[C320-list] Small Boat Dehumidifier

[Dave Hupe]

Chris-
If you don't have a drain hose, then your unit must shut itself off when the drain pan fills and must be manually drained before it will run again.
If it shuts off and you are relying on it for necessary heat as adequate "winterization" where you live, aren't you risking a freeze up if you don’t get to your boat often enough to keep the pan drained?
Dave Hupe
1994 C320 #32

Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android 
 
  On Tue, Oct 17, 2023 at 4:14 PM, Chris Burti via C320-<c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:   I had been using a unit similar to one of these effectively to reduce
humidity aboard for twenty years. No drain needed and as a secondary
benefit it puts out enough heat (about the equivalent of a 90 watt bulb)
that I never needed to winterize here in eastern NC. The only issue I had
with freezing was if I forgot to drain the anchor washdown hose. People
have been effectively using a light bulb to protect well pumps from
freezing in this area for generations.

https://defender.com/en_us/caframo-stor-dry-air-circulator-9406caabx

YMMV
Chris Burti
Farmville, NC



On Tue, Oct 17, 2023 at 3:04 PM Bob Hoyt via C320-list <
c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:

> I have been surprised that there aren't small dehumidifiers sold by marina
> stores that drain into the galley or head sink. Several years ago I
> purchased one from Amazon for $31 that drains into the galley sink and it
> did the job for almost two years and then I replaced it. It dehumidifies
> 2200 cubic feet so it seems adequate. While I drilled a hole and inserted a
> small brass nipple for the 1/4-inch drainage hose, there are models on
> Amazon that come with a drainage hose. I don't have hard data on how well
> it dehumidifies but wonder if others have gone this route.
>
> Bob Hoyt
> Hull #154
> Ikigai
> Pensacola, FL
>
> --
>
> *Robert (Bob) Hoyt MD, FACP, FAMIA, ABPM-CI*
>
> *Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Internal Medicine*
>
> *Virginia Commonwealth University*
>
> *Richmond, VA*
>
>
> *CAPT (Ret) USN*
>
> InformaticsEducation.org  <http://InformaticsEducation.org>
>
> nocodedatascience.net
> rehoyt at gmail.com
>
> Cell: 850-384-5235
>