MB24 37 Posted January 7, 2019 Anyone use the EVA-DRY safe dehumidifier? If so how good is it? Other recommendations? Safe is in the garage and I only have ammo in it. Although I have no experience with them, not crazy about the idea of using one of those heating rods. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Screwball 483 Posted January 7, 2019 I’m more of a Golden’s Rod and desiccants kind of guy... when house air gets dryer (winter), I pull the desiccants out. Most safes have a bottom area that fits a Golden Rod. They are glass inside, so that is your main downside. Personally, I’d trust one of them over the dehumidifier you mention. I store ammo in Cabela’s bins, and put a small desiccant pack in each. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuRrEaLNJ 294 Posted January 7, 2019 been running a goldenrod in my cabinet since i got it. spend so much time trying to raise the humidity in my house, and year round trying to remove it from the cabinet. have a whole house humidifyer in the furnace, and dehumidifyer in the basement, and the goldenrod in the safe. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shocker 150 Posted January 7, 2019 I use the EVA-DRY units in ammo boxes, and a larger container of silica for the safe. I don't have a humidity measurement in there but (knock on wood) I don't have any corrosion so far and theyre easy to refresh when they need it I don't have power in my safe so a plug in dehumidifier wasn't really an option for me, it would be quite a chore to drill a hole and then re-fireproof the hole Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MB24 37 Posted January 7, 2019 I have no electric in the safe either and not crazy about drilling. Are you talking about eva dry packets in the ammo boxes? What I was referring to was a thing that looks like a smoke detector. When its full you plug it in to recharge it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sniper 6,372 Posted January 7, 2019 28 minutes ago, MB24 said: I have no electric in the safe either and not crazy about drilling. Are you talking about eva dry packets in the ammo boxes? What I was referring to was a thing that looks like a smoke detector. When its full you plug it in to recharge it. My son is using that in his safe, which is in the garage. So far, it's working fine. Only issue is that you need to remember to take it out and recharge it when necessary, so make sure to mark your calendar. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
10X 3,296 Posted January 7, 2019 7 minutes ago, Sniper said: My son is using that in his safe, which is in the garage. So far, it's working fine. Only issue is that you need to remember to take it out and recharge it when necessary, so make sure to mark your calendar. I like the plug-in self-regenerating dehumidifiers a lot, since you don’t have to tie up the oven for hours at a time, or answer questions like “What’s that thing doing in my oven!?” They have a quite limited capacity, so you may want to consider more than one per safe, and a fairly frequent regeneration schedule. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted January 7, 2019 35 minutes ago, 10X said: I like the plug-in self-regenerating dehumidifiers a lot, since you don’t have to tie up the oven for hours at a time, or answer questions like “What’s that thing doing in my oven!?” They have a quite limited capacity, so you may want to consider more than one per safe, and a fairly frequent regeneration schedule. I use 3 in my 24 gun safe. Safe is in basement next to dehumidifier. They last about a month before charging. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shocker 150 Posted January 7, 2019 1 hour ago, MB24 said: I have no electric in the safe either and not crazy about drilling. Are you talking about eva dry packets in the ammo boxes? What I was referring to was a thing that looks like a smoke detector. When its full you plug it in to recharge it. I was talking about the plug in kind. And regarding the ammo boxes I should have actually said ammo CAN. I put the various ammo boxes inside the latching can with a desiccant unit. For the safe my silica gel is in a box that I have to put in an oven to dry out (I have a junkyard toaster oven for projects and stuff like this). It has a much larger capacity than the EVA-DRY units but I could certainly have used more than one instead All types have an indicator that turns a different color when it needs drying out, although if it's a seldom used container I suppose you wouldn't see it. But then again if its' seldom used it shouldn't leak much humidity either. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
myhatinthering 462 Posted January 7, 2019 1 hour ago, MB24 said: I have no electric in the safe either and not crazy about drilling. Are you talking about eva dry packets in the ammo boxes? What I was referring to was a thing that looks like a smoke detector. When its full you plug it in to recharge it. I use these and they work great Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MB24 37 Posted January 7, 2019 Yes they have the indicator that changes color when needing a charge. I'm in the safe at least once a week so noticing when it changes shouldn't be an issue. I'm planning on 2 for a 24 gun safe. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites