Dehumidifier for safe

**35th-ANV-SS** · 02-04-2015, 06:10 PM

I recently bought a personal safe for the house and am wandering if I need to, or is it recommended, to put a dehumidifier in the safe?

The notes on the safe recommend not storing electronic items in it, and I am assuming that's the reason - too much moisture over time.

Any suggestions on type/brand?

In case it matters, the safe is basically for personal storage and is 5.74 cu ft.

**theorangeguy** · 02-04-2015, 06:26 PM

You can just put these in it if you want to suck the moisture out of the air. I keep something similar in a gun safe. Home Depot, Walmart, and Lowe's all sell different variations of them. I personally think a dehumidifier would be over kill.

http://www.wayfair.com/DampRid-Refillable-Moisture-Absorber-Dehumidifier-FG01K-10.5oz-L846-K~YHB1006.html?refid=GX54800700060-YHB1006&device=m&ptid=75695831580&gclid=CjwKEAiAo8 emBRCX_OqU4qek6y8SJACzgf8fBOsqrp9qj63CybQ4QW8jqo4l QRckxCswirWWmd_OABoCpVzw_wcB&filter=&curpage=1&sor tby=68

**opie** · 02-05-2015, 03:52 AM

Buy a Golden Rod and put it inside the safe, never have to worry about moisture. I have one that is over 25 yrs in one of my gun safes.

**theorangeguy** · 02-05-2015, 05:09 AM

Originally Posted by opie

Buy a Golden Rod and put it inside the safe, never have to worry about moisture. I have one that is over 25 yrs in one of my gun safes.

I've never heard of that before. Looks really cool.

**Zinergy** · 02-05-2015, 05:36 AM

I have always just used the kind like Orange posted. You plug them them in when they have absorbed all they can for half a day and then put it back in. No cords or wires.

**35th-ANV-SS** · 02-05-2015, 07:24 AM

Thanks. No wires is a plus. I have the safe in a closet, so I have no electrical outlet to plug anything into. The safe is also fire rated for like 1400 degrees for 1 hr so there's no way to get a cord into it.

**wileyCoyote** · 02-05-2015, 05:30 PM

I use a gel-pack dessicant, ...once it is saturated an indicator on it's box turns pink, ...and to "recharge" it you just put it in the oven for 2.5 hrs...

**pajeff02** · 02-06-2015, 12:38 PM

I agree -- I think ours has a dessicant sheet in it (kind of like a thick brown paper). If it were larger, I would probably switch over to a packet style dessicant.