Hey all, my 1 stall attached garage is insulated but not heated. My wife parks her van in it and the snow melts off and pools on the floor. Any ideas on how to keep the floor somewhat dry? Would a heat source with a ceiling fan cure it?
I have an insulated garage and heated with no floor drain. I run a dehumidifier which I feel does more than a fan. I will empty out close to a gallon of water a day after it snows and two vehicles in the garage. Buy a floor squeegee to push out the snow and water from time to time as well. Those floor mats look neat
A dehumidifier will really spin the meter and raise your electric bill a lot.
in reality that dehumidifier is generating heat to run. So you're just heating a little bit extra with electricity. Same with lights. No "wasted" energy in reality.
Also - cracking windows to lower humidity is equivalent to running a dehumidifier - because you're purposefully venting humid warm air to lower the overall humidity.
So unless you physically remove the water with a drain, cardboard, etc.... it's going to cost energy ($$$) to deal with it.