[AndyL]

It's taking "forever" for my pottery to dry because of rainy weather and humidity in my garage workspace. I'm wondering if a small portable dehumidifier might be a good addition to the studio? Any thoughts on this?

[Mark C.]

I live in a wet/rainy climate and a heater is the better tool for drying-I'm not sure about a dehumidifier-I think a heater does a better job.I'm on the other coast so lets see what the lefty's say.
Mark

[neilestrick]

Dehumidifiers are great. I used to keep one on my basement studio when I lived in Iowa in a non-air-conditioned house. It made a world of difference. It's best to hook it up to a floor drain, otherwise you have to empty out the bucket, sometimes twice a day if it's really humid. The down side is that they blow out warm air, so will warm up the space a bit as it dries it out.

[Mossyrock]

I used a dehumidifier in my basement studio. I set the unit on the countertop, did away with the little drain pan and ran a hose from the unit into the sink drain so I wouldn't have to worry about emptying the pan so often. Worked great. I also have a dehumidifying electric rod.....used it in closets to keep clothes from mildewing when I lived on Guam. I sometimes put it inside my drying shelves to speed up the drying process.....it heats up just enough to dry pots slowly and evenly.

[Christine]

AndyL, on 13 June 2012 - 06:02 PM, said:

It's taking "forever" for my pottery to dry because of rainy weather and humidity in my garage workspace. I'm wondering if a small portable dehumidifier might be a good addition to the studio? Any thoughts on this?

Living in a pretty damp part of the world, I use a domestic dehumidifier almost as a matter of course to aid the drying process. Mine's one which warms the air and draws the warm, damp air through to condense into a five litre tray.... although I expect they might all do that! It works an absolute treat and keeps my studio nice and warm too - wouldn't be without it

Christine