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Show the use of calcium chloride, which has the property of absorbing moisture out of the air. Others claim they have dried up a damp cellar by simply leaving the ash doors of the heater open, thus providing pro-viding a draft up the chimney that carries off the dampness. You might also consider making use of -an up-to-date dehumidifier to be connected to the plumbing system. ASK ME I ANOTHER J A General Quii ? DAMPNESS IN SUMMER TIME IN CLUB CELLAR Question: I had a club cellar put in. The cellar wall is of cinder blocks, over this, paneling of knotty knot-ty pine was placed with a two-inch air space between. The ceiling is a porous-looking material, probably prob-ably an insulating board. The floors are asphalt tile laid right on the cement floor. Here is where the problem comes in. During the humid months of summer moisture mois-ture forms on the walls and paneling. panel-ing. At times there are puddles of water on the floor, and the paneling panel-ing is soaking wet. The paneling is turning black, the asphalt tile is coming up, the ceiling is getting brown spote all over it and during these months, the cellar is unusable. un-usable. Answer: Some of our readers have solved a similar problem by |