VANLEIGH PINECREST Owner's Manual page 35

• Insects, paint, cleaning products, mold, bacteria, pollen, viruses, and animal fur.
2. Ventilation. Listed are some ways to allow fresh air to enter your RV: activating fans, furnace, opening windows,
doors, vent fans, and exhaust vents. Allowing fresh air from outside will help reduce the amount of pollutants in
your fifth wheel.
• Within this manual, there are many suggestions that will support you on keeping pollutants out of your RV.
• When you keep your door open, it allows the air on the inside to escape and in return pollute your inside air.
See below and next page, Chemical Sensitivity & Outgassing. See Page 36, Tips to controlling condensation.
3. Air Cleaners. For the air cleaner to work efficiently, the circulation and filter need to be working properly. The
purpose for an air cleaner is to purify the air. It requires enough air coming through to filter the particles trying to
stay inside.
One function that air cleaners usually do not serve is cleaning gaseous particles. Be mindful of the brand that you
purchase, because a few might not serve its full purpose. There are multiple brands and sizes that are available.
C H E M I C A L S E N S I T I V I T Y & O U T G A S S I N G
If you have recently purchased your fifth wheel or had it in storage for a period of time, do not be alarmed if you smell
the presence of a chemical stench. It is not abnormal.
Offgassing or outgassing is the process of a gas being released into the air after being dissolved into another material.
During the construction process of your fifth wheel, things such as OSB, aluminum, carpet, insulation, etc. are used.
Over time, these materials can cause an outgas of a variety of chemicals. Some of which might contain formaldehyde.
Humidity and high temperatures can cause the outgas to begin.
Anyone who has a history of lung problems, asthma or allergies, will be more vulnerable to the consequences of out-
gassing. Young children as well as older men and women need to protect themselves as much as possible from these
chemicals. Symptoms might include: head-ache, sore throat, itchy eyes and nose, and even asthma related symptoms.
Formaldehyde is a chemical that is very hypersensitive for some people while others it is not an issue. The reason for
so much safety consideration is based off of the sensitivity of formaldehyde.
Another reason to be safe with formaldehyde is because cleaners, coatings, cooking, and smoking can release the
chemical into the air. In the construction process, formaldehyde is a naturally occurring chemical that is used.
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