Four Winds 2005 Mandalay, Owner'S Manual

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TIPS TO CONTROLLING CONDENSATION
To avoid condensation problems, try to follow these tips to help alleviate excess moisture.
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Allow excess moisture to escape to the outside when bathing, washing dishes, hair drying, laundering,
and using appliances and non-vented gas burners.
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Always use the vent hood when cooking.
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Keep the bathroom door closed and the vent or window open when bathing and for a period of time after
you have finished.
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Do not hang wet clothes in the motorhome to dry.
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In hot weather, start the air conditioner early as it removes excess humidity from the air while lowering
the temperature.
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Keep the temperature as reasonably cool during cold weather as possible. The warmer the vehicle, the
more cold exterior temperatures and warm interior temperatures will collide on wall surfaces, thus
creating condensation.
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Use a fan to keep air circulating inside the vehicle so condensation and mildew cannot form in dead air
spaces. Allow air to circulate inside closets and cabinets (leave doors partially open). Please keep in
mind that a closed cabinet full of stored goods prevents circulation and allows the exterior temperature
to cause condensation.
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The natural tendency would be to close the vehicle tightly during cold weather. This will actually
compound the problem. Simply put, you need to remove some of the warm air, and allow some cool
outside air to get inside the vehicle, so the furnace will not recycle the humid interior air.
Use fluorescent lights and minimize prolonged use of incandescent lights, which produce heat and contribute
to condensation in the roof above the ceiling lights.
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