Ventilate With Outside Air; Reduce Moisture Released Inside The Motor Home; Ventilate Closets And Cabinets - FLEETWOOD RV American Dream 1999 User Manual

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INTERIOR AND FURNISHINGS
VENTILATION AND CONTROLLING CONDENSATION
You can reduce or eliminate interior condensation during cold weather by
taking the following steps;
Ventilate with Outside Air
Partially open one or more roof vents and one or more windows to provide
controlled circulation of outside air into the interior. While this ventilation will
increase furnace heating load, it will greatly reduce, or eliminate, condensa-
tion. Even when it is raining or snowing, outside air will be far drier than
interior air and will effectively reduce condensation.
Reduce Moisture Released Inside the Motor Home
Run the range vent fan when cooking and the bath vent fan (or open the bath
vent) when bathing to carry water vapor out of the motor home. Avoid making
steam from excessive boiling or use of hot water. Remove water or snow from
shoes before entering to avoid soaking the carpet. Avoid drying overcoats or
other clothes inside the motor home.
CAUTION
DO NOT HEAT THE MOTOR HOME INTERIOR WITH
THE RANGE OR OVEN. Open flames add moisture to
the interior air. Do not use an air humidifier inside the
motor home. Water put into the air by the humidifier
will increase condensation.
Ventilate Closets and Cabinets
During prolonged use in very cold weather, leave cabinet and closet doors
partially open to warm and ventilate the interiors of storage compartments
built against exterior walls. The air flow will warm the exterior wall surface,
reducing or eliminating condensation and preventing possible ice formation.
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