it stays dry and no more rust. Imagine what damp does to the cylinder bores of your bike with open valves  :-\
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Post by: waffey on January 12, 2021, 01:48:26 PM
Hi, been in my workshop (all be it very briefly) still working on the Honda. I'm now needing to get my carbs back from my friend who has washed them in the sonic bath.

Next jobs are


Fit tyres and get them checked by local dealer (spokes and balancing)
Front brake installation (need parts)
Idiot lights and clock refurbish (finish this job off)
New seat and parts
Vapour blast engine case
Start building bottom end

Walk the Jack Russell!
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Post by: K2-K6 on January 12, 2021, 04:50:04 PM
I don’t have power in my garage and use a 12v leisure battery and solar charger for lighting.

I currently use those crystals-in-a-box “dehumidifiers”. They must work given how quickly they get converted into liquid slush.


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You can cover the bike with an old duvet and then tumble dry it once a week,  it's pretty effective at taking moisture away from the bike.
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Post by: royhall on January 12, 2021, 05:04:46 PM
Dave. It's described as a desiccant dehumidifier does that mean you have to change the desiccant at regular intervals or does it take care of itself. Also, how often do you have to empty it.
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Post by: Rozabikes Tim on January 12, 2021, 05:45:16 PM
The other benifit we seem to get with dehumidifier in our retail (not work!) shop is it warms up quicker. Theory is i spose you are not heating damp air so less energy needed? Works for us and money well spent.
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Post by: Laverda Dave on January 12, 2021, 08:41:18 PM
Dave. It's described as a desiccant dehumidifier does that mean you have to change the desiccant at regular intervals or does it take care of itself. Also, how often do you have to empty it.

The desiccant is on a circular disc. This is heated to dry it (hence the heat the dehumidifier produces as a result. So in answer Roy, no you don't need to do anything. All you need to do is to clean the filter every now and then to prevent it blocking up. I clean mine with a hoover once every couple of years. The usual problem with these is the desiccant disc overheats due to poor airflow and they are destroyed as a result but.....mine is over 10 years old and never let me down. Even taking into account if I paid £250 for it that works out £25/year to own. It costs £100’s to rebore rusty cylinders due to damp. To me it's a no-brainer.
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Post by: TrickyMicky on January 13, 2021, 08:23:29 AM
I don’t have power in my garage and use a 12v leisure battery and solar charger for lighting.

I currently use those crystals-in-a-box “dehumidifiers”. They must work given how quickly they get converted into liquid slush.


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You can cover the bike with an old duvet and then tumble dry it once a week,  it's pretty effective at taking moisture away from the bike.
WOW!! Can you get the whole bike in, in one piece, or do you have to dis-assemble it first?  Stay safe, and welcome to 'lockdown lunacy'
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Post by: Laverda Dave on January 13, 2021, 11:05:11 AM
I don’t have power in my garage and use a 12v leisure battery and solar charger for lighting.

I currently use those crystals-in-a-box “dehumidifiers”. They must work given how quickly they get converted into liquid slush.


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You can cover the bike with an old duvet and then tumble dry it once a week,  it's pretty effective at taking moisture away from the bike.

A friend of mine uses a horse blanket over his bike. I've never ridden a horse but apparently a horse blanket prevents damp penetrating below the top waterproof cover. He's never washed it in a washing machine as its too big and very heavy. I just think such a big and heavy blanket would be a PIA to take on and off a bike and likely to scratch it if its pulled over a wet, dirty floor whilst removing it. Homer Simpson had the best idea when he won a Harley, he had it next to his bed with the engine idling, Madge didn't seem to mind!
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Post by: Dave on January 13, 2021, 11:57:22 AM
I bought a desiccant dehumidifier (MEACO) some time ago and it's fantastic.  Desiccant dehumidifiers are more expensive to run than compressor based dehumidifiers but desiccants have the advantage they can work down to about 1 degree.  They also have the benefit of heating the garage up very slightly (because it uses a heater element).

Not only does it keep the garage dry it makes it much nicer to work in (even when it's quite cold) - the air is not damp. None of my tools / bike parts rust in the winter now! It does not run all the time - once the target humidity is reached it shuts down. I have a hose connected to the outside world so I do not even have to empty the built in collector - set and forget!

My garage is not insulated, so it's quite expensive to run (about £15.00 PM) on its lower setting. But honestly, it really has made such a massive difference I do not mind paying that at all...

Dave
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Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on January 13, 2021, 04:07:06 PM
I bought a desiccant dehumidifier (MEACO) some time ago and it's fantastic.  Desiccant dehumidifiers are more expensive to run than compressor based dehumidifiers but desiccants have the advantage they can work down to about 1 degree.  They also have the benefit of heating the garage up very slightly (because it uses a heater element).

Not only does it keep the garage dry it makes it much nicer to work in (even when it's quite cold) - the air is not damp. None of my tools / bike parts rust in the winter now! It does not run all the time - once the target humidity is reached it shuts down. I have a hose connected to the outside world so I do not even have to empty the built in collector - set and forget!

My garage is not insulated, so it's quite expensive to run (about £15.00 PM) on its lower setting. But honestly, it really has made such a massive difference I do not mind paying that at all...

Dave

My garage is a double with an up & over door - I guess if I use this door it will up the running costs.

Have you added extra door seals or anything?

I have a side door access so it might make better sense to use that as access to keep the running costs down as I've ordered one the place in Wales have no stock of the Ruby Dry - they say supply is very short with no more expected until Autumn 2021. He was a good salesman as he has talked me into a DD3 Classic Mk2 it should be here in a couple of days. I'm thinking it will help the storage of our Merc as well as we do not use it in the winter - it sits under a breathable cover.
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Post by: Dave on January 14, 2021, 09:36:09 AM
Hi Ted

You raise a good point regarding seals.

Normally in a cold garage you probably would want air from the outside circulating to prevent the build up of damp / mould etc. When running a dehumidifier, you definitely want a closed system i.e. no leaks else you end up trying to dehumidify the outside world, which would be expensive ;-)  I wouldn't get hung up about opening doors but clearly a side door would be better than an up and over door in terms of letting in damp air from outside. The main thing is when the dehumidifier is running, your garage is sealed.

In reality this can be a challenge. I have a side door and roller shutters on the main door.  I don't have windows. The original side door was crap and didn't fit at all properly. I got a steel door from Lathams online (I have no affiliation with them). Best thing I could have done. Easy to fit (you will need a mate to help handle it) but it's sealed all around the door (like a uPVC door but much, much cheaper).  It's also much more secure.  The roller door has brushes but it does let air in, but overall I am happy with the set-up I have. 

Dave
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Post by: Rozabikes Tim on January 14, 2021, 11:36:20 AM
Has anybody got any experience of insulating metal up and over doors. Thinking of appx 25mm Kingspan mounted with that pin system with a sticky base You simply pierce through the insulation and bend the end over. Any other suggestions?
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Post by: Laverda Dave on January 14, 2021, 12:14:24 PM
Has anybody got any experience of insulating metal up and over doors. Thinking of appx 25mm Kingspan mounted with that pin system with a sticky base You simply pierce through the insulation and bend the end over. Any other suggestions?

Tim, I used 25mm kingspan for the walls and floor but for the double up and over garage door I used some material I bought from Wicks. It's comes in the form of a roll like roof insulation. It's silver backed both sides and I think it contains 11 layers of insulation but its really thin, no more than about 10mm. Apparently it was developed by NASA!! I used 50mm sticky aluminium tape to secure it the outside edges and centre section of the door. My thoughts are it's as good as if not better than 50mm Kingspan at keeping heat in. I use the door all the time and it has never even looked like falling off. I think I paid about £40 for a roll of it about 6 years ago. There was enough left over after covering the double door and the side door to have covered the same again.
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Post by: Laverda Dave on January 14, 2021, 12:21:16 PM
Just been into the garage to take a photo!

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Post by: Rozabikes Tim on January 14, 2021, 12:38:44 PM
Top tip Dave. What Brand of toothbrush do you use to clean the garage then... ;D
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Post by: MrDavo on January 14, 2021, 12:48:34 PM
I thought long and hard when my concrete garage was put up about whether to insulate or not. In the end I decided that air circulation was more important, and cut vents into both gable ends. You can create a snug warm garage that is a total moisture magnet inside if it is poorly ventilated. A builder client of mine owns several properties, he says if he leaves one empty it is more important to leave a window open somewhere so there is air circulation. Nothing ever went damp or rusty by just being cold, moist air is needed too.

As well as a heater for cold days in the garage, I do have a dehumidifier - I have mostly used it when I've had no option but to put a bike or car away wet, it can fill up overnight with a surprising amount of water. One thing I have noticed is that if it is cold enough it does absolutely zilch - it can run all night and not produce a drop. I think it's because cold air can't hold much moisture the way that warm air does, but it's been a while since I did O Level Physics.
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Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on January 14, 2021, 05:51:32 PM
Just been into the garage to take a photo!

I've been thinking about insulating my garage door was thinking of using Cellotex/Kingspan and sticking it to inside with solvent free adhesive but that looks easier.
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Post by: Laverda Dave on January 14, 2021, 08:07:43 PM
Top tip Dave. What Brand of toothbrush do you use to clean the garage then... ;D

 ;D I use the wife's Tim although she doesn't know that just as she is unaware I use the oven to cure painted parts, the dishwasher to clean wiring looms and possibly the bath as a giant parts washer just as Jack Duckworth did when he restored a BSA Bantam on Coronation Street all those years ago 😁

The description of the product I used on the door from Wicks is:
YBS Superquilt Multifoil 40mm Insulation Roll 1.2 X 10m Roll
Product code: 166805
I also used a brush type draft excluder on the top and bottom of the door, it was like a gale blowing through some days without it.
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Post by: AshimotoK0 on January 14, 2021, 10:26:20 PM

Top tip Dave. What Brand of toothbrush do you use to clean the garage then... ;D

 ;D I use the wife's Tim although she doesn't know that just as she is unaware I use the oven to cure painted parts, the dishwasher to clean wiring looms and possibly the bath as a giant parts washer just as Jack Duckworth did when he restored a BSA Bantam on Coronation Street all those years ago
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Title: Re: Hello- is there any body out there?
Post by: Laverda Dave on January 14, 2021, 11:39:02 PM
😂😂😂
Title: Re: Hello- is there any body out there?
Post by: Rozabikes Tim on January 15, 2021, 06:09:11 PM
Top tip Dave. What Brand of toothbrush do you use to clean the garage then... ;D

 ;D I use the wife's Tim although she doesn't know that just as she is unaware I use the oven to cure painted parts, the dishwasher to clean wiring looms and possibly the bath as a giant parts washer just as Jack Duckworth did when he restored a BSA Bantam on Coronation Street all those years ago 😁

The description of the product I used on the door from Wicks is:
YBS Superquilt Multifoil 40mm Insulation Roll 1.2 X 10m Roll
Product code: 166805
I also used a brush type draft excluder on the top and bottom of the door, it was like a gale blowing through some days without it.
Thanks for the info. Dave. Ironically Aldi are selling something from Sunday that looks similar.  No spec on it but have emailed them for rating etc.

Defo need to do something as very cold out there!!
Title: Re: Hello- is there any body out there?
Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on January 15, 2021, 09:46:43 PM
Going back to Dehumidifiers -

The condensate out of a dehumidifier is it close to distilled or deionised water quality?
Title: Re: Hello- is there any body out there?
Post by: Moorey on January 15, 2021, 10:46:59 PM
The water from a dehumidifier  could be contaminated pretty much straight away from the inside of the dehumidifier.  Fine for in your iron.  :)
Commercially made deionised water is cheap and far better quality.
Title: Re: Hello- is there any body out there?
Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on January 16, 2021, 07:48:58 AM
The water from a dehumidifier  could be contaminated pretty much straight away from the inside of the dehumidifier.  Fine for in your iron.  :)
Commercially made deionised water is cheap and far better quality.

Oh I was thinking of my house plants some need pure water.
Title: Re: Hello- is there any body out there?
Post by: Moorey on January 16, 2021, 10:59:36 PM
The water from a dehumidifier  could be contaminated pretty much straight away from the inside of the dehumidifier.  Fine for in your iron.  :)
Commercially made deionised water is cheap and far better quality.

Oh I was thinking of my house plants some need pure water.

  Yes its ok for plants but don't iron them.  :)
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