Humidity Control while in storage
Our 37ft. 5th wheel is stored in Florida for 8 months, from April to December......the hottest and most humid months of the year. During those 8 months we are home in Delaware so the RV remains close...
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I, too, have been storing my RV in FL for the six months of summer. Prior to this year we just move this 36 foot fifth wheeler to the back of the RV park for storage and put in every thing we can think of to alleviate humidity including multiple cans of those dehumidifier things, bags of charcoal, kitty litter etc. and usually have been pretty lucky. But last year was a real wet one in FL and we had more mold than usual...even had to throw a mattress (couch) out.
So this year we are leaving the unit on the lot (paying more) so it has access to electricity and going to leave a dehumidifier in the closed up unit. The park will charge us monthly for the electric bill which is fine. My problem is .....
I can leave the whole unit plugged into the 50 amp outlet which powers my converter and all the 12v stuff along with all the 120v outlets. Just plug the dehumidifier into an outlet and leave.
Or.....because there is no 120v outlet on my post (or even a 30 amp outlet) try to jury rig a 50 amp plug so I can plug a 120v extension cord into it, thus power the dehumidifier. (figure I can surely engineer a way to rig a 50 plug in this manner).
But the cost of plugs and the assurance of RV parts place folk saying just 'leave the unit plugged in' and use the 120v available inside the unit. "Keeps your bats charged", etc.
I worry about leaving the inverter running all summer.
Anyone have any thoughts?
So this year we are leaving the unit on the lot (paying more) so it has access to electricity and going to leave a dehumidifier in the closed up unit. The park will charge us monthly for the electric bill which is fine. My problem is .....
I can leave the whole unit plugged into the 50 amp outlet which powers my converter and all the 12v stuff along with all the 120v outlets. Just plug the dehumidifier into an outlet and leave.
Or.....because there is no 120v outlet on my post (or even a 30 amp outlet) try to jury rig a 50 amp plug so I can plug a 120v extension cord into it, thus power the dehumidifier. (figure I can surely engineer a way to rig a 50 plug in this manner).
But the cost of plugs and the assurance of RV parts place folk saying just 'leave the unit plugged in' and use the 120v available inside the unit. "Keeps your bats charged", etc.
I worry about leaving the inverter running all summer.
Anyone have any thoughts?
