We recently attended the Pacific Sail Expo (for free, thanks to the Sailboat Owners web site). We picked up a sample of a product that some of you may or may not be familar with, It is called Damp Rid for Closets. We put one of these in a hanging locker last week and it already accumulated about 1/8 cup of moisture. These can be purchased at Wal-mart and many other retail outlets. They only cost $3-4 each and appear to really do a good job. If you are suffering from extreme mold/mildew, then you may want to get a dehumidifier as your primary defense and use something like this in other confinded areas.
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Steve O.
and they really, really work!
I have been using Damp-Rid for 10 years and frequently have touted it on this website! I use the kind with the lift out basket and am always surprised at how much water is in the bottom. Here's a tip: you can buy 1/2 gallon refills of the calcium chloride granules at Wal-Mart much cheaper than the small bags they sell at West Marine, or you can buy a lifetime supply of calcium chloride at a farm store!
I have been using Damp-Rid for 10 years and frequently have touted it on this website! I use the kind with the lift out basket and am always surprised at how much water is in the bottom. Here's a tip: you can buy 1/2 gallon refills of the calcium chloride granules at Wal-Mart much cheaper than the small bags they sell at West Marine, or you can buy a lifetime supply of calcium chloride at a farm store!
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Rick Webb
I Keep Mine in the Sink
with holes in the bottom of the container. That way it absorbs the moisture and sends it down the drain and out of the boat.
with holes in the bottom of the container. That way it absorbs the moisture and sends it down the drain and out of the boat.
Webb, makes sense to me.
Rick: This makes sense to me. If you leave the moisture in a "tub" it seems as though there would just be more moisture to make the air moist again. By draining down the sink you are helping eliminating the moisture from the source. The closet version of the product that they sell has a bag attached where the moisture accumulates and then you through the entire thing away. What amazed me was that we are in a relatively dry climate and we accumulated that much moisture in just a week. I guess that I have no idea what it would like to live in the 'good ol' south'.
Rick: This makes sense to me. If you leave the moisture in a "tub" it seems as though there would just be more moisture to make the air moist again. By draining down the sink you are helping eliminating the moisture from the source. The closet version of the product that they sell has a bag attached where the moisture accumulates and then you through the entire thing away. What amazed me was that we are in a relatively dry climate and we accumulated that much moisture in just a week. I guess that I have no idea what it would like to live in the 'good ol' south'.
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Jim Maroldo
Damp Rid's the best!
We've been using it also. Previously, no matter what we did we couldn't get rid of that musty odor every time we opened up the hatch. Even though we only have a 23, we keep one up under the v-berth and another in the sink. I'm gonna look for that big bag of the CaCl2. I don't want to ever run out!
We've been using it also. Previously, no matter what we did we couldn't get rid of that musty odor every time we opened up the hatch. Even though we only have a 23, we keep one up under the v-berth and another in the sink. I'm gonna look for that big bag of the CaCl2. I don't want to ever run out!
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Scott Narum
Re: CaCl in Sink
I'm not sure, but I don't think aqueous calcium chloride is such a great idea to drain continously down your sink. First, I believe the CaCl may go out of solution on the way down, possibly clogging the drain line or through-hull valve. Second, Calcium chloride is like sodium chloride...it is a catalyst for corrosion, even of stainless steel sinks and bronze valves. Again, I may be wrong, but you won't catch me doing that.
I'm not sure, but I don't think aqueous calcium chloride is such a great idea to drain continously down your sink. First, I believe the CaCl may go out of solution on the way down, possibly clogging the drain line or through-hull valve. Second, Calcium chloride is like sodium chloride...it is a catalyst for corrosion, even of stainless steel sinks and bronze valves. Again, I may be wrong, but you won't catch me doing that.
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