Gun safe dehumidifier

• Feb 18, 2018

• #1

Killdee

Senior Member

I just purchased a gun safe and it will be in my basement so I want to make sure my guns don't get rust and mildewed.
Any suggestions on a product and perhaps a humidify meter of some sort. I'll probably go to Academy where I bought the safe.
Thanks

 

• Feb 18, 2018

• #2

Wycliff

Senior Member

I've got the goldenrod and haven't had any issues

 

• Feb 18, 2018

• #3

GoldDot40

Senior Member

Do you know whether or not you have high humidity or moisture issues down there already?

Wife's uncle has a gun safe in a no HVAC basement and doesn't use a humidifier. Never had an issue with rust or mildew.

 

• Feb 18, 2018

• #4

gobbleinwoods

Keeper of the Magic Word

I have a goldenrod also but in addition if have one of the electric rechargeables and two of the boxes you put in the warm oven to dry them out and put back. I take no chances. Actually I have two of the electric ones and every time I open the safe I exchange the one from the outlet to the safe.

 

• Feb 18, 2018

• #5

gobbleinwoods

Keeper of the Magic Word

The principle of goldenrod is to heat up and keep air movement. It really does not remove moisture.

 

• Feb 18, 2018

• #6

Killdee

Senior Member

GoldDot40 said:

Do you know whether or not you have high humidity or moisture issues down there already?

Wife's uncle has a gun safe in a no HVAC basement and doesn't use a humidifier. Never had an issue with rust or mildew.

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Mostly taking no chances.Its always cool down there and if I run a floor dehumidifier it always pulls moisture.

 

• Feb 18, 2018

• #7

gobbleinwoods

Keeper of the Magic Word

Killdee said:

Mostly taking no chances.Its always cool down there and if I run a floor dehumidifier it always pulls moisture.

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Same here. I run the floor dehumidifier also and it pulls moisture continually.

 

• Feb 18, 2018

• #8

rospaw

Senior Member

Get it off the floor! Put wood, rubber mat ect to keep it off the concrete. Cheap wireless moister meter off ebay is a plus. Buddy put a fish light, the type with the silver dome they sell at wal mart. He put a low watt bulb in it and set it on top. Leaves it burning all the time and corrected his light rusting issues. He says it cost him about 10.00 a year to run the light 24/7.

 

• Feb 18, 2018

• #9

shdw633

Senior Member

I have had a goldenrod in mine for nearly 2 years and never have had an issue in mine down here in Central Florida.

 

• Feb 19, 2018

• #10

Pat Tria

Senior Member

Use calcium chloride with a product called Damp Rid.

 

• Feb 19, 2018

• #11

LonePine

Senior Member

x4 on the GoldenRod. Works great in my basement safe

 

• Feb 19, 2018

• #12

ssramage

Senior Member

Great info here. I just moved into a house and put my gun safe in the basement garage. It's always pretty damp feeling down there so I haven't put my guns in the safe yet until I found a solution. I'll pick up a GoldenRod based on the recommendations here.

 

• Feb 19, 2018

• #13

WishboneW

Senior Member

Used the goldenrod in my basement in Douglasville. Put the safe on a pallet off the floor and in the same room as my gas hot water heater. Had a creek running 10 yds outside the door. Worked great

 

• Feb 19, 2018

• #14

Meriwether Mike

Senior Member

Another vote for the goldenrod. No trouble after 10 years with my weapons.

 

• Feb 19, 2018

• #15

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Walker44

Senior Member

OK call me stupid but I have had a safe in my basement for over 7 years and what I use to avoid the problem is those packets that come in shoes and electronics I know I am going to spell them wrong but I think its a silicon gel pack I got some good size ones on e bay cheap maybe 10 oz each I put them in the safe and twice a year I take them out put them on a cookie tray and put them in the oven for 20 minutes at 200 degrees Have never had any rust or moisture issues

 

• Feb 19, 2018

• #16

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au7126

Senior Member

Do not sit the safe on the concrete without some type of vapor barrier under it. A scrap piece from builder supply is free. Also use some of the other products listed as well as a dehumidifier sitting on top of my safe. When I no longer hear the sound of the motor running it is time to dump the water.

 

• Feb 19, 2018

• #17

Stroker

Senior Member

Had a safe in a unheated garage for over 10 years. I run a extension cord with a socket on one end with a 40 watt light bulb. Plugged cord into a timer set for 8 hours on every night. Never had a speck of rust.