Exodus Strength

murphyreedus wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 8:43 am Anyone run a dehumidifier in their uninsulated garage/shed?

I'm moving to a garage gym and am looking to keep the rust off my equipment. I'm in WI and we don't get the extreme hot + humidity that other places may, but enough that my strongman stuff in the garage does rust a bit. I'm thinking of throwing a dehumidifier out there along with a few of those moisture absorption buckets. The garage doors get opened and closed enough that nothing will be a perfect solution, but thinking it will help a little.

I'm also planning to insulate the garage doors, redo the seals, and spray foam any obvious gaps to hopefully keep heat/bugs/dust down.

mgil wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 8:46 am If you do set up a dehumidifier, get one that can drain itself and save yourself a bunch of hassle.

brkriete wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 9:06 am If it's not a well-sealed space, you're going to spend a fortune running the dehumidifier.

brkriete wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 9:53 am Letting my basement dehumidifier just run was like 100-150/month (damp New England fieldstone basement). Now I turn it on for a day or two after rainstorms and then turn it off.

mgil wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 8:46 am

murphyreedus wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 8:43 am Anyone run a dehumidifier in their uninsulated garage/shed?

I'm moving to a garage gym and am looking to keep the rust off my equipment. I'm in WI and we don't get the extreme hot + humidity that other places may, but enough that my strongman stuff in the garage does rust a bit. I'm thinking of throwing a dehumidifier out there along with a few of those moisture absorption buckets. The garage doors get opened and closed enough that nothing will be a perfect solution, but thinking it will help a little.

I'm also planning to insulate the garage doors, redo the seals, and spray foam any obvious gaps to hopefully keep heat/bugs/dust down.

If you do set up a dehumidifier, get one that can drain itself and save yourself a bunch of hassle.

Skander wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 11:51 am Isn't heat a major biproduct of dehumidifiers? Out of desperation this summer tried to run mine in the heavy house and it just made it even more miserable. I feel like heat and humidity run a little too hand in hand in Wisconsin for that to be so helpful except during big temp swings...

murphyreedus wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 1:38 pm

Skander wrote: ↑Mon Mar 08, 2021 11:51 am Isn't heat a major biproduct of dehumidifiers? Out of desperation this summer tried to run mine in the heavy house and it just made it even more miserable. I feel like heat and humidity run a little too hand in hand in Wisconsin for that to be so helpful except during big temp swings...

Probably, but I doubt it's going to make much difference heat-wise in an open 3-car garage. The garage does have a window right by the gym area, so I could put a small window AC in to cool the gym area directly, but I don't know if the smaller ones have a specific humidity control, and I don't need cooling out there 24/7.

murphyreedus wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 6:33 pm It's only a small sliding window (opening is like 21"w x 19"h), so I'd need to find a unit that can fit plus make a frame for it. Most of the decent ones look a little too big.

mgil wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 6:48 pm

murphyreedus wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 6:33 pm It's only a small sliding window (opening is like 21"w x 19"h), so I'd need to find a unit that can fit plus make a frame for it. Most of the decent ones look a little too big.

If you’re going to seal up what you can and kinda “finish” the garage, I’d probably just buy a DIY mini split for about $1500 and have full HVAC. Probably about 12,000btu of AC and 15,000btu of heat.

Skander wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 2:50 pm Kind of bummed- I've got a T3 24" depth, and have been supersetting a lot. Wanted safeties outside, but hadn't thought about the pin pipes... Turns out I can't really have both at once, defeating the purpose of getting them- they both use up the same real estate on the front as each other and my safety points are too close. Tried a bunch of different configurations, they all suck.

Just annoying when things don't work out. Probably not worth trying to return them, and I'll probably figure out some kind of insanity to use them for.

Wilhelm wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 4:26 pm

Skander wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 2:50 pm Kind of bummed- I've got a T3 24" depth, and have been supersetting a lot. Wanted safeties outside, but hadn't thought about the pin pipes... Turns out I can't really have both at once, defeating the purpose of getting them- they both use up the same real estate on the front as each other and my safety points are too close. Tried a bunch of different configurations, they all suck.

Just annoying when things don't work out. Probably not worth trying to return them, and I'll probably figure out some kind of insanity to use them for.

Would strap safeties mount on a higher hole?
I see they come in 24" and 36"

https://www.titan.fitness/racks/rack-ac ... STRAP.html

24"
https://www.titan.fitness/racks/rack-ac ... STRAP.html

Tommy1507 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 20, 2021 8:57 am Bought a used rack for 300€. I think the price is okay, bc most shops have nothing in stock.
First workout felt a little bit weird. I have only 60cm space lengthwise available and the hooks take another 11cm from that. But i think i get used to it. Also the holes are either too low or high for the bench press.
I hope i can upgrade it sooner than later.