Dehumidifier for Travel Trailer
We are looking for a dehumidifier for our Passport 2910bh. It will be running on a commercial extension cord and would like it to have continuos run (hose drain) and cut off automatically when not nee...
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chrissammule wrote:Bmach wrote:
Ok call me silly but why not just use the ac?
Because I don't have a 30a circuit to the trailer
You don't "need" a 30A circuit to run JUST the A/C, a 15A circuit can and will easily support the A/C unit alone.. Often times many people only have a outlet on the side of their home to hook to and if you are not running things like the fridge, electric water tank heater and such it will work fine.
BUT, I would not recommend using the A/C for the purpose of dehumidifying, it is not very energy efficient and you WILL be working a real expensive A/C unit more than necessary (replacement A/C units run $600-$800 plus labor to replace).
As I mentioned before, simply CRACK open the windows and the roof vents. It does not take much at all, just slightly pull the window open so the window seal is no longer tight and you do not see a gap between the window and frame. That will be enough gap that the outside air can circulate.
The roof vent can be opened ever so slightly, just enough that the top no longer makes contact with the gasket.. The vent top has a lip which will shield the opening from rain..
All else fails if you can find one there was plastic louvered vents that you install on your windows which will allow you to open the window more..
Looked like this
HERE
Right now looks like they are out of stock or production..
