How to make a home made Charcoal Dehumidifier

Summer is officially over and the rainy season is just around the corner.  Flooding is a hassle and drying clothes outside could be very challenging.  During this time our home becomes very humid inside and sometimes molds form.  Molds not only destroy clothes and furniture, it also poses some heath concerns such as nasal stuffiness, throat irritation, coughing or wheezing, eye irritation, or, in some cases, skin irritation.  To reduce the humidity inside our home I decided to shop around for a dehumidifier. 

After going around asking a lot of questions and searching through the internet I came to the following conclusion:

1.  I discovered that commercially available dehumidifiers could be quite expensive, a small version could only be used for a specific area at a time.

2. You consume electricity and can considerably add to your monthly electric bill.

3. & Frequent maintenance is necessary.

So I decided to do some research if I could make my own dehumidifier.  Which I found is not only cost effective but also earth friendly.

 Here are some of the advantages of making your own Charcoal dehumidifier:

1. It’s cost effective charcoal is relatively inexpensive and you can make as many as you want.

2. You don’t need electricity to make it work.

3. You can reuse the charcoal by letting it dry in the sun or use it for barbecue.

4. It’s low maintenance, you don’t need to change it very often. It last’s about 1-3 months depending on how humid your place is.

5. Not only does it reduce the humidity but it also helps reduce unwanted odor.

To help you out here are some simple steps on how you could make your own dehumidifier:

Materials:

Empty tin can with lid or any plastic container with lid.

Charcoal

Soldering Iron

Permanent Marker

Procedure:

1. Clean an empty can with lid using soap and water. 

2. Towel dry to make sure that excess water is removed properly.

3.  Fill the can 70% full with charcoal.  This give the moisture room to flow inside the can.

4.  Cover the can with the lid and using your soldering iron, make holes on the lid.  This will help trap some of the moisture inside the can.   On areas where moisture is very high water actually accumulates inside the can. 

5.  Using your permanent marker write down the date on the side of your can so you can track the next day you'll be needing to replace the charcoal.

5. Congratulations, your done...