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dr_jayhart
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    Get a Carcoon

  • PAUL GURNEY
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    Not wanting to sound posh i put underfloor heating in my garage, the only thing is it would be a pain in the arse to retro fit. No condensation, it drys a wet car. and its a nice working environment.

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    This. Best thing I ever did. My garage condensation can get bad in the winter. This sorted the problem.   

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I use four in my garage but what you really need is a dehumidifier to remove the moisture in the air.

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10 hours ago, C8RKH said:

I use four in my garage but what you really need is a dehumidifier to remove the moisture in the air.

Agree on this, have epoxy sealed floor in the garage so no rising damp but when dehumidifier goes offline the heat only exacerbates corrosion rate.

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If you can't dehumidify or concerned about electricity costs, then the next best thing is good ventilation. I large vent on two opposing walls, allows natural through air ventilation. If you think about it, by and large, that's what a cocoon is doing. 

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    • Gold FFM
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    Challenge is to either stem the source of the water and/or increase the temperature so that the vapour doesn't condense out. In the long run might be better to address the former before attending to the latter. 

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    On 20/12/2019 at 09:04, Composite guru said:

    This. Best thing I ever did. My garage condensation can get bad in the winter. This sorted the problem. 
     

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    • Gold FFM
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    Not wanting to sound posh i put underfloor heating in my garage, the only thing is it would be a pain in the arse to retro fit. No condensation, it drys a wet car. and its a nice working environment. It just took  a bit  of forward planning.

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    3 minutes ago, Barrykearley said:

    Now that’s the future @PAUL GURNEY :thumbsup:

    Hi Barry

    Not seen you for a while, just about to start on the old girl again.( work got in the way this year)  Engine and gearbox is coming out in Jan to sort out the water leak i have😉 

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