I placed Damp Rid in my closet and on the top shelves of my furniture after mold destroyed most of my clothes and shoes and some of my furniture, but yesterday when checking the Damp Rid bag in the closet I found the dripped water had crystalized. That did not happened in the previous 2 bags I used. Can you tell me why it happened?
This is normal. After a few days the crystals will melt and the water will drip into the chamber.
If your issues are like ours were in our basement, you may be better off investing in a good dehumidifier. It ends up paying for itself in the long run. We started out with the Damp Rid product and it worked nicely, but the problem was too big for it. The other challenge for us is products like this are not good around dogs...so if you do have pets, be sure to keep them away from the container--esp.
You probably just checked the bag at different stages as that is the normal process - crystals to liquid - no matter which part of the bag/container it is in. Damp-Rid says a sudden change in temperature causes different changes.
I would also suggest you try to leave your closet doors open as much as possible and also burn a 40 watt light bulb in the closet until you correct your problem.
That is not normal. I have used it for many years in my closets, and in my guest bedroom. Over the last several months, I have noticed that it is now forms a hard thick crystalized coating on the top of the granules. Very little liquid pools in the actual container. I have four containers. I actually used a small hammer and a screwdriver to breakup the hardened top layer of crystalized granules. It is a fairly recent issue. What changed?
We have a lot of baby clothes that we would like to store now that she has grown. I purchased some of the clear plastic, flip-lid boxes from Home Depot, and we have put the clothes in plastic bags. But we live near the ocean, and have a high humidity environment, and are wondering what other steps you would recommend to reduce the risk of mold on stored clothes?
I live in South Florida, and am familiar with the mold problem. Air is the enemy - especially moist air. So the solution is to either remove the air from the garment or dry the air around it. Those new plastic bags that suction out air with a vacuum cleaner are excellent. Please don't be penny-wise and pound foolish and buy imitations.
I have seen packets which absorb damp....maybe try to seal the lids to the bottoms with duct tape??? How about regular clay cat litter in old stocking legs you've cut off!! That absorbs moisture!
THANKS! I will try both the bags and the cat litter.
you can make small sachet of muslin cloth and fill up very loosly with cloves
this will suck away any moisture in the fabric---keep the bugs away and will smell good and last in the long run
you have to make sure your clothes are dry---or u can just put them in the dryer and after it cools down put it away in palstic bag
The best thing that is smelly and absorbers moisture is incense, save any crepe paper you get with gifts and roll 2 incense sticks into a little bit of the paper then place them at the top and bottom of draws, cupboards, storage boxes etc... any plastic packaging you get from storage boxes too save that and put it at the bottom of your storage box you bought don't let it go to waste. The smell on incense lasts forever as long as it's wrapped up in some sort of thin paper and it is strong smelling too, any type will work.
Here in Lancashire in England everyone has problems with major mold. Right now I have a tone of mold on the walls near the window, behind the heater and because I have a small room, I have to put storage under my bed. The stuff in the boxes stink now though and I haven't been able to stop it so far.
I'm going to take your suggestion and use newspaper though, my mum is going to get some from work and I'm going to lay 3 pieces on the bottom of each one, add some incense sticks then add another piece of news paper on top of each of the lids because a tone of mold and dust just collects on top of them.
I'm probably going to tape the newspaper on top of them into the side grooves of the lids. After that I'm just going to hope for the best and hope it works, if that doesn't i don't know what will.
Wrap some crepe paper around some incense sticks and put a bit of tape on the ends and in the middle just to seal it and put a few in your storage boxes (this preserves the scent and they last forever, strong ones, use newspaper like we are recommended too, put a few pieces on the bottom, some on the sides, some over the top of the clothes and some on top of the lid as a lot of dust will get on storage boxes too, i would tape them on so the dust and stuff goes on the paper not the baby clothes. Any thick plastic packaging like you get from new baby clothes keep them and store them in them as nothing can get though them and use zip-lock bags as well.
I live in the tropics where the air is very damp and mold on everything including clothes, shoes, and other leather goods is a big problem. I have had lots of success using the Space Saver brand plastic storage bags.
This is a page about storing leather coats and jackets. Here are some great tips to help your jackets keep their shape when not in use, as well as avoiding mold while they are being stored.
If you have a Dollar Tree close, you can find DampRid. It comes in large and small containers. I find the smaller ones perfect for closets and under the sinks.
We have a underground storm shelter that we store our "off-season" clothes. Unfortunately, some of the time it was also damp and "musty". To the rescue is kitty litter. I chose kitty litter because it is scented and absorbent.
Mold is everywhere in area I live. It is in every closet, under cabinets, and linens. It can ruin everything, if you aren't careful. I have a couple ways I deal with it.