Condensation & Propane Oven Use

hinterland wrote:

ktmrfs wrote:
for every gallon of propane burned in the oven you will get about 3 quarts of water. Oven is likely around 30KBTU. Propane is about 85K BTU/gallon IIRC. so in three hours you've added about 3 quarts of water, into a pretty confined space. If the RH is already high inside, add the water from the oven, plus the water from perspiration, etc. and then let the trailer cool down overnight yes, it could be putting you over the edge for condensation.

Now, do NOT worry about water vapor from the water heater, fridge, or furnace. for those ALL the water vapor goes outside with the exhaust.

Now IF you are also using a portable non vented heater, that also is putting the same amount of water vapor/gallon of propane into the air. Doesn't make any difference if it is a catalytic, big buddy or whatever. If it is not vented outside water vapor goes inside.

When we camp in the winter in oregon, RH is high, so we run a portable dehumidifier. We pull anywhere from 2 to 5 gallons of water out EVERY day.

WOW, excellent information and just what we were looking for. Just realized this morning, the only time the condensation was over the top, was after using that oven for 3 hours or more. Then it hung around till next morning, and was on all windows. We always see a smidgen on bedroom frames, but not out of the ordinary unless there is a leak.

Thank you so much.

your welcome. glad I could help out.

If you camp with power, stop by a big box store and buy a smaller real dehumidifier, something that holds a few gallons, should be about $100. Run that 24/7 or at least all day. it will take several gallons of water out every day and then you can use the stove and oven to your hearts content w/o condensation