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Hello- is there any body out there?
royhall:
--- Quote from: 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!).
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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.
Moorey:
--- Quote from: Laverda Dave on January 09, 2021, 10:46:01 AM ---
--- Quote from: 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
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Moorey, I like your idea, how much does this heater cost to run?
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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.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
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.
Laverda Dave:
--- Quote from: royhall on January 09, 2021, 11:05:50 AM ---
--- Quote from: 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!).
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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.
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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!).
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
--- Quote from: Laverda Dave on January 11, 2021, 11:04:38 AM ---
--- Quote from: royhall on January 09, 2021, 11:05:50 AM ---
--- Quote from: 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!).
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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.
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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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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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