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I'm absolutely paranoid about damp developing in our MH whilst its in storage during the winter.
Whilst we continue to use it throughout the winter we don't get out as much as we'd like to and certainly not as often as we'd like. We aim to use it at least once a month for a weekend away during Dec-Feb (the rallying season whilst continuing during the winter, really picks up from about March onwards). In between going away for the weekend we tend to "visit" our MH during the intervening weeks, run the gas heater and open a vent to air it whilst we do some maintenance, if possible, we take it for a little trundle around the highways and byways. on each of our visits we replace the "dry-bags".
Now I'm sure you good people have plenty of top-tips for keeping the evil damp at bay, tell me what you know, I'd be grateful for your advice.
If you are using the van regularly as indicated, I suggest no special attention is needed, apart from the essentials;
Make sure no rain can penetrate the roof lights/vents by keeping shut.
Take care to ensure no excess moisture accumulates in bathroom, shower room, or kitchen areas by leaving taps open to drain all water to waste . and empty waste tank.
Keep fridge door open when not in use, and dry inside thoroughly when empty.
If possible use an electric heater on lowest setting to make sure temps do not drop low enough to affect interior fabrics, nor allow freeze ups.
I prefer to use an oil filled radiator on very low setting, but you will EHU for that.
Don't overlook the vehicle needs, such as anti-freeze, hard standing for wheels, and cover windscreen to keep free of frost and dirt.
I be there will be more along soon with their opinions, but you have mine as starter.
The problem is much worse at this time of year because of the large drops in temperature at night. A small dehumidifier might be better than a heater if you have an EHU. When you put the van away the air was warm and contained quite a lot of moisture. To stop it condensing insulate the outside of any single glazed windows perhaps with bubble wrap. (Not the inside - that can make it worse) And have good ventilation so the warm damp air can be replaced by colder and so dryer air.
Cold itself should not be a problem if you are fully drained but last winter we had left a small table in the van (not part of the motorhome) and the plastic cover went brittle and came off in large flakes when it warmed up.
I wouldn't use salt, I know this is a regular tip but where there is salt in the air there is also corrosion, in your position I would use a purpose made static dehumidifier.
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Silica gel crystals. Turn from blue to pink .
When pink thy have stopped working.
You can then dry out in the oven.
I am not sure that this is cost effective due to energy prices.
I have used salt for 27 years in caravans and MH, I cant say that i have seen any results of corrosion.
Dave p
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Silica gel crystals. Turn from blue to pink .
When pink thy have stopped working.
You can then dry out in the oven.
I am not sure that this is cost effective due to energy prices.
I have used salt for 27 years in caravans and MH, I cant say that i have seen any results of corrosion.
Dave p
I wasn't thinking of silicagel, the crystals I was thinking of are white and stay white but silicagel crystals would work. As you say, may not be cost effective.
My only worry is forgetting about the salt/other crystals and having a nasty spillage
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