Condensation
Submitted: Thursday, Jul 18, 2013 at 18:01
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SDG
Open up my camper the other day after being closed for a couple of months.
There is condensation inside it, which caused a little bit of mould on my doona cover. Any ideas on preventing condensation when camper is not being used and closed?
Thanks.
Reply By: mountainman - Thursday, Jul 18, 2013 at 18:28
Thursday, Jul 18, 2013 at 18:28
A tub of rice ?
When you drop your phone in water, you throw the phone in some rice and it draws the moisture out of the phone.
my friend only just recently done this, and it works..
I told her about the rice.....and made sure I MEANT IT........ha ha
it should work inside the van...?
some moisture absorbent material would be commercially available..
at a price..
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Reply By: Member - Coldee - Thursday, Jul 18, 2013 at 19:12
Thursday, Jul 18, 2013 at 19:12
You can get some commercial moisture dehumidifier crystals in supermarkets for a couple of bucks. They will draw in the moisture and are pretty good. While living on the coast near a beach they prevented mould in the cupboards and wardrobes.
Disadvantage: Once
the tub is full of water you need to chuck it so you will have to replace it every month or two (depends on how humid things are and the size of
the tub of crystals).
The tub will not overflow but once the crystals have dissolved the product is useless.
Advantage: They are not edible and attractive for mice.
I agree that you first need to
check for leaks to ensure that is not the source of the problem
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Follow Up By: Member - Jerry C (WA) - Thursday, Jul 18, 2013 at 20:54
Thursday, Jul 18, 2013 at 20:54
Hi SDG,
Try something simple, open a couple of vents and let the air circulate, and leave them open for a week. One big advantage of this is that it costs nothing.
Cheers, Jerry.
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Follow Up By: Member - Russler - Friday, Jul 19, 2013 at 07:59
Friday, Jul 19, 2013 at 07:59
Re dehumidifier crystals from the
supermarket, we've used both Hippo and DampRid at
home in one of the downstairs cupboards, and it works a treat. As Coldee says though, eventually you have to replace the crystals and throw away the water that has been collected, so a periodic
check is advised.
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