<VV> Re: GARAGE IDEAS

[Ken Campbell]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <JVHRoberts at aol.com>
Subject: Re: <VV> Re: GARAGE IDEAS


>
> Among the features on those Fujitsu mini split heat pumps is a dry mode.
> Perfect for keeping humidity down!
>
> In a message dated 8/11/2007 4:29:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> FrankCB at aol.com writes:
>
>
> Tim,
> The real trick to keeping moisture under  control is  to use a hygrometer
> that will measure the humidity level  and also to keep the  air moving so
> what
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Of course, kinda like cooling a corvair ....... if you gauge the inside and
outside humidity, you might find that over a day or three, you have a  "
relatively dryer spell" outside ... then you can just blow with a big (
centrifugal fan so you can pretend its a vair turbocharger ... these big
mommas can be bought used from Iowa corn dryer farmer ... mine is a 5 or 10
horse unit for our 3200 sq ft shop ... sounds like a tornado, and will
exchange all the air in about 2 minutes ..... ) fan ... ie, blow the moist
er air out and suck in some dry er air ... no need to condense it or run it
over expensive ice tubes or whatever .... just get rid of it and let it
water your lawn or something .

to be neater yet, buy an obsolete ( last year model ) PC for $50, to do this
with ... maybe a cheapo PLC with all those yes/no inputs and electrical
output relays to play with ... ebay for almost free for a 15 year old one
.... and set up a Magic Climate Control system to amaze your friends ... how
else are you gonn " one-up " the Lone Haranguer etc. with his Garage Mahal
...

Just think: program:
If inside humididity is higher than outside humidididy, turn on fan.
If inside H is same or less than than outside H, turn off fan.
If inside H reaches [ panic setting here ], turn on inside  air fans to get
moisture into air, then dehydrator system ON.  Catch this pure water in a
little jar to put in your concourse Vair battery.

If time is 1200<>1700 hrs  am , and [ incremented time ] turn on garage
lights for 2 mins and then turn off then increment turn on time x hours to
confuse burglar spotters ...

such fun, oh, I guess it could also wash and wax your vair ....

As you might remember, I have been advocating on the vair to just blow the
hot air out of the car; " wee don' need no steenkin' compressor fan ... "
corollary::  MORE FINS= less fan power needed ...

reargards, ken campbell, deltawerkes