Dry Rod, Yes or No!!!
Bought a new safe today and they gave me a dry rod with the safe. Is it worth drilling a hole in the safe for the dry rod, or just use silica gel! The directions on the dry rod say do not use near explosives. So this means I can't store my ammo in the safe with the dry rod???? The safe is in the house where it should not draw too much moisture. Your opinions please.
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Some safes come with a small hole just for the plug. If you do drill, I would seal the hole with a good fireproof sealant. As for using near explosives, smokeless powder is classified as a propellant; black powder is an explosive. So long as the ammo is loaded and not components, I wouldn't worry.
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I can't find any plugs anywhere and I do not want to jeopardize the warranty on the safe so I don't think I will do any drilling. Guess Ill just rely on the silica Gel. I get huge bags of it from work they ship it in the steel we get for making the knives.
Thanks for your reply.
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Drill the hole and install the rod type dehumidifier.
You'll never be sorry.
No matter how "huge" amount of silica gel you have in the safe, it doesn't do any good if you do not have the time to babysit it and make sure it doesn't get saturated and cause the same problem-RUST-as though you had nothing.
Most safes have access hole for cord.
Call your dealer or manufacturer of the safe and find out why they don't and what you need to seal the hole around the cord when you drill to maintain fire rating.
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Every safe I looked at had a small (1/4") hole in the back on the bottom. 0 -
Look again for a hole. If you don't find one - MAKE ONE Ask the people who sold you the safe how you are to hook up, the rod.
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On my two safes, one hole is at the top, they use it to carry to safe from station to station. On the second the hole is in the back on the lower left hand corner as you are looking at the back of the safe. There is a hole in the shell, but not in the insulation. The safe manufacturer told me I had to drill a hole through the insulation myself.
For alternatives, you can buy cannisters of desiccants you can place in your safe. To recharge it, you bake it to remove the moisture.
Where do you live? I live in Los Angeles and Sacramento and afterthe first year never bothered with a dehumidifier and have never had a problem.0 -
Mine is on top of the safe. It came from the factory with a plug in it. Call the maker of the safe and ask them. I can't imagine a gun safe doesn't have one. One question, was this safe originally made as a gun safe? 0 -
Found the hole and I did Have to punch thru the sheetrock, got it all mounted and it seems to be working fine. Thanks
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