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Bguy

01-10-2002 20:52:26




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Went to the barn to tinker on the iron awhile and it looked like my tractors had been hosed down. There was condensation standing all over them. It is about 45 degrees and a very damp, foggy, rainy evening but I have never seen tractors inside a metal building with a concrete floor get this wet. Do any of you have a way you deal with this problem? I was wondering if a block heater would keep it under control, anybody tried this?

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mrm

01-11-2002 20:10:47




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 Re: Dealing with condensation in reply to Bguy, 01-10-2002 20:52:26  
It may be just machinery , but buy the looks of all the discussions here lots of people are spending lots of money and time towards restoration. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure as the saying goes. And I for one have spent lots on cureing others needless neglect.Insulate your building and keep some heat in it 50 degrees in winter is plenty.I just open
windows in summer.This works in Ohio.

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Kelly

01-11-2002 19:22:11




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 Re: Dealing with condensation in reply to Bguy, 01-10-2002 20:52:26  
Here in central Okla., we have this condensation problem a lot, especially in the spring when the humidity is high and the temperatures are warming up. We minimize the problem by keeping air moving through the building. Gable vents, roof turbine vents, motorized fans, and opening doors and windows help to keep the air moving. If there's no ventilation when the humidity is high, the building will sweat or condensate. I knew a guy who closed off the roof vents on his house one winter and the attic became so wet it ruined his ceiling drywall.

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Clooney

01-11-2002 16:04:28




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 Re: Dealing with condensation in reply to Bguy, 01-10-2002 20:52:26  
~Bguy, in my opinion the best way to handle the condensation problem is to "not open the shop door". When it has been cold for a while & the ambient temperature goes above freezing with humidity in the air I just don't open the shop or barn door until the temperature or humidity goes back down. ~My rear barn has a plastic vapor barrier between the concrete & ground & doesn't seem to have the condensation problem my other barns & shop have.

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steveII JD4000

01-11-2002 16:40:28




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 Re: Re: Dealing with condensation in reply to Clooney, 01-11-2002 16:04:28  
how about if the shop or garage where the tractor is keep "A" , keep it warm like in the 60's to the 70's when it's cold out.? what about the summer times should it be keep same temp as it's out side, and on raining days should it be keep dry and warm? and not let in wet air?



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jal-SD

01-11-2002 08:23:27




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 Re: Dealing with condensation in reply to Bguy, 01-10-2002 20:52:26  
Hey guys - here's a scarey thought - there is just as much water INSIDE all that cast as there is on the outside if there is a breather that allows air to enter or escape such things as crank cases and rear housings! Thats why its so important to get those old engines up to operating temperature for a while & drain H2O out of rear ends & tranny's from time to time. Same thing happens inside fuel tanks, but don't try to heat 'em up to boil the H2O out! (My $0.02 worth.)

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Richard

01-11-2002 08:10:26




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 Re: Dealing with condensation in reply to Bguy, 01-10-2002 20:52:26  
This happens everywhere. The only thing that could be done is climate control. But for me and most everyone else, this isn't practical in a barn. I look at it as they are machinery, the best that they can hope for is to be inside at all.



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Mark A

01-11-2002 05:44:03




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 Re: Dealing with condensation in reply to Bguy, 01-10-2002 20:52:26  
Cold days, followed by warmer days with high humidity will always do that to cold metal. Just like a glass of ice tea sweats in higher heat/humidity. The only thing I can think of is to climate control the building, air conditioning in the summer, and heating in the winter. Just my 2 cents.



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Eric Egland

01-11-2002 05:36:08




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 Re: Dealing with condensation in reply to Bguy, 01-10-2002 20:52:26  
Bguy, what you have here is DEWPOINT. When the iron is at or below dewpoint, you'll get condensation on the iron. Solutions: Keep your iron in a closed shop that will keep out the bad circulating wet air and keep your iron above dew point. a little shop heat won't hurt either. I think it dosen't take much to tame the problem. Not sure about block heater, though. It will fix the engine area but the rest will still condense moisture.

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