Condensation During Winter Storage
Do folks do anything to prevent condensation during over the winter storage in northern climes? Had mildew on all the hard surfaces one year when I left the roof vent and a window cracked under a s...
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Condensation is a problem in all climates.
What I did for a few years, was buy the large, 64 ounce, Damp-Rid containers, place them in tubs or 5 gallon buckets (as additional insurance so they don't spill, since the main ingredient is calcium chloride, which is quite corrosive), and place those in critical places. One went into the living room, another, the bathtub. All of them were put in my RV checklist, so they were secured before I moved the rig, and I also secured them, so if I did move the RV, the containers would not shift and disgorge their contents.
If I had the ability to have power to the RV, I'd do something completely different. I would avoid the Peltier-based dehumidifiers (they are next to worthless for anything bigger than the cubic footage of a kitchen cabinet, in my experience), and go for a real, compressor-based dehumidifier... one that is intended to deal with pints, not ounces of water. Then, I'd close the rig up, and call it done. As stated above, properly winterized, there isn't enough moisture in the air below freezing to cause issues.
What I did for a few years, was buy the large, 64 ounce, Damp-Rid containers, place them in tubs or 5 gallon buckets (as additional insurance so they don't spill, since the main ingredient is calcium chloride, which is quite corrosive), and place those in critical places. One went into the living room, another, the bathtub. All of them were put in my RV checklist, so they were secured before I moved the rig, and I also secured them, so if I did move the RV, the containers would not shift and disgorge their contents.
If I had the ability to have power to the RV, I'd do something completely different. I would avoid the Peltier-based dehumidifiers (they are next to worthless for anything bigger than the cubic footage of a kitchen cabinet, in my experience), and go for a real, compressor-based dehumidifier... one that is intended to deal with pints, not ounces of water. Then, I'd close the rig up, and call it done. As stated above, properly winterized, there isn't enough moisture in the air below freezing to cause issues.
