How To Keep Your Caravan Dry And Avoid Condensation; High Temperatures; Furniture; Hinges And Catches - Bailey Pursuit Owner's Manual

Humid air and condensation can also be
generated by things people do on a daily basis.
• Cooking: up to 3 litres per day
• Showers: 1.5 litres per person
• Washing dishes: up to 1 litres per day
• Breathing: active adult 0.2 litres an hour
per person
• Breathing, adult asleep: 0.02 litres an hour
per person
How to Keep Your Caravan Dry and Avoid
Condensation
There are lots of things YOU can do to minimise
dampness and condensation in your caravan.
The key actions:
• Provide ventilation and/or reduce relative
humidity of air, particularly in moisture-
prone periods of year (especially winter
time) and when the moisture is produced in
the van (cooking, shower)
• Reduce the amount of moisture produced
in the van
• Increase heating to raise the temperature
of the air and the cold surfaces
On dry days open some windows to allow
humid air to ventilate out of the van. It is better
to open a few windows a little throughout the
whole caravan. This helps the air to move
through the caravan. One window open wide
may not be as effective. Try to do this as often
as possible (at least once a week), but keep
windows closed on wet days as damp air may
increase indoor humidity.

High Temperatures

High temperatures can also damage the
surfaces of your worktops. Protect them with
protective table pads or place-mats when
using extremely hot utensils or dishes.

Furniture

Moisture in the air can cause damage to
furniture as the wood expands or contracts
with an increase or decrease in the relative
humidity. A relative humidity of between 40%
and 60% is tolerable. If values are maintained
outside this range for a sustained period
damage to the furniture may occur.
To prevent damage, assure relative
humidity of air is not too high.
The damage can be visible if the relative
humidity is higher than 80% for a long time.
To prevent damage, ventilate the van, using
dehumidifiers or water absorbent substances.
When wood is wet, wipe it dry. Do not just wait
for the sun to dry it. The longer the water stays
on the surface, the more damage it can do.
Defects caused by swelling, bowing, twisting or
de-laminating generated by high temperature
or high relative humidity of air will not be
accepted as warranty.

Hinges and Catches

Lightly oil occasionally.
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