Spot on John.

Corrosion likes a warm atmosphere.

Munch munch munch.

But I have to agree that dehumidifying your garage for a 12k car might be a bit much.

 

Ventilation of a 'warm' area is the best way to control condensation, but putting a vet car straight into a garrage is not ideal as moisture is introduced to the area. The only time I have noticed ice on a car (after being driven) was when it formed behind the roof aerial in freezing fog.

I can't imagine allowing a car to get iced up and then putting it in the garage? As stated in earlier posts, a dehumidifier will draw moisture from the source of least resisitence which in a garage could be from outside.

I assume that electricity is available, in which case the best solution may be to install a constant trickle extractor fan, which I found work well to control condensation in poorly heated integral bathrooms.

 

It's the bushes corroding I worry about. The car has such a long paintwork guarantee that's not really the issue. I have only had my car out a couple of times since the salting began but each time I hosed the underside very thouroughly and put a couple of fans on it the garage to help it dry out.

I think running a dehumidifier could work out a tad expensive.

 

Heater in the gargae, seems to work a treat.

Dry, warm, car starts first timeevery time, and the car is warmer to work on.

If you park a wet car in a garage, and leave it to dry, it will rot quickier.
If you had a wet car and parked it in a carport, it would not rot.

It's all to do with air circulation.

 

a dehumidifier wont work properly with in a garage as the quicker you dry the air out the quicker moisture gets in to balance the humidity unless it is sealed

if you insist you can get ones that will dry about about 100 m3 per hour of air. these rated at about 200w as you will need it to run 24/7 cost about

 

Hi, thanks for all the replies guys - some interesting stuff there. I think better circulation is probably the best option then, from several of the comments here. After all, that's how those sealed 'bubble' systems work. Will see what I can do with providing some better ventilation in the garage, which is actually pretty damp in the current conditions.

BTW, Happy New Year to all!!!

 

Think of the environment man, it's all a waste of energy.

Where's me bong....