[SEL] Condensation problem in shop

[Best, George]

I have concrete floors and somewhat insulated walls in my main shop area.

But it is an unheated building 99% of the time.


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From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com [mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of Keith Kinney
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 12:38 PM
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Subject: Re: [SEL] Condensation problem in shop

Around our parts the roof needs to be insulated, even if it's just the 1/4" of bubble wrap looking stuff.  The other thing is to install a vapor barrier under the floor.
Keith


On Jan 18, 2011, at 10:53 AM, Best, George wrote:

> I know this isn't a problem for some of you. 
> You may live in a dry climate or may have a heated shop building.
> 
> However, in my case I have an unheated shop building in a wet climate.
> I do have a wood stove that gets used occasionally to warm up part of the shop if I'm working.
> 
> The problem is especially after periods of cold weather followed by warmer weather, 
> all the metal (machine tools, engines, etc) will be covered with condensation.
> 
> I can't afford to keep a 30x60 building heated so wonder what my other options are.
> 
> I've read some people have had luck using ceiling or box fans to keep the air moving in their buildings,
> and that has resolved the problem.
> 
> However, I don't want to be running fans in the building all the time if it isn't needed.
> 
> George
> 
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