How can I reduce moisture in the office without using a dehumidifier?

Question

I need to reduce the moisture in the office so that envelopes don't jam in a folding machine.

Answer 1

There's this stuff called DampRid that you can use that soaks up moisture in the air. Its usally used to prevent mildew and mold. I've used it before and it works pretty well.
http://www.damprid.com/

Answer 2

you cannot reduce humidity without using some kind of dehumidifier (anything that reduces humidity is a dehumidifier)

a refrigerant system (air conditioner or dehumidifier) would be the most common method

if your office is humid (due to people or other water vapor sources), but the outside air is dry, you can reduce humidity by introducing more outside air

it is conceivable that you could reduce moisture with a dessicant bed but this would be an expensive solution

people use refrigerant based dehumidifiers and air-conditioners because they represent the best, most cost effective, easiest to implement solution to humidity

Answer 3

You can use an evaporator. I would suggest a portable air conditioner (spot cooler) with a built in evaporator. Air conditioners in general pull moisture out of the air and expel it or use it to help cool the air, but having an additional evaporator for moisture leaves you with nice cool dry air. A little moisture never hurt anyone though =)

Answer 4

Air conditioner will reduce the humidity. But it is a dehumidifier too
You can look for chemicals that come in packages ( small gel crystals) and use them to remove water from air. Very expensive process

Answer 5

it all depends on your relative humidity outside. since wet air goes to dry if your relative humidity outside is less than the humidity inside then you could open windows. however if it is higher outside then you need to find a means of migration for the moist air. ask yourself "is ti only humid in thisw room?" if so simply use a fan to move the air out. also look at you a/c vents, are they covered or closed? if so uncover them or open them, air conditioners work to remove wet air so that you can live in a comfortable environment. AS far as measuring the relative humidity in your office you can buy a humidity gauge at radioshack try it out.

Answer 6

Increase the temperature a few degrees to reduce the relative humidity.

Answer 7

kitty litter with flowing air over it. Kitty litter is mostly made of clay which is a great absorber of water and moisture. This only works well if you have a way of flowing air through it.

Answer 8

Opening windows works, unless where you are in the world is very moist.

Dehumidifier would do it though.