Goldenrod Gun Safe Dehumidifier

[salish]

I was in my gun safe last night and it dawned on my that I'm still using the same Goldenrod dehumidifier that my dad bought in the early to mid 1980's. I can't believe this thing is still working. Almost 40 years. That's pretty cool.

[lee]

Yup,.... mines been going 24 / 7 since summer of 2000.

[JohnVH]

Ive never had one, are your safes out in the weather or an unheated area?

[salish]

Ive never had one, are your safes out in the weather or an unheated area?

My safe is in an unheated and sometimes damp garage. Not a speck of rust on any of my guns in all this time.

[JohnVH]

Ive never had one, are your safes out in the weather or an unheated area?

My safe is in an unheated and sometimes damp garage. Not a speck of rust on any of my guns in all this time.

Thanks, that was my guess, so far all my safes are in the house.

[builtfordtough]

I use the rechargeable 1's from Amazon. Forget the name of them.  Unfortunately these suck. My safes are in my garage as well but I dont have the luxury of using a plug in dehumidifier.  There is no holes punched through in my safe. Stupid question but would it wise to punch a hole in each safe so I can plug in a unit?  I'm charging these ones about every 5 days in the fall, winter, spring depending on weather. Thanks for any info

[salish]

I use the rechargeable 1's from Amazon. Forget the name of them.  Unfortunately these suck. My safes are in my garage as well but I dont have the luxury of using a plug in dehumidifier.  There is no holes punched through in my safe. Stupid question but would it wise to punch a hole in each safe so I can plug in a unit?  I'm charging these ones about every 5 days in the fall, winter, spring depending on weather. Thanks for any info

That's what my dad did, and I inherited this safe and the Goldenrod from him. But I have no experience with other types of dehumidifiers.

[builtfordtough]

Thanks,  I think I'll look into a bit more and drill my own hole for power and drain plug.  Seal it up with a rubber gasket

[salish]

Thanks,  I think I'll look into a bit more and drill my own hole for power and drain plug.  Seal it up with a rubber gasket