Car Covers

[Paul Blore]

Either. I have mine draining into a large bucket that I empty.

Paul

[Roger King]

Most units have the option. I have a hose going out through a hole in the workshop wall on all my dehumidifiers.

[IainS]

I'm fortunate to have a large garage but unfortunate in that it is an old outbuilding and rapidly adopts the climatic conditions of the outside. At numerous times during the winter the engine is covered in condensation and numerous aluminium/alloy components get the deaded white beard. My car will not be finished until the spring but there is no way I'll leave it without protection once finished. I'm interested in the Carcoon and welcome feedback from others. I don't see a dehumidify is a practical solution for me, unfortunately...

Iain

[Colin Newbold]

Question for the dehumidifier boys...guessing the hose outlet from the machine needs to be higher than the bucket or exit point from the garage, right? And is your new one still the dessicant type Paul, I remember you rated then highly?

Re the Carcoon Veloce, as I posted previously, my experience after about 18 mths is that the zip that allows entry/exit started to stick and then eventually the teeth got out of alignment and effectively the zip was f****d. To be fair to the maker, he did offer to refit a new zip, but with the hassle of taking it all down and packing it, posting it etc, I decided to try glueing in a Velcro replacement. Had to shore it up here and there with needle and thread, but its worked ok for the last 6 months. Just seconds to rip it open, a couple of minutes (maybe 3-5) to close it, pressing the hook and loop together all round. In my opinion, that's what it should have from the get go but maybe I'm just heavy-handed.

Be interested to hear others' experiences after 18 months.

Colin

[Paul Blore]

My experience after far more than 18 months is that I agree with you Colin, you're heavy handed.

On the dehumidifier front, yes Colin it is another desiccant type. I wouldn't use any other type because the performance drops off dramatically when the temperature drops below about 15 degrees C, which is pretty much all of the time outside of summer here in Blighty. Whereas the desiccant type works down to almost zero, although that is less likely to happen because they heat the air as it passes through so my garage remains at a tolerable temperature throughout the winter and only requires a heater when I'm working in it on the coldest of days.

Paul

[peterc]

Guys, I would suggest that you research what level of dryness you need for your cars as making it too dry will ruin the leather. Removing a gallon of water a day sounds rather on the high side for just a double garage.
Peter C

[catsx11]

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[Paul Blore]

Didn't I mention that I also have a swimming pool in there?

I have the humidity set to 55%.

Paul