JoeChiOhki
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Hey all, with the PNW weather returning to its normal state of soggy and cold and me full-timing in the camper, I'm strongly considering getting a small dehumidifier to keep the moisture down inside.
It would need to be a unit with a tank on it and somewhat compact.
Any suggestions?
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old guy
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get yourself one of those little gray plastic moisture removal kits that you put in the sink and put little white balls in it they keep the moisture down then you just dump it and refill the plastic thing again.http://www.campingworld.com/category/dehumidifiers/191
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Beddows
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I have a very good one that runs off 12v or 110. You need to keep the inside up in temp a bit to make any dehumidifier work. I will look in my camper today & get the info off it,.It cost about $50.
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rolnhome
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I use these in the boat on Lake Washington.
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BrandonR
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I've got a little unit, I 'm not sure it makes much of a difference, it definitely fills up it's little reservoir though.
The camper is just so porous to air movement that any humidity it removes from the air is quickly replaced.
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JoeChiOhki
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The camper stays at 65 degrees pretty much all day round. I just installed the winter window inserts last night since the temps dropped down to around 38, but the cabover walls at the foot of the bed are starting to collect moisture all along them because its the coldest.
Does anyone have any experience with this unit?
Eva-Dry 500 High Capacity Dehumidifier.
There's also this unit:
va-Dry Petite Dehumidifier with Whisper Technology
Brandon, the majority of the camper is staying nice and dry, the only problem area is the cabover where the air volume is much smaller and the surface area tends to stay colder than the rest of the camper. So my breath moisture tends to build up on the coldest surface the fastest.
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BrandonR
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The one I have looks exactly like the second unit you have there. Like I said, I have it on but I'm not sure how effective it really is.
My wall insulation must be a bit better, if I keep the interior over 50 I don't get any condensation on the walls unless it's well below freezing outside, windows yes, walls no.
old guy wrote:get yourself one of those little gray plastic moisture removal kits that you put in the sink and put little white balls in it they keep the moisture down then you just dump it and refill the plastic thing again.http://www.campingworld.com/category/dehumidifiers/191
I tried the Dri-Z-Air stuff but it was just too messy to deal with so I bought the little dehumidifier to replace it.
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Bumpyroad
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Air dryers seem like a horribly inefficient and time consuming and awkward thing to me. you want to have to keep buying the filler stuff? just get the standard type IMHO.
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Matthew_B
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Beddows wrote: You need to keep the inside up in temp a bit to make any dehumidifier work.
There are dehumidifiers that will work at any temperature. They're just real expensive (~$150). They have heaters to defrost the coil instead of just cycling the compressor, and have heated drain lines and pans so the condensate can't freeze. Look under "basement dehumidifiers".
Even though they are expensive, I bet over time they pay for themselves in savings on the electric bill.
I fire up a space heater and the dehumidifier about once a month to dry out the inside of the camper.
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JoeChiOhki
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Well the Petite one works on the principle of a thermoelectric cooling plate. Basically, two dissimilar metals with a current passed between them. Causes heat transference between the two, one gets cold, and the other gets hot. Its basically the same principle as an electric ice chest.
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