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....
Forum Discussion
Water released by a human body is called "sensible" and "insensible" in the medical/scientific world. Sensible is what's released by a body in the form of feces and urine (aka pee & poo to RV-ers) and can be easily measured. "Insensible" is moisture released by the body from perspiration and respiration and cannot be easily measured. For the average adult in a "normal" temp. and humidity environment, the body releases around 40 ounces a day (5 cups per day) into the surrounding air from perspiration and respiration. In very high temps., a body can release as much as 8 cups an hour. In low humidity conditions, a body will release more moisture from respiration.
The lungs are part of a very complex gas exchange system and take in oxygen from the atmosphere and our body cells exchange that for carbon dioxide and water and expel it back into the atmosphere. Moisture in the air that is inhaled does not form part of the lung's gas exchange process and gets exhaled back out in the same amount.
If you have a dog, it will also release moisture into the air. For an adult human couple, you are looking at removing at least 10 cups a day plus whatever your pet does. That's a lotta water... Then there is moisture released into the inside air from cooking, washing dishes and showering and is hard to quantity. If all that moisture in the air inside a TT is not removed somehow, it's going to get into the structure and cabinetry and lead to rot and/or mold issues.
The lungs are part of a very complex gas exchange system and take in oxygen from the atmosphere and our body cells exchange that for carbon dioxide and water and expel it back into the atmosphere. Moisture in the air that is inhaled does not form part of the lung's gas exchange process and gets exhaled back out in the same amount.
If you have a dog, it will also release moisture into the air. For an adult human couple, you are looking at removing at least 10 cups a day plus whatever your pet does. That's a lotta water... Then there is moisture released into the inside air from cooking, washing dishes and showering and is hard to quantity. If all that moisture in the air inside a TT is not removed somehow, it's going to get into the structure and cabinetry and lead to rot and/or mold issues.
