Air-Dryr 1000 How does it work?

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Do folks with cabins leave a door open a crack to allow circulation? Or, are there enough "holes" in the boat to allow circulation?

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Re: Air-Dryr 1000 How does it work?

Obviously it's not going to work if you leave the doors wide open. I'm just not sure if there are enough gaps in the enclosed space of a boat to allow the humid air to flow out and I wanted to hear from users.

 

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The moist air doesn't "flow" anywhere. A dehumidifier removes the water from the air. If the volume of air is too large or if the air is continuously replaced you are just wasting energy and accomplishing, nothing. It's like asking how many windows you should leave open in your house when you run the air conditioning.

Do you have any actual experience with this product??? It doesn't remove water from the air, it heats the air to "fight mildew & mold".

 

[jigngrub]

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Heating the air will remove moisture, but I wouldn't depend on this unit to remove the moisture from your entire boat... just the enclosed space it is in. It'll probably dry the air in your cabin, but not the bilge.

 

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Heating the air will remove moisture, but I wouldn't depend on this unit to remove the moisture from your entire boat... just the enclosed space it is in. It'll probably dry the air in your cabin, but not the bilge.

As long as the heated air has somewhere to go. Do you think the vents are enough or do you leave the cabin door cracked slightly. I'm thinking that the boats vents are very small to avoid water intrusion while boating. So I'm wondering if they'll be enough.

I know it won't work on the bilge, but now you have me thinking about adding one there too

 

[jigngrub]

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As long as the heated air has somewhere to go. Do you think the vents are enough or do you leave the cabin door cracked slightly. I'm thinking that the boats vents are very small to avoid water intrusion while boating. So I'm wondering if they'll be enough.

I know it won't work on the bilge, but now you have me thinking about adding one there too

I'd say it would work better with little to no ventilation, keep drying the same air... and if you do have small vents it wouldn't tax the unit to keep up with any new moisture that got in. If you have too much ventilation it would never really be able to do the job it was intended for.

 

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I'd say it would work better with little to no ventilation, keep drying the same air... and if you do have small vents it wouldn't tax the unit to keep up with any new moisture that got in. If you have too much ventilation it would never really be able to do the job it was intended for.

I'm just hoping that the vents will be enough (& not too much) - I guess time will tell.

 

[jigngrub]

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Is your boat covered on a trailer for the winter, or in a slip on the water?

If your boat is covered off the water the unit should work well, if your boat is on the water it'll probably have to work overtime... maybe need 2 units to keep up.

 

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Boat is trailered with a cockpit cover. No tarp though I'm considering it.

I'm actually considering adding a second Air-Dryr 1000 if I can see results with one. They're pretty inexpensive compared to the alternative.

Thanks

 

[UncleWillie]

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I have one!
The Air Dryer-1000 is a 130 watt heater with a large low speed fan in a box.

Heating the air does not remove the water.
Heating allows more water to be suspended (Evaporated) in the air.

This lowers the Relative humidity.
The same amount of water is still in the air, The air can just hold more.
Hence the term "Relative"!

You are attempting to heat the area slightly. Venting doesn't help anything.
The logic would be equivalent to saying you should run the air conditioning with the doors open slightly to let the hot air out.

I have one in a covered open cabin boat.
It is on the floor under the instrument panel.
If it keeps the electronic dry, Great!
If it does anything more, Even better.

Note. I do NOT notice any less snow accumulating on the cover above the instrument panel.

 

[UncleWillie]

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Boat is trailered with a cockpit cover. No tarp though I'm considering it.

I'm actually considering adding a second Air-Dryr 1000 if I can see results with one. They're pretty inexpensive compared to the alternative.

Thanks

I am considering adding a Caframo 9206.
It only runs as needed and has a freeze protection setting to hold the area at 40F.

iboats does not carry it, but the West and Over places do.
Check out the Demo.

 

[F14CRAZY]

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I use those Damp Rid closet dehumidifiers. Uses crystals and through some magic accumulates water in the bottom of the tub. It is my belief that they work

 

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I am considering adding a Caframo 9206.
It only runs as needed and has a freeze protection setting to hold the area at 40F.

iboats does not carry it, but the West and Over places do.
Check out the Demo.

I checked that out. It seems to be for a different problem than the Air-Dryr. It does provide a lot of heat though so maybe it would be better.

At 130 watts it's NOT going to to anything in a very big space. About the same as leaving a light bulb or two on.

Reviews say otherwise. It's not designed to heat the boat on a chilly night. But, folks that take the time to review it online seem to love it.

I use those Damp Rid closet dehumidifiers. Uses crystals and through some magic accumulates water in the bottom of the tub. It is my belief that they work

I tried it but they require a lot of refills & draining in humid Florida.

 

[frantically relaxing]

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Now, I didn't go to school about any of this, but I do have some personal experience...

First of all, that thing is simply a small heater. It doesn't "remove" moisture, it's job is to heat the air in a given space above the dew point. (that's what the maker says). For much air-drying benefit to exist, it also has to heat any cold surfaces in the room above the dew point, or condensation will form on those surfaces. I'm pretty sure it doesn't matter much if you vent the air out or not, the goal is to keep the air and surfaces above the dew point. As long as that's so, the water in the air will remain as as vapor and all should be well.

I guess.