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 cp
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OK, cellar has in the past had water flowing into it from a leaky surface water drain... that has now stopped, and I've cleared out a load of crap to use it for bike storage... but it's still very damp down there! And i don't want shiny bling (I wish, but same applies to what i've got!) being damp all the time...

Anyone experience of drying them out?! Is a commercial dehumidifier along with a small heater a sensible idea??!!


 
Posted : 26/10/2010 7:41 pm
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If you're not working / living there I'd go for airflow. Lots and lots of draught.

Our cellar used to occasionally flood (ground water level) and a sump pump sorted it out. To get rid of the damp though was a bigger issue and what worked in the end was a big draught!


 
Posted : 26/10/2010 7:45 pm
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do live there unfortunately 🙁

already planning on leaving the door open as much as poss when the dehumidifer wasn't on - there is an outside grate where the coal chute used to be to let some air in... so I could get some flow going on...


 
Posted : 26/10/2010 8:16 pm