shipping container condensation

[Little Steven]

When you buy new containers, for 120.00 pounds you can have anti condensation sprayed on the internal roof section..... it looks like artex!

 

I have had mine some years, without one single drop of condensation.

 

If you ring "Pentelver" I'm sure they would advise you to what the product they use.

 

Steve

[treewizard]

we got ours sprayed done it ourselves with a sparayer from machine mart got the stuff from Grafo Therm its wicked not a single drop since bout 90 quid for enough to do the roof

[bob]

take the doors off and then no issues

 

we have 2 1 lined 1 unlined and no condensation

ours are green will that make a difference:confused1:

[Pete Bannister]

When you buy new containers, for 120.00 pounds you can have anti condensation sprayed on the internal roof section..... it looks like artex!

 

I have had mine some years, without one single drop of condensation.

 

If you ring "Pentelver" I'm sure they would advise you to what the product they use.

 

Steve

 

Top tip Steve! Anti-condensation paints were first developed for the submarine parts of steel ships. They are however, generally pricey. The principle is preferential absorbency. Any hygroscopic material at hand will do the same job. Plasterboard, thin sheets of timber, sawdust, common salt, paper, cotton. They'll all rapidly absorb liquid water and water as vapour, which is what you want. They can all act as a 'buffer' so you have to balance water absorption with desorption. Through ventilation is a good means of de-humidifying. Dry heating ( eg solar gain) is necessary if you are going to add water into the system by introducing damp gear.

[Jesse]

yep the polystyrene sounds a good idea, I would only need to do it on the ceiling I suppose.

 

No, all walls and the ceiling, its the only way, sorry

[oldwoodcutter]

what may help are damp traps,ive got 5 around my place and they realy attract the moisture,put the white crystals in the top and tip the water out the bottom.

Hope this helps.

[RobRainford]

My container was an old generator housing, two massive vents either side and a couple of good sizes holes up top, never have an issue, plus the container is a ten footer and kept inside another shed, keeps the rain out!

[Rupe]

Mine has a plasterboard ceiling in it, and is inside a building, no huge problems, but my 4 year old chipper has more rust spots on it than my previous one that was four years old and had lived ouside for the first two years of its life.

 

But i have never had any visible condensation on anything, some foam grip tools have gome mouldy though.

[Old WoodChip]

[Ventilation is the key]

 

yes plenty of fresh air flowing is a must, although it wont stop tools rusting but will help with condensation. I suppose leaving the door open in the day is not a good idea unless your working there

[Marko]

we got ours sprayed done it ourselves with a sparayer from machine mart got the stuff from Grafo Therm its wicked not a single drop since bout 90 quid for enough to do the roof

 

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