Get rid of moisture!

[Reloadron]

F. Guffy, while I don't want to get off the topic, before I retired, we had gone to tank bleeds which automatically would bleed the condensate (moisture) in our storage tanks. While air was used for pneumatic valves and such our biggest use was high pressure dry pumped nitrogen. Anyway, the automatic bleed systems were working well when I retired. Checking them is also part of a check list that is followed each shift change.


Ron

 

[nhyrum]

Well, I figured I'd share(again)

These are what I use. I work in the copier/printer industry, and each machine that comes in, arrives with one of these large bags of desiccant, so naturally I have about 50 laying around the house, not counting the ones actually in use.

If you want, I'll stuff a USPS flat rate box with however many fit, you just pay postage.

This is the humidity I work in in the summer

 

[disseminator]

I had a lot of problems when I first set up in my basement with humidity. It was getting to my dies and rusting them and anything else in addition it wasn't very comfortable to be down here in 70%+ humidity.

I bought one of these: https://smile.amazon.com/AcuRite-00...r=8-3&keywords=acurite+humidity+monitor&th=1r

After discovering how humid it really was, I splurged on a nice dehumidifier and it has never been so nice down here. Everything dried up and because of that it is a lot nicer just being in here.

Now my reloading room is 40-50% all the time and it's great.

I also use desiccant for extra dryness. Get it on Amazon.

 

[kxkid]

kxkid,



A couple of questions here. Is the storage area of your garage air conditioned either with a swamp cooler or a standard air conditioner? You mention four years. Did you stop storing in the garage after four years or is that just how long you've been doing it?



The reason I ask is because last summer, knowing I would be moving to Arizona (I've been here for two weeks), I asked members of another Arizona forum if they have problem storing powder in hot garages. The answer was, as you state, there were no problems; however, some say they use a small refrigerator.

I moved to Vegas and my reloading is done in my house now, so that's where I store everything now since I don't have room in my garage here. Using a refrigerator just gives them piece of mind. As long as the containers are not in direct Sun light you will be fine, even when it storms and is humid as heck I never had a problem.