Freezer Condensation Issues

[Marvo]

Warm air does hold more moisture so if you have have air with a certain humidity and you warm it you then you lower its relative humidity because it can now hold more moisture.

It could be another source in the room making the damp but he says there's no tumble dryer etc so I'm really not sure.

Maybe relocate the freezer to another room for a day and see if the problem persists. If it does hen send it back under warranty.

 

[telectrix]

a couple of more weeks in the UK will no need a freezer. just put the food outside. unless you have urban foxes. still, foxes have a right to eat, don't they? we always chuck the scraps out for them.

 

[catdog]

lol telectrix

I guess cant see any other source of damp in the room. its in reasonably new extension with concrete floors and stud walls. Maybe I will leave it for a few weeks and if still has condensation then will take action! (not sure what yet though!)

 

[Earthstore]

lol telectrix

I guess cant see any other source of damp in the room. its in reasonably new extension with concrete floors and stud walls. Maybe I will leave it for a few weeks and if still has condensation then will take action! (not sure what yet though!)

Well I think you may have just found your problem, how much water was put into that concrete? 5 gallons? 10 gallons? and where do you think it has all gone?

Condensation is moisture in the air condensing on the coldest point, which would be the steel/tin on the outside of your freezer, the warmer the air the more moisture it can hold, your freezer motor/condenser/radiator may have made the air warmer therefore it holds even more moisture until it is saturated..

What you need to do to cure this is ventilate the room with clean "drier" air, which is easy in the summer but a little more difficult when it is damp and cold outside,or better still run a small dehumidifier in there for a while.

 

[catdog]

Well I think you may have just found your problem, how much water was put into that concrete? 5 gallons? 10 gallons? and where do you think it has all gone?

Condensation is moisture in the air condensing on the coldest point, which would be the steel/tin on the outside of your freezer, the warmer the air the more moisture it can hold, your freezer motor/condenser/radiator may have made the air warmer therefore it holds even more moisture until it is saturated..

What you need to do to cure this is ventilate the room with clean "drier" air, which is easy in the summer but a little more difficult when it is damp and cold outside,or better still run a small dehumidifier in there for a while.

ok so that would also make sense! so say ran a dehumidifier for a period of time, would it need to be a regular thing? or would that moisture be removed permanently?!

And as i said before the radiator that is in the room doesn't work- would having a heat source help after the initial moisture had been removed?

 

[Earthstore]

It would help a little, but it just allows the air to hold more moisture, so you then either need to change the air or it will dump it on the coldest point, normally that would be the windows, but in your case it is the freezer casing.

Run a dehumidifier for a while, see how much water you get from it, then you will see why you have so much condensation, you may well be amazed.

I believe you can buy smallish ones quite cheaply, check ebay maybe?

 

[catdog]

will do thanks for all comments guys , will report back!

 

[Engineer54]

It isn't going to be cheap running a dehumidifier 24 hours a day!! Venting the room would be my first option!!