Dehumidifier

[philg50]

Anyone that's technically minded can you help ,do you think one of these things in the loft during these damp spell would help,as it been a long damp time of it and i cant get my doors open enough to get rid of smell and the feeling of dampness ,what do you think ,Screwfix £100 ,would it be a waste of money ?,wasted more on birds !! :unsure:

[Roland]

Yep definitely help I believe. Could hire one for a day or two / or three etc. Any Tool Hire place. Not dear.

When building my loft in the winter I was going to use one. But fortunately I had so much wood from old loft etc. that I was able- before roof be put on - that I had a fire in each compartment burning for a few days and dried it out a treat... but you obviously can't do that.

Heaters! with pigeons out? wood. Good luck mate.

[greenbar]

we have a couple halogen heaters, in the coridors on most of the day,cheap as chips to run, and bone dry,

[Guest bigda]

Argoes has one for £43 looks good enough

[Guest johnhunter]

are we talking about show budgies here, or pigeons lol

[kingziemckay]

Anyone that's technically minded can you help ,do you think one of these things in the loft during these damp spell would help,as it been a long damp time of it and i cant get my doors open enough to get rid of smell and the feeling of dampness ,what do you think ,Screwfix £100 ,would it be a waste of money ?,wasted more on birds !! :unsure:

 

 

rather than waste your money,i would find out why the loft is damp in the first place??

ventalation etc,,?leaking maybe??

 

atb

[philg50]

rather than waste your money,i would find out why the loft is damp in the first place??

ventalation etc,,?leaking maybe??

 

atb

Problem is the loft is near house, dosn't get the sun until later in the year and its pretty well sheltered from wind to blow through it ,it serves its purpose well in dry weather but as you know weather here has been pathetic as of late .

[Tony C]

Have you tried a good layer of Easibed on the floor.

[kingziemckay]

Problem is the loft is near house, dosn't get the sun until later in the year and its pretty well sheltered from wind to blow through it ,it serves its purpose well in dry weather but as you know weather here has been pathetic as of late .

 

 

i would go for a heater option,how big is the loft?

[peter pandy]

ATX Suisse GMBH Radiation Heater.. is the very best and safest equipment going and I have 1 in each section, They have 2 settings one for moisture control and the other for temperature control. Your loft will never be damp again and you will never have frozen drinkers. They now come double sided and will operate 2 sections when fitted into the partition. canny speak highly enough of them.

[peter dempsey]

where do you get these Peter Pandy and what is the cost to buy and also run

[peter pandy]

where do you get these Peter Pandy and what is the cost to buy and also run

 

Frank Bristow....01529240548.

 

Well the higher the temp the more it costs, roughly £1 daily. Over the year around £30.00

[bibendium]

Frank Bristow....01529240548.

 

Well the higher the temp the more it costs, roughly £1 daily. Over the year around £30.00

 

 

Only 30 days in your year lol

£1 a day =£365

[peter pandy]

Only 30 days in your year lol

£1 a day =£365

SO SORRY to upset your applecart but it will not come on if the temp and humidity is above what you set it for SO £30.00 is roughly what mine come to yearly. For instance my temp is set at ZERO and humidity 75% when racing and Zero 90% in winter unless I feel it chilly and will up the Temp whilst in the loft. Simples

[bibendium]

SO SORRY to upset your applecart but it will not come on if the temp and humidity is above what you set it for SO £30.00 is roughly what mine come to yearly. For instance my temp is set at ZERO and humidity 75% when racing and Zero 90% in winter unless I feel it chilly and will up the Temp whilst in the loft. Simples

 

makes more sense once you have explained.

[philg50]

So Peter what is the cost of one of these units ,just had a read about them ,so the cost? ,as they may be out of my league ,as for your other post i will be welcoming some good tips ,thanks.

[THE FIFER]

B&Q have good ones I have in my caravan, no power needed, its a plastic model you place a large tablet in which collects moisture

[buster151]

B&Q have good ones I have in my caravan, no power needed, its a plastic model you place a large tablet in which collects moisture

 

 

If no B&Q close by Wilkos also do a decent one

[dunc50]

If no B&Q close by Wilkos also do a decent one

do not use a dehumidifier if there are birds on eggs

[peter pandy]

So Peter what is the cost of one of these units ,just had a read about them ,so the cost? ,as they may be out of my league ,as for your other post i will be welcoming some good tips ,thanks.

If memory serves me right £150 for double sided But phone Frank as I am sure he might get you a deal.

[billt]

Dehumidifiers would be unsuitable for lofts as they would be constantly drawing in outside air so would be a never ending circle, heaters as Peter recommends would be the way to go

[THE FIFER]

yes the electric ones would but the B&Q ones wont, or bowls of salt is also good, keep drying them out,

[Guest bigda]

yes the electric ones would but the B&Q ones wont, or bowls of salt is also good, keep drying them out,

 

old caravaner trick that

[THE FIFER]

old caravaner trick that

 

yes and it works m8, you can use the salt you get for the frost,