Dehumidifiers

It does not do them any good sitting on the driveway doing nothing. They are mostly commercial vehicles and need to be moved rather than just sat still. By some thick long johns and get out there. Biggest problems with dehumidifiers is the air holes that are present in all MH's. You just dehumidify the atmosphere.

Ah ok, i see.So in other words no point in getting or using any form of dehumidifier/silica gel pouch.

The motorhome will be used during the winter, its just for when it may be sitting there for a 2/3 week period where other circumstances dictate it cant be used. Where it will be sitting for this length of time, the plan is to use it instead of the car if we have a day out somewhere. 

Possibly im just being over cautious and nervous, its our first MH and a large outlay for us so didnt want to ruin it right at the start of having it.

We leave cupboard doors etc open, let the air flow get round as much as possible. We only put the fridge vents on when it starts to get a lot colder, can't remember the temperature drop needed, I expect someone will.

I never dehumidify or heat.

I had a problem with the roof of my swift which has a aluminium skin which developed corrsion and let the water in to the roof.

After making repairs I sealed up the fridge vents and installed a di-humidifier, I also have a moisture meter, so knowing the start point, which was soaking wet in places I can say that the dehumidifier removed all the water over a 30 day period.

thanks for the responses, just want to make clear i dont have any issues with damp. The MH is brand new, well ive used it two weekends in the 3 weeks since i picked it up. I just dont want to be the cause of any issues of Damp being introduced.

I have a mains de-hum which I had for when plastering the house. I put that in the van when it's on the drive and use the little cups from an egg poacher to cover the floor vents so that I only dry the inside of the van. After a week away I get about 4 litres out of it, and then 1 litre every fortnight.

Auchty,  plug  in  your  mains  lead  every  w/end  and  go  &  reside  in  the  van  for  a  few  days,  Pretend  its  Bunree  or  some  such  !

Auchty,  plug  in  your  mains  lead  every  w/end  and  go  &  reside  in  the  van  for  a  few  days,  Pretend  its  Bunree  or  some  such  !

ha ha, everywhere i read about sites Bunree gets mentioned. I will have to put it on my list of places to visit.

I never dehumidify or heat.

 

We don't either.  Have had MHs since 2000, and use them all year round.  Usually about 2 weeks between trips, never had a problem with damp in any of them.