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 01-24-2006, 09:07 Post: 123364
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I've been thinking about installing a vent fan and circulating air in the rainy season. We pull into the garage with soaking wet cars several times a day. Could a dehumidifier keep up with all that moisture?






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 01-24-2006, 10:54 Post: 123369
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A dehumidifier would no doubt help the situation. During wet spells like you describe we open a couple windows till it dries up. I've learned my lesson so far as sloping the garage floor toward the doors, if I ever build another garage it will have a floor drain in the center. Frank.






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 01-24-2006, 11:04 Post: 123371
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Ken,

I used a dehumidifier to control moisture in 2,100 square foot basement. The only issue you may need to look at is emptying the water catch pan on a regular schedule or removing the water catch pan and placing the dehumidifier directly over a floor drain if you have one. Another option if the dehumidifier is so equipped is to use the drain hose to route the water out of the garage outside to a suitable drainage area.






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I know how bad it can get. When I lived in northern Minnesota, the watertable was so high, I would get puddles in my basement during wet summers. I used a disk grinder to cut channels in the floor to route the water to the drain. The floor wasn't level and the house over 50 years old with no sump pump and limited drain tile.

I ran a dehumidifier 24/7 with a hold cut in the pan so it dripped right into the drain. Else I'd be emptying it twice a day.






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There's a utility sink in the garage so drainage shouldn't be a problem. Building codes won't allow floor drains in garages here without equipment to filter the drain water. That's nutty since the garage slab drains to the soil anyway when it's hosed down. Our slab is sloped properly, no problems there. All the drippage from wet cars drains to the garage doors. It sounds like a dehumidifier is the way to go.






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