We were experiencing the same situation at the place I am working now when
someone suggested putting a fan in the room. Now, we have no spikes in
either temperature or humidity except when the door to the room is open
for longer than a few minutes. Not to mention, that we've also been able
to decrease our use of the dehumidifier. Hope this helps!

Kelly Wilkerson
Museum Technician- Stones River National Battlefield
M.A. Candidate- Public History- Middle Tennessee State University


On Wed, 18 Nov 1998, Patricia McElyea wrote:

> Hi All!!
>
>         I desperately need your help and advice!  Here is my situation.  I
> have a 200 sq. ft. vault area, concrete construction on an out side
> wall.  Controlling the humidity in this area has become the bane of
> my existence!  I run a dehumidifier constantly and check it twice a
> day.  I have adjusted the temperature, contacted the AC/Environmental
> department to check it....Seems no matter what I do there are still
> humidity spikes (sometimes a much as 20% in a week).  The kicker is
> that I literally have NO BUDGET to deal with this.  Any
> suggestions???
>
>
>
> Patricia McElyea
> Curator of Collections
> Arkansas State University Museum
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