You can dry any hardwood or softwood in your dehumidifier kiln, but hardwoods need to dry slower to help reduce cracking and checking and require closer ...
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Dec 15, 2022 ， I use dehumidifiers to control wood moisture content. The dehumidifiers use a lot of electricity, but they are a good way to heat the building in spring and ...
May 8, 2011 ， I am using an electric heater, a large oscillating fan, and a home dehumidifier. The heater keeps the room at 99 degrees, and the humidity is down to 20-25%.
Sep 26, 2011 ， Yes it can work, especially if you have a few box fans blowing air through the wood. I've done it with hard maple, cherry, and yellow birch. Oak dries slow.
It is possible to mix species and thicknesses of timber since using a dehumidifier to dry wood is slow and reduced stresses are produced in the material. Less ...
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Aug 15, 2020 ， Most species of hardwood lumber can be safely dried this way, once the moisture content is 20% to 25% or less. The fact is, most of my stacks of ...
May 15, 2021 ， The kiln holds 400 - 500 BF of lumber. Air dry wood at 20% or less should take 2 to 3 weeks to dry. I'll let you know; this is the first load.
Feb 15, 2023 ， Desiccant dehumidifiers tend to be smaller, lighter and can be quieter than compressor units. Whilst compressor dehumidifiers only work well in ...
Mar 10, 2020 ， Yes, a dehumidifier can help dry out wood by reducing the ambient humidity levels, which encourages the evaporation of moisture from the wood.
Residential dehumidifiers do not operate at temperatures high enough to be effective for all species of lumber. If you are drying green lumber or some species ...
