Dehumidifier for safe

hayhugh · 03-24-2014, 04:58 AM

Just got my long awaited gun safe. (6'X4'x3') Would now like to protect all the goodies. Including three Lugers and three C96's. Which dehumidifier would you gentlemen recommend? I live in Florida. Thank you, Hugh

kzullick · 03-24-2014, 05:44 AM

I use a goldenrod dehumidifier and also one of those larger desiccant boxes along with it. Seems to work well for me. I also would not purchase and other brand on rod. I use a cheaper one at first and it shorted out inside my safe. Thankfully there was no damage.

Sergio Natali · 03-24-2014, 06:53 AM

I simply use dissicant bags, they have worked ok so far.

Olle · 03-24-2014, 07:38 AM

I use DampRid. I have heard people say that some dessicants can emit corrosive vapors, but I have used DampRid for about 15 years and haven't seen any adverse effects. The safe is in a combined basement/shop/garage, and I also have a dehumidifier running at all times. It's a pretty large, open basement, but a simple floor model is able to keep the humidity at 35% or so.

nukem556 · 03-24-2014, 11:19 AM

When I'm really bored, I like to put a humidifier and a dehumidifier in the same room and watch them fight it out.

mrerick · 03-24-2014, 12:59 PM

Dehumidifier in the room, and goldenrod in the safe. No corrosion in years...
Marc

03-24-2014, 04:58 AM	#1
hayhugh User Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Florida/Penna Posts: 898 Thanks: 880 Thanked 514 Times in 276 Posts	Dehumidifier for safe Just got my long awaited gun safe. (6'X4'x3') Would now like to protect all the goodies. Including three Lugers and three C96's. Which dehumidifier would you gentlemen recommend? I live in Florida. Thank you, Hugh

03-24-2014, 06:53 AM	#3
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,087 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	I simply use dissicant bags, they have worked ok so far. __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

03-24-2014, 12:59 PM	#6
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,920 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,135 Times in 1,518 Posts	Dehumidifier in the room, and goldenrod in the safe. No corrosion in years... Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

03-24-2014, 05:44 AM	#2
kzullick Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: East Berwick, Pennsylvania Posts: 239 Thanks: 683 Thanked 104 Times in 85 Posts	I use a goldenrod dehumidifier and also one of those larger desiccant boxes along with it. Seems to work well for me. I also would not purchase and other brand on rod. I use a cheaper one at first and it shorted out inside my safe. Thankfully there was no damage.

03-24-2014, 07:38 AM	#4
Olle User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,149 Thanks: 159 Thanked 664 Times in 318 Posts	I use DampRid. I have heard people say that some dessicants can emit corrosive vapors, but I have used DampRid for about 15 years and haven't seen any adverse effects. The safe is in a combined basement/shop/garage, and I also have a dehumidifier running at all times. It's a pretty large, open basement, but a simple floor model is able to keep the humidity at 35% or so.

03-24-2014, 11:19 AM	#5
nukem556 User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Irmo, SC Posts: 625 Thanks: 35 Thanked 168 Times in 107 Posts	When I'm really bored, I like to put a humidifier and a dehumidifier in the same room and watch them fight it out.