Ron Sgroi said:Yeah, That's what I'm finding out. The area this locker sits in is on the northeast corner of the house and is always very damp and gets limited direct sunlight only in the extreme heat of summer. I've changed the roofing over the structure and plan to add some more ventilation, but there is a limit as to what can be easily done and then the totaly value of what I've done. I have to except the fact it is a wooden box, without a bottom and certainly not sealed. It was designed to hold a hose and it covers and weatherproof electrical box and a outside hose connection. It was originally put there to also be the power supply cabinet for the front loop. That was moved to the north side of the bigger garden shed many years ago.
Good Morning All, Ric, Thanks for the UPDATE of your experiment with the MOTH BALLS. I have read all of the posts and it seems that I may have forgotten to add 1 little detail. When the humidity was high Mom would put the MOTH BALLS in a METAL container that was made for them. This container even had a hook so it could be hung in the closet on the closet pole. If I remember correctly this metal container was round and was approximately 4" or 5" in diameter, it had about 4 or 6 1/4 holes on one side and 2 or 4 1/4 inch holes on the other side, it even had a slide cover over the holes on one side to limit the amount of air the passed through it. Sorry if this messed up your experiment but I must have had a senior moment at the time. Happy Railrading,
Ron’s comment jogged my memory. Mothballs are out over here - choking hazard for children, as they look too much like candy.
Moth repellent comes in powdered form, in sealed plastic containers that look something like a salt shaker, with tiny holes to let the poison do its thing. There’s even a little loop on the end so you can drop the container over a hanger in the clothes closet. They come in packs of various sizes, and appear to have a life span of about a year in our relatively hot, dry climate.
Seems to me I remember an old Buster Keaton movie involving moth balls being switched for candy…