proper short term storage of stove

[trguitar]

We just sold our house, and have moved into a winter rental. We took the stove with us (new owners didn't want it and moving company moved it at no extra charge). It is currently sitting in the garage of our short term rental.

We've only been in here a month, but with some of the weird weather we've been having some condensation has formed in the garage, and the stove is starting to rust a little.

What can I do to prevent this?

 

[peakbagger]

If you can find a big enough bag wipe it down with a light coating of WD 40 and slide the bag over it and seal it so no air can get in . Stoves rust quick in storage and once it rusts unless its sandblasted you will be fighting it forever. I have seen many a stove on craiglist that got ruined by rust in storage. Obviously when you go to use it again you will want to fire it out in the driveway to drive off the wd 40 as its going to smoke the first few firings.

 

[jetsam]

Seal it in a bag with some dessicant. If you know anyone who works anywhere that they ship stuff, see if they'll give you a plastic pallet bag; if not, buy a heavy plastic dropcloth and make a stove-sized bag. (You can make a heat sealer, buy a heat sealer, or just use duct tape.) Once you get the stove in the bag, put some dessicant underneath the stove (You can buy Damp Rid at Home Depot) , suck the air out of the bag (use your shop vac), and seal the bag up.

We did this with a friend's Plymouth Barracuda when he got assigned to Hawaii for a year, and it worked great.

You could also just put a dehumidifier next to it if your garage is pretty well sealed, but it sounds like it's not.