Climate Controlled Storage Or Not

At some storage facilities these units also offer other atmospheric controls including protection from humidity.

Climate controlled storage or not.

If you are storing wine keep in mind that your bottles need to be kept under even more controlled conditions. Art climate controlled storage is best for artwork. You ve probably come across the word climate controlled storage in your search for storage units. The ideal storage temperature for art is between 60 75 f with around 50 relative humidity.

This requires not only air conditioning but also a dehumidifier. And do you even need it. Climate controlled storage should not be subjected to extreme temperatures and in general should not fall below freezing in the winter or rise above 90 fahrenheit in the summer. Typically the temperature will remain stagnant at between 55 degrees and 85 degrees fahrenheit.

But non climate controlled storage units are not heated or cooled which means your belongings will be subjected to fluctuating outdoor. In humid environments mold or mildew can grow and ruin artwork. Climate controlled storage sometimes referred to as temperature controlled storage is a type of storage unit that is specially designed to maintain steady temperatures and humidity levels. While there doesn t seem to be an official standard for climate control in the storage industry it can be generally agreed on that a climate controlled storage unit should keep temperature levels between 55 and 78 f and humidity levels no higher than 55.

Self storage is usually broken into two categories non climate controlled storage and climate controlled storage. Generally most items in a non climate controlled storage unit will be protected. Climate controlled storage units are a feature mainly available at our indoor storage facilities. So what is it.