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| If you went to a place with high humidity and no a/c what would be the best case dehumidifier available? Idk how long those humidipak things would hold up? any body have any good recommendations? |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I used a Dampit for a short while, but did an internet search for guitar humidifier recently and found a review that recommended several ahead of Dampits. You could also search this site. This topic comes up every year. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR |  DE-humidifier.
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| I use these Music Sorb pouches. They are good for a year and there are 6 pouches per package - they suggest 3-4 pouches for a guitar size instrument.
http://www.stringsbymail.com/store/music-sorb-gentle-humidity-contr... |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | arthurseery - 2014-08-08 12:12 PM
DE-humidifier.
Oops. I guess I never thought of having to dehumidify a guitar. I should learn to read before I respond, or maybe just get more sleep. |
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Location: California | Humi-Dehumi.. |
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Location: Utah | Those gel packs can be dried out in an oven. I've never done it but I am sure there are scads of youtube videos on it. You might make your own DEhumidifier packs for a lot less $ than buying something commercial. |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | I have the same problem here in Queensland Australia. No chance of a guitar drying out here.
Edited by muzzlitebeer 2014-08-10 6:35 PM
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Location: Cork, Ireland | Whats needed is humid-ostat, i.e. a device to keep humidity within certain limits?
What is the 'right' humidity level for a guitar anyway? Where I live its uniformly fairly high (unlike Boise Idaho, or Queensland I expect!)
Edited by sycamore 2014-08-28 9:19 AM
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Location: Utah | Somewhere between 30% and 50% humidity is healthy for a guitar. But even more important is keeping it as consistent as possible. As long as you aren't having problems with high humidity, I would strive to prevent large changes. For example, if your house gets dry in the winter from heating, you might want to humidify a room during those months. The other choice would be to dehumidify in the wet months down to a level similar to where the house usually is during the winter. |
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Location: Cork, Ireland | Yes I thought consistency might be the key. In our mild climate we don't need to heat or cool our houses so much, so even going in and out of the house doesn't have such a big effect. |
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Good case dehumidifier ?
