Sleeping problems in Travel Trailer
Hi, we recently bought our first TT (05 Jay Flight 31 BHDS) and are full-timers in it. I am having serious problems sleeping for two reasons. First, our ac is not on a thermostat. We have been turn...
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Texas is pretty hot, to say the least. With a metal-skin TT even more so. As a fullltimer down here in the heat another year my A/C gets plenty of attention. Part of what it is supposed to do is to dry the air, not just cool it. To that end I use a separate floor-standing dehumidifier full-time. At bed-time I dial up the A/C thermostat to the setting where the compressor kicks off. And then dial it cooler one step.
The DeH takes a good deal of burden off the A/C even though it runs up my electric bill. But DRY cool air is mandatory after a day of work. I can almost always hit 50% humidity, and can usualy hit 40% (ideal) by early afternoon. This takes the chill out of refrigerated air at 73F (target temp) and feels absolutely great.
With 90%+ humidity in the mornings I don't turn off the DeH this time of year . . but in cooler late fall and early spring temps I turn it off when going to bed.
Use of an oscillating fan to help return air towards the overhead A/C unit is also recommended.
The DeH takes a good deal of burden off the A/C even though it runs up my electric bill. But DRY cool air is mandatory after a day of work. I can almost always hit 50% humidity, and can usualy hit 40% (ideal) by early afternoon. This takes the chill out of refrigerated air at 73F (target temp) and feels absolutely great.
With 90%+ humidity in the mornings I don't turn off the DeH this time of year . . but in cooler late fall and early spring temps I turn it off when going to bed.
Use of an oscillating fan to help return air towards the overhead A/C unit is also recommended.
