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Flooded Camp- Windows open or run A/C??
Posted on 3/31/18 at 7:27 pm
Posted on 3/31/18 at 7:27 pm
Which is better for drying things out? Got right at 2' of water inside.
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Posted on 3/31/18 at 7:34 pm to Kingpenm3
Clean up as best you can, mop/squeegie, then all the dehumidifiers you can borrow and drain.
Posted on 3/31/18 at 7:35 pm to Kingpenm3
I think you are better off getting a bunch of big fans and running those. Keep the air moving.
Posted on 3/31/18 at 7:40 pm to Kingpenm3
AC will remove more humidity. Especially if we're talking about LA. It's humid as shite here.
Posted on 3/31/18 at 7:47 pm to Kingpenm3
Turn on all a/c s as low as they will go and add electric heaters to add heat to structure so the a/c will continue to dehumidify. You have to add heat so a/c s will not cycle off
Posted on 3/31/18 at 8:10 pm to Kingpenm3
Replace the current camp with a cinderblock fortress. After the next flood all you'll have to do is pressure wash.
Posted on 3/31/18 at 8:47 pm to Kingpenm3
Where is the camp? It was a low humidity day today in Covington - like 30%. It's only 70% now, at 8:40pm.
Run your a/c over night and get a portable dehumidifier in there. Home Depot sells a good LG model for $180 to $200. You need to manually empty a condensation reservoir. If it fills up, the machine shuts down so it won't overflow, but (obviously) it stops dehumidifying.
Good luck. Getting flooded sucks.
Run your a/c over night and get a portable dehumidifier in there. Home Depot sells a good LG model for $180 to $200. You need to manually empty a condensation reservoir. If it fills up, the machine shuts down so it won't overflow, but (obviously) it stops dehumidifying.
Good luck. Getting flooded sucks.
Posted on 3/31/18 at 8:48 pm to StealthCalais11
a/c won't do much good without the room temp being up as indicated above. Humidity needs to be low for rapid drying as well as lots of air movement. We are still getting days with humidity in the 40% so windows open with lots of fans if you get those days. If not it needs to be closed up with heat, lots of fans and commercial dehumidifiers. You can dry one in 3 days with the proper equipment. Also all wet absorbent materials such as drywall, insulation, etc need to be removed. Cabinets are bad to get mold behind them so they need to be opened on the back side or cored with the back of cabinets removed. Especially if they are on exterior wall
Posted on 3/31/18 at 8:52 pm to Kingpenm3
forget about using the a/c, it will burn itself up and barely make a dent so dont bother.
open all doors and windows, open all interior walls and the interior covering or exterior walls at least 4ft off the ground and then put fans in every room. if water was 2ft then it soaked in at least 3ft high and you want to be sure that is all removed. going 4ft makes life easy since its a full size sheet of sheetrock. if its paneling then remove at least one full side so its all exposed to the air to dry.
should take about a week of this to dry it out and then, and only then, close up the house (but not the walls) and use the a/c and dehumidifiers to remove the remaining moisture.
i wouldnt close in the walls until you are absolutely sure its 100% fully dry.
also, you better go up and check the attic really carefully for coons, snakes, and anything else looking for high ground that decided to move in up there
open all doors and windows, open all interior walls and the interior covering or exterior walls at least 4ft off the ground and then put fans in every room. if water was 2ft then it soaked in at least 3ft high and you want to be sure that is all removed. going 4ft makes life easy since its a full size sheet of sheetrock. if its paneling then remove at least one full side so its all exposed to the air to dry.
should take about a week of this to dry it out and then, and only then, close up the house (but not the walls) and use the a/c and dehumidifiers to remove the remaining moisture.
i wouldnt close in the walls until you are absolutely sure its 100% fully dry.
also, you better go up and check the attic really carefully for coons, snakes, and anything else looking for high ground that decided to move in up there
This post was edited on 3/31/18 at 8:54 pm
Posted on 3/31/18 at 9:58 pm to Kingpenm3
Where did this happen? What is your set up?
Posted on 3/31/18 at 11:43 pm to keakar
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forget about using the a/c, it will burn itself up and barely make a dent so dont bother.
open all doors and windows, open all interior walls and the interior covering or exterior walls at least 4ft off the ground and then put fans in every room. if water was 2ft then it soaked in at least 3ft high and you want to be sure that is all removed. going 4ft makes life easy since its a full size sheet of sheetrock. if its paneling then remove at least one full side so its all exposed to the air to dry.
Do not listen to this advis, It will take 3-4 times as long to dry and will never dry out as much as if you use your Ac and Dehumidifiers. I would buy/borrow a couple of window units as well. I plugged one in the middle of a room after the BR flood and positioned if over a 55 gallon trash can. I filled the trash can up in 3 weeks. The big dehumidifiers pull out 20-25 gallons a day and you should be able to rent a few.
This post was edited on 4/1/18 at 8:59 am
Posted on 4/1/18 at 9:35 am to djrunner
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Do not listen to this advis, It will take 3-4 times as long to dry and will never dry out as much as if you use your Ac and Dehumidifiers. I would buy/borrow a couple of window units as well. I plugged one in the middle of a room after the BR flood and positioned if over a 55 gallon trash can. I filled the trash can up in 3 weeks. The big dehumidifiers pull out 20-25 gallons a day and you should be able to rent a few.
yes renting commercial dehumidifiers is better then fans and open windows. if he isnt renting big commercial dehumidifiers then my advice is the best way to do it.
i have been in the a/c business for 45 years and actually "know" what i am talking about. your a/c removes humidity but it isnt very efficient at it because its designed for "cooling" as its main duty not humidity removal, that is a secondary aspect to it. its like rolling down the windows trying to use your car as a hair drier after taking a shower, yes it will work but no its not a very efficient way to do it.
This post was edited on 4/1/18 at 9:38 am
Posted on 4/1/18 at 9:22 pm to keakar
Problem with using a/c is that it cools the space and at cooler temps the air holds less water thus the moisture does not evaporate as well. The heater idea stated earlier helps counteract this by raising the room temp. Opening the windows and doors is great as long as relative humidity outside is low but in LA it can easily be 80-90% which means the air is already full of water and won't let much more in. The key is lowering the relative humidity below 50% in the space, providing circulation to get the air to the source of evaporation, keeping as warm as practical and removing as much saturated material as possible. Air movers and commercial dehumidifiers are the most effective with a sealed space. This is also the most expensive option
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