pharmer
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I have a goldenrod in a 30 cu' safe on continuous duty since '87. No rust,mold etc. This is in the swamp called Florida. Heaters push moisture out of a safe, desiccants pull moisture in. Joe
keeping moisture out of gun safe??
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Shadow 7D
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Heater don't 'push' moisture out of the safe, rather buy increasing the temperature, you decrease the relative humidty (the warmer the air, the more moisture it can hold) You can do the same thing in a safe with a 40watt incandescent (actually it might be 20, I forget) and you get l light, secondly, if your seal is half way decent, you should maintain a low humidity with silica.
my .02
my .02
JohnBT
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I've never seen a gun safe with a good seal on the door; they're expanding seals that are heat activated. Do the refrigerator door seal test - close the safe door on a dollar bill and see how easily it pulls out. That 1/16 or 1/32 of an inch gap multiplied by the length of the crack adds up to many square inches.
A GoldenRod is all that I've ever found to be necessary. Light bulbs burn out too often and I have one safe in an unfinished, old, damp, damp basement. I tried dessicants - a big box and a tub of the stuff - but they saturated in a matter of days.
John
A GoldenRod is all that I've ever found to be necessary. Light bulbs burn out too often and I have one safe in an unfinished, old, damp, damp basement. I tried dessicants - a big box and a tub of the stuff - but they saturated in a matter of days.
John
alohachris
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Move to Utah.
There were 0.005 water molecules in the atmosphere when i arrived here, but I used them all up during my nosebleeds.
There were 0.005 water molecules in the atmosphere when i arrived here, but I used them all up during my nosebleeds.
I use the Eva-Dry 500 on one of the middle shelves and the Remington 365(which is made by Eva-Dry) on the floor of my Amsec BF 66X36.
I have to recharge the 500 about every two weeks.
I am going to replace the 365 as it is only good for about three days before it needs recharging.
When I bought the Remington 365 at Ganders(and paid way too much for it,order online!!) it was in the sealed package but the crystals were already brown and needed a 12 hour charge before I used in the safe which may be the reason it only lasts for three days between charges.
It was probably on their shelf for years before it was sold is my belief.
No rust on my guns.
I have to recharge the 500 about every two weeks.
I am going to replace the 365 as it is only good for about three days before it needs recharging.
When I bought the Remington 365 at Ganders(and paid way too much for it,order online!!) it was in the sealed package but the crystals were already brown and needed a 12 hour charge before I used in the safe which may be the reason it only lasts for three days between charges.
It was probably on their shelf for years before it was sold is my belief.
No rust on my guns.
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