I don't know what it is about Hawaii, but there's a lot of moisture
in the air. We bought a firesafe to store some personal papers and my
journals. After several months, we checked and found that my journals
had mold on them. It was really upsetting! I cleaned them off as best
as I could and wondered if putting anything in the safe was a good idea.
Then when we were at Home Depot, we saw this container called DampRid. We figured it was worth a try and stuck it in the safe.
Then we promptly forgot about it. I can't even remember when we put it in there.
When Art checked the safe the other day to look for something we misplaced, he saw the DampRid and picked it up. What a shock to see that it was almost filled with water!
We couldn't believe it.
Well, we went back to Home Depot and bought another one. We know it works!
Then we promptly forgot about it. I can't even remember when we put it in there.
When Art checked the safe the other day to look for something we misplaced, he saw the DampRid and picked it up. What a shock to see that it was almost filled with water!
We couldn't believe it.
Well, we went back to Home Depot and bought another one. We know it works!
that's wonderful! I love it when things work the way they should!!!
ReplyDeleteThat's great, Kay. And I'm glad to know there is something to use for dampness. We have plenty of moisture, but the amount that's in the air is much less. Hope you get some relief soon from the heat and humidity. :-)
ReplyDeletewe have the opposite problem no moisture in the air most of the time...
ReplyDeleteSo glad that worked for you. We keep something similar in our safe, even though we don't have a lot of humidity. And my husband puts his hearing aids in a dry bead box to pull out the moisture. It's a great solution to water problems.
ReplyDeletethis stuff really does work well!
ReplyDeleteYup, that and variations really do the job. Unfortunately all my favorite books had growing mold on them. I killed the mold,. which doesn't get rid of the foxing and stains, then bagged the ones I wanted to keep. Now we live a mile from bay and beach, and I am still very wary. Only the furniture that had mold when we got here still has mold.
ReplyDeleteYou can only really kill the mold by freeze drying the papers and books. I put all the important papers in the bank lockbox.
Whaaaa?? Good to know! Thanks for the tip!
ReplyDeleteI don't know what it is about Hawaii, but there's a lot of moisture in the air--could it be it is an island in the middle of a huge body of water?!?
ReplyDeleteI am glad to know that that product works. I will look for it in Florida, also a strangely humid place.
We do definitely have a LOT of salt water surrounding us and in the air.
Deleteinteresting to know. Kay you have a typo in today's title...Dlry?
ReplyDeleteunless you change it to staying damprid! lol.
DeleteOh gracious, Christine! Thank you, thank you, thank you! It just goes to show you how my brain is working these days. I can't see what is right before my eyes. Thank you for watching my back. You are a wonderful editor! I've made the correction. Phew!
DeleteI've used that stuff. It works.
ReplyDeleteI've always wondered if that stuff worked. Maybe I will get some for my storm shelter. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI had a similar thing for the bathroom
ReplyDeleteSo the damp rid works but does the safe keeping box work? Does the box trap water?
ReplyDeleteWouldn't have thought of a safe having humidity, but maybe you're "locking" in the humidity that is in your air when you close the safe. Or is the DampRid "attracting" the humidity from outside the safe and "catching" it in the bucket? Don't drop the safe in water. Interesting... DrumMajor
ReplyDeleteNeither, did I. We never really had this problem in Illinois. However, here in Hawaii, every time you open the safe it traps more moisture in there.
DeleteI use this too but different brand.
ReplyDeleteIt is surprising that the safe allowed mold to grow. apparently the materials are moisture laden when you put them in. This is truly a very real problem.
ReplyDeleteWow! Again I say Wow!
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of it. I'm always worried about storing things in our basement. Next time I go to CostCo this will be on my list. Thanks Kay!
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