dim Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 I'm moving into an on-campus apartment for my last semester of college and I got some new releases that I would really like to take to school with me. My problem is that on-campus housing has no air conditioning and I always fear my records will warp or melt or something. This fear is pretty unfounded seeing as freshman year I had my records and player at school with no problems. Still, is there an issue with heat? how hot does it have to be for things to go wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattisr1984 Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 dont know if theres an exact answer to this but my parents had a ton of a bunch of old lps in our garage for a few years and i drug them all out this summer and most of them were okay... a few warped. i guess i should mention i live in arizona, as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefwahoo Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 I've never had air conditioning and I've never had a problem. I've just always made sure that they are positioned in the room so that sunlight never directly hits them. And that's usually only a big concern with a massive amount of records with limited storage options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest conoley Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 I've never had air conditioning and I've never had a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faith Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 I've never had air conditioning and I've never had a problem. I've just always made sure that they are positioned in the room so that sunlight never directly hits them. And that's usually only a big concern with a massive amount of records with limited storage options. thats why I leave them in storage boxes inside my closet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dim Posted August 20, 2007 Author Share Posted August 20, 2007 Thanks guys, I guess I'll do it up this semester Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakland Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 The most important thing to do if you think your records will get hot is to keep them tightly packed. That way none of them lean and get bent. It'd have to be pretty fucking hot in there to make a difference. That said I got central air and a fan to my loft to keep them cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elephanttttt Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 i was ocd about this as well. i started using my ac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrc Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 i live in florida so my AC runs all day every day my main concern is keeping the blinds closed in the morning to avoid sunlight hitting my A-K section of my LPs because they are somewhat close to a window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 i live in florida so my AC runs all day every daymy main concern is keeping the blinds closed in the morning to avoid sunlight hitting my A-K section of my LPs because they are somewhat close to a window. I'm in Florida as well but all my records are in storage bins (12"/lp's) or milk crates (7"s) which I keep them in the closet. The AC is not running continuously but enough to keep the house cool. I only crack open the blinds to let enough sunlight in to not have to turn the light on. The only time that was I worried was after any and all hurricanes when we're without power for a few days to a few weeks. But the records have been OK throughout it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottheisel Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 I'd be more concerned about humidity than heat. While your dorm room might get uncomfortable for you if you don't have a fan on or anything, the molecular composition of records won't get altered by, say, a room at 80 degrees. If anything, buy a dehumidifier to suck all the moisture out of the air -- it's that stuff that will mess up your sleeves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronniethebear Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Yeah, I've had humidity issues with sleeves myself. Lesson learned: Do not, under any circumstance, leave record jackets/sleeves out for an extended period of time. Especially when you live in Houston, Texas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 I'd be more concerned about humidity than heat. While your dorm room might get uncomfortable for you if you don't have a fan on or anything, the molecular composition of records won't get altered by, say, a room at 80 degrees. If anything, buy a dehumidifier to suck all the moisture out of the air -- it's that stuff that will mess up your sleeves. Yeah all my stuff is in my basement and it gets pretty humid down there, so I try to run my dehumidifier as much as possible. A few of my dvd inserts still show a little warp from the humidity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtmanner Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 I left an Elton John record in the back window of my car one day. Well, someone else left it there and I kind of didn't do anything about it. Anyways. It wasn't very hot out, but under the glass it melted and warped pretty badly. I think its got to do mostly with direct sunlight. Extreme heat will do it to, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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