Mandalay 2006 Presidio, Manual

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TIPS TO CONTROLLING CONDENSATION:
To avoid condensation problems, try to follow these tips to help alleviate excess moisture.
• Allow excess moisture to escape to the outside when bathing, washing dishes, hair
drying, laundering, and using appliances and non-vented gas burners.
• Always use the vent hood when cooking.
• Keep the bathroom door closed and the vent or window open when bathing and for a
period of time after you have finished.
• Do not hang wet clothes in the motorhome to dry.
• In hot weather, start the air conditioner early as it removes excess humidity from the
air while lowering the temperature.
• 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.
• 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.
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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CARE & MAINTENANCE
2005 PRESIDIO