CONDENSATION on windows in winter
When camping in the snow in winter, we obviously get a lot of condensation on the windows. We prepared for this by getting a nice dehumidifier and making sure we have inverter and battery capacity to...
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Skinny D wrote:Gdetrailer wrote:
As I mentioned, there is built in "drains" in the windows, they are hidden from view, moisture collects on the window surface then rolls down to the bottom.. At the bottom of the window there is a couple of well hidden drains that send the moisture to the outside of the frame.
Take a close look at the outside of the window frame, you should see two plastic "covers" at the bottom of the frames.. Those are the drain points.
You should not have to "mop" the moisture at the bottom of the window frame unless the drains are clogged..
Drains are there to help redirect any moisture that gets past the window slide gaskets in heavy rains..
Won't hurt to mop it but not really needed..
That's some info that I needed! I was wondering about that... whether there was some weep holes in the window. Of course, that sacrifices insulation but helps get rid of the moisture. See pic below. I went right out and inspected and that's what I found. I presume that's the weep hole.
In that case, I'll just get one of those little bathroom squeegees and squeegee the moisture straight down toward the trough at the bottom. Then it can go out the holes and the cold window is primed to condense additional moisture. I'll run the dehumidifier when convenient as well.
As a side note, I'm not sure that heating up the air actually dries the air (in pretty sure it doesn't), but it does help the dehumidifier work more efficiently. Hotter air has a large capacity for holding moisture in vapor form. So the meter reads a lower %RH just because the capacity of the air to hold moisture went up... not because there is less moisture in the air.Click For Full-Size Image.
Yes, that is a weep hole or drain, they used to put a little plastic cover over those.. Cover often got sun baked and fall off over time..
Some windows which are designed to be able to be flipped so the opening window opens the opposite direction will have additional weep holes on the top of window.. Those top holes should have a plug or at least the same style cover.. Otherwise rain water can run right into the top of the window..
