Trailer Vented With Furnace On?
DW thinks opening vents or windows with the furnace on will help cut down on condensation. I'd just as soon close it up tight & not lose the heat. Aaaand, discuss....
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mike-s wrote:Chuck and Di wrote:Tain't got nothing to do with nothing. I asked where the additional moisture came from.mike-s wrote:darsben1 wrote:Bzzzzt. Wrong Answer. I'll claim that the OP breathes whether the furnace is on or not.
RESPIRATION IS THE ANSWER to your question.
Mike, you need to get your buzzer fixed. Google is your friend.
People breathe out lots of moisture.
To be fair, yes you did ask where the additional moisture comes from.
Realistically, there likely isn't any additional moisture - it is moisture that is there all the time. Ambient humidity in the air, moisture from living in the trailer. But a few things are different in the colder temps than in the warmer ones.
During colder temps:
1. You generally have the windows closed, so moisture that is generated can't escape.
2. The cold windows and walls are where the moisture condenses. This doesn't happen in warmer temps because there is much less difference between the air temp and the windows and sides of the trailer.
3. In the hot summer, people run their air conditioners which can cause a big difference in outside air and inside temps, but the A/C removes a lot of the humidity - which is why air conditioners generate a lot of dripping water from the roof.
So while there may not be a lot (or any) sources of additional humidity/water in the winter, the humidity that is present all the time is much more problematic in the winter because it condenses on the cold interior surfaces of the trailer like windows, walls, and especially behind cabinets and wardrobes that have little air circulation and the heat doesn't get to as readily.
