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Mcdusa1
Posted on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - 02:55 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I seem to have a lot of condensation on my bike in the mornings. I have a would shed with a cement floor the shed is not tight air passes through. If i wrap the bike with a blanket it seams to sweat under the blanket. no it is not getting any at night to work up a sweat! I am in Florida. any solutions?
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Chauly
Posted on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - 03:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Move out of FL... :-)
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Natexlh1000
Posted on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - 03:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I had this issue when I was still living with my parents and parking my ironhead in a wood shed.
Water wicked up from below and entered the air inside. At night, it would condense on anything metal. RUSTY.
I actually found that it was less wet if I parked it outside under a cover.

I never solved my parents' shed issue because I moved out.

My theory is that your cement slab is wicking up moisture and passing it into the air in the shed.

Perhaps a little exhaust fan in the roof would help?
Perhaps some fancy paint on the slab would seal out the water better?
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Slaughter
Posted on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - 03:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

un-coated cement = BAD!

Covering won't help.

You can get a small dehumidifier
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Chauly
Posted on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - 03:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Try to tighten the shed up. The humid, warm daylight air fills it in the daytime, and at night, when the temperature drops, the extra moisture plates out on everything. I had a garage in TN that was pretty tight with roof insulation. I recall going out to the garage late morning, rolling up the garage door, and seeing the water just form on everything in front of my eyes. The stuff in the garage was a lot cooler than the dewpoint, and there she goes!
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Fahren
Posted on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - 03:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Old concrete slabs wouldn't generally have been put down with a 6-mil plastic vapor barrier under them, which would help. Problem is, though, that even those break down over time.
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Boogiman1981
Posted on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - 04:39 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

run a fan
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Xl1200r
Posted on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - 04:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Fahren - the garage attached to my house played that trick on me this summer - so much condesnation after opening the door it was dripping off of things (like the bikes) and leaving puddles. I looked for a leak in the roof for about 10 minutes before I figure out what was going on.
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T9r
Posted on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - 04:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Park it inside your folks air conditioned house. Nothin' like seeing a motorcycle safe inside.
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Etennuly
Posted on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - 04:49 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

A ceiling fan and roof vents.

Let the heat out of the top of the shed. Keep the air moving with the fan.

If you were really serious about fixing it you could lay down that 6 mil plastic all the way to the outside of the concrete's outside edge, then put a wood sub floor over it.
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Luftkoph
Posted on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - 05:57 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

the modern world of climate control is your answer
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Vtpeg
Posted on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - 06:54 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Heat the shed/bike, if its warm no condensate!
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Etennuly
Posted on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - 09:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Heat the shed/bike, if its warm no condensate!

But he is in Florida.....already hot, at 95% humidity. He would have to burn a big open flame to drive off the humidity.
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Swampy
Posted on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - 09:44 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Get some air moving through the shed.

Cold metal, warm air, you get condensation, happens in the spring around here, all the other times it's just raining!
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Slaughter
Posted on Friday, October 14, 2011 - 07:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Very easy to put a dehumidifier under the cover - or dehumidify the entire area for about $150-175. You just have to dump the water that it collects.
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Mr_grumpy
Posted on Saturday, October 15, 2011 - 01:57 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Treat your bike with that stuff that lets all the water pearl & run off.

Be cheaper & greener than running a dehumidifier.
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Geforce
Posted on Saturday, October 15, 2011 - 03:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Have you tried leaving the shed open for a night? I know that's not the best practice for security but... it might help identify the issue. I was talking to one of our engineers the other day and his neighbor here in Missouri has the exact same issue.

http://www.concreteconstruction.net/interiors/swea ting-slab-syndrome.aspx

It may not be SSS, but most shed slabs are hastily poured or constructed in a hurry. His poor neighbor's shed is literally destroying all his tools and equipment he stores in it. He's now considering ripping the building up to do it right.

Short of ventilation and running some good climate control...well there may not be much else you can do.
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Kenm123t
Posted on Saturday, October 15, 2011 - 07:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Sahara dehumidifiers made in Wis Therma Stor only way to go!
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Alfau
Posted on Saturday, October 15, 2011 - 10:54 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Ventilate the Garage to outside air temprature,Acid wash the floor to get it clean then Paint with two coats of a good quality epoxy membrane.
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Kenm123t
Posted on Sunday, October 16, 2011 - 09:49 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

In fla ventilation alone usually get brings in more moisture Fla is cool and dry inside hot and wet outside thank you Dr Gorre
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