Re: Portable dehumidifier?

[Ron Wanttaja]

On Sat, 09 Dec 2006 12:10:05 +0000, wrote:

>Suprisingly, google isn't turning up much useful stuff on this one.
>
>I know a number of people use these, based on silica gel or similar,
>inside the aircraft.
>
>Mine is hangared but I know it actually spends quite a bit of time
>outside during the day, and I want to make the avionics last as long
>as possible.
>
>There are various small mains powered refrigeration-cycle-based units
>but I can't easily ensure that a supply is connected. So something
>with a replaceable "pack" would be great.
>
>Any suggestions would be much appreciated?

http://www.drytheair.com/xcart/store/catalog/

Ron Wanttaja

[Ron Wanttaja]

On Sat, 9 Dec 2006 17:56:36 +0000 (UTC), Frank Stutzman
> wrote:

>Ron Wanttaja > wrote:
>>
>> http://www.drytheair.com/xcart/store/catalog/
>
>Gotta make sure Moonraker stays nice an dry there in Seattle, eh, Ron ;-)

Normally, I just turn it upside down and shake it a bit. :-)

>This product works very well, but I won't let it near my plane. I had one
>of the Dri-Z-air units in my shop, sitting on my table saw. Must have
>bumped it a bit and spilled either the water in it or the crystals. Ended
>up with the nastiest patch of corrosion I have ever had.

My hangar mate used it, but it was a fiberglass airplane. He left it out on the
hangar floor once, and I accidentally kicked it and spilled some of the crystals
onto the concrete. The area looked like a puddle for months....

I certainly wouldn't want to place it directly on the airplane floor...
something like a cake tin underneath, I think. But I think it was what the OP
was referring to.

Ron Wanttaja

[Frank Stutzman]

Ron Wanttaja > wrote:
>
> http://www.drytheair.com/xcart/store/catalog/

Gotta make sure Moonraker stays nice an dry there in Seattle, eh, Ron ;-)

This product works very well, but I won't let it near my plane. I had one
of the Dri-Z-air units in my shop, sitting on my table saw. Must have
bumped it a bit and spilled either the water in it or the crystals. Ended
up with the nastiest patch of corrosion I have ever had.

--
Frank Stutzman
Bonanza N494B "Hula Girl"
Hood River, OR

[Bruce Horn]

In article >,
> On Sat, 09 Dec 2006 12:10:05 +0000, wrote:
>
> >Suprisingly, google isn't turning up much useful stuff on this one.
> >
> >I know a number of people use these, based on silica gel or similar,
> >inside the aircraft.
> >
> >Mine is hangared but I know it actually spends quite a bit of time
> >outside during the day, and I want to make the avionics last as long
> >as possible.
> >
> >There are various small mains powered refrigeration-cycle-based units
> >but I can't easily ensure that a supply is connected. So something
> >with a replaceable "pack" would be great.
> >
> >Any suggestions would be much appreciated?

I've had good experience with the Eva-Dry units, both the powered mini
Peltier unit (EVD1100) and the renewable crystal-based units (EDV300 and
EDV500). I leave two of the renewable units in the airplane; when the
crystals turn from blue to pink they need to be recharged--basically
dried out overnight. They just plug into the wall and heat up.

Amazon has all of these; search for Eva-Dry.

Bruce

--
Bruce Horn, Ingenuity Software, Inc.