09-05-2009, 07:51 AM
Damprid is a commercial dissicant (sp), like those little packets you get in a box with a new camera or new shoes. I use them in closets and have one heat pole in my portable clothes closet. Manageable means of keeping mold at bay.
As for the wood stove, the longer you live here, the cooler the winters will feel to you. Mine is not as much for heat as for its dehumidifying effects (as well as no longer needing a paper shredder!) Saves big time on elec. bill. And it's so pleasant...there's a reason TV screens are designed in a 4X3 ratio...who was it who labeled TV "the cool fire" in that, before TV and radio, people were so used to gathering around the fireplace in the evening to talk, sew, communicate.
You should also learn not to keep electronic equipment, including cameras, binoculars, microscopes, anything with lenses, even slides, film, videos, etc. closed up and stored in dark places. No matter how airtight you think you have them, you don't. And the dark just allows the molds to grow vociferously. You will end up with limu (seaweed, molds) growing on each surface. (You can see it on your camera lenses if you peer into them from the front of the camera). Just FYI. fs
As for the wood stove, the longer you live here, the cooler the winters will feel to you. Mine is not as much for heat as for its dehumidifying effects (as well as no longer needing a paper shredder!) Saves big time on elec. bill. And it's so pleasant...there's a reason TV screens are designed in a 4X3 ratio...who was it who labeled TV "the cool fire" in that, before TV and radio, people were so used to gathering around the fireplace in the evening to talk, sew, communicate.
You should also learn not to keep electronic equipment, including cameras, binoculars, microscopes, anything with lenses, even slides, film, videos, etc. closed up and stored in dark places. No matter how airtight you think you have them, you don't. And the dark just allows the molds to grow vociferously. You will end up with limu (seaweed, molds) growing on each surface. (You can see it on your camera lenses if you peer into them from the front of the camera). Just FYI. fs