gnat10001

On 5/19/2023 at 10:50 AM, MAR1979 said:

Make note a dehumidfiers wattage consumption can be more than an energy efficient AC. plus you have to empty them.

IMHO look into it deeper an AC may actually be a less expensive and easier way to go.

Congrats on the move, consider me jelly

So I just got a dehumidifier.  I got it set to 40% humidity and so far it's kept the room between 44% and 48%.  Hopefully that is adequate.

I'll be keeping an eye on the energy costs but it appears to run for a few minutes and then shut off so I hope the costs won't be to bad.  Water collection doesn't appear to be bad as well.  Don't mind if I need to drain it every day or two.  Much better option than needing to sell all my comics.  Plus it will reduce the amount of mold that forms on everything else I'm storing in that room.

Thanks everyone for all the feedback.  Hopefully I've got this figured out now!

Thanks everyone for the feedback.  Sounds like the closed closet with water heater isn't the best idea.  If I decide to store it in a bedroom with a dehumidifier, should I keep the windows and door closed with a fan running for circulation(or can I keep the fan off)?  Electricity costs are high here so really only want to regulate the humidity in one room of the house.

I have a small room/closet that has some small storage and the water heater.  I'll see what the humidity level is in that room and see if the Eva-Dry or a portable dehumidifier would be effective in there.  My only concern in the closet would be the lack of air circulation.

Hi Everyone.

Apologies if this has been discussed elsewhere but I've searched and haven't found this topic discussed previously.

I've recently moved to Hawaii and have concerns about storing my comics (both raw and slabbed).

My home is like most here in Hawaii and not climate controlled. 

The temperature here doesn't fluctuate much but the humidity here is usually around 70%.

Looking for suggestions on how to best store my comics in this environment.  I have some Eva-Dry devices on the way but that's all the measures I've taken so far.

Thanks for your insight!