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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 3258096, member: 112&quot;]BamBam - given what you have said that your safe is only 1.5 cf, the size of the unit you are using approx 3x9x8 and weighing 1.2 lbs, and how often you have to recharge it, every 2-3 weeks - I&#039;d say you need to look at getting another safe, a different safe. I don&#039;t know what brand of safe you are using but if it&#039;s a Sentry you should definitely stop using it as even the manufacturer warns of excessive moisture inside them. And given what I mentioned above even if it&#039;s not a Sentry it sounds like your safe is doing exactly the same thing - producing excessive moisture. </p><p><br /></p><p>If the safe itself were not a problem, a unit that size, that big, should last for at least 6 months in a safe that small. And that&#039;s even considering that you lived in a humid area.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the outer plastic of those units, I have no idea what they are made of, or if it is or is not harmful in any way. The material inside that actually absorbs the moisture is silica gel, the same material that just about all similar dehumidifier units use, and it is perfectly safe for coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I used these for decades, the 40 gram size -</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.jpscorner.com/Silica%20Gels/silica-gel-40-gram-100.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>You can find them here - </p><p><a href="http://www.jpscorner.com/silica-gel-humidity-control.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.jpscorner.com/silica-gel-humidity-control.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.jpscorner.com/silica-gel-humidity-control.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Even in a 4.5 cf safe one of those would last about 3 months before it needed recharging. And they only cost about $6, and all the materials are inert.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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