Outback 250rs Rear Slid Condensation Issues
when camping in colder weather wifey likes her heat, she also does a lot of cooking on the stove and uses the oven occasionally. We experience a lot of condensation on the windows to the point the sills are full of water. Usually we are 4-5 people +50lb dog which produces a lot of water just from breathing.
at first we noticed the back corners of the slide where wet and the walls felt like they where sweating towards the bottom where the mattress hits the wall. We initially thought something was leaking from outside, but after testing with a hose it doesn't seem to be coming from outside.
This past weekend, it was only the wife, myself and the dog. We bought a 30 pint GE dehumidifier and ran it the first night which was ~45-50F. we noticed in the morning the windows where almost 100% clear and the slide walls felt dry! awesome...problem solved...I thought!
That morning it had rained a bit and was cool during the day. at night it dropped to about 32F, the heat was running pretty much non stop all night. the next morning we had some condensation on the windows, still much better than without the dehumidifier. However the walls still felt a little damp in the rear slide and if you ran your fingers along the edge of the rear slide wall, they came up wet.
I also bought a cheap humidity monitor which said the humidity was at 39% in the mornings. so I think that's pretty good, even our hands felt dry in the morning.
I just don't know what to check next, the moisture in the rear slide is unacceptable and you can already sense a slight mildew odor.
We love everything about the 250rs but the moisture problem in the rear slide, we don't want the trailer to go to crap, but don't know what else to try?
here is a pic of the rear slide for those not familiar with them:
at first we noticed the back corners of the slide where wet and the walls felt like they where sweating towards the bottom where the mattress hits the wall. We initially thought something was leaking from outside, but after testing with a hose it doesn't seem to be coming from outside.
This past weekend, it was only the wife, myself and the dog. We bought a 30 pint GE dehumidifier and ran it the first night which was ~45-50F. we noticed in the morning the windows where almost 100% clear and the slide walls felt dry! awesome...problem solved...I thought!
That morning it had rained a bit and was cool during the day. at night it dropped to about 32F, the heat was running pretty much non stop all night. the next morning we had some condensation on the windows, still much better than without the dehumidifier. However the walls still felt a little damp in the rear slide and if you ran your fingers along the edge of the rear slide wall, they came up wet.
I also bought a cheap humidity monitor which said the humidity was at 39% in the mornings. so I think that's pretty good, even our hands felt dry in the morning.
I just don't know what to check next, the moisture in the rear slide is unacceptable and you can already sense a slight mildew odor.
We love everything about the 250rs but the moisture problem in the rear slide, we don't want the trailer to go to crap, but don't know what else to try?
here is a pic of the rear slide for those not familiar with them:
