Hi, What are your thought on Moisture Traps.
some people say they work other say they pull moisture into the van.
what are your thoughts
some people say they work other say they pull moisture into the van.
what are your thoughts
moisture traps
- Thread starter shakeyblade
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We don't use them now as we are out every 5 weeks in ours but if you do use them , when we used them we would duct tape of the vents on the floors so that air from outside was not drawn in and a stuck a sock in each of the heater vents .
Damian
Moderator
Moisture traps and dehumidifiers do one thing, draw moisture from the surrounding air.
In a sealed box that would be effective until the lid was opened.
In a caravan there are a lot of permanently open to the air vents which must never be blocked, and the air inside the van changes at a rate of about once per hour (very roughly) .
The whole purpose of the vents is to keep the van dry, and as long as you do not have any leaks they work perfectly well.
So, unless you are intent on attempting to dry out the whole world, they are useless, costly and , especially with moisture traps, if they overspill you have a problem with highly chemically charged liquid.
In a sealed box that would be effective until the lid was opened.
In a caravan there are a lot of permanently open to the air vents which must never be blocked, and the air inside the van changes at a rate of about once per hour (very roughly) .
The whole purpose of the vents is to keep the van dry, and as long as you do not have any leaks they work perfectly well.
So, unless you are intent on attempting to dry out the whole world, they are useless, costly and , especially with moisture traps, if they overspill you have a problem with highly chemically charged liquid.
Damian
Moderator
Craigyoung said:
And what did you do with the rooflights? as they have permanent ventilation too.
In a special area, where there is a know problem OK. I think when my wife had a shower she allowed water to get into the toilet area which is where the wardrobe is, the trap dried out that area, but main problem was she had turned off the central heating vents in toilet area, once turned back on no more problems.
So yes we hung one in the wardrobe, but general in caravan waste of time.
So yes we hung one in the wardrobe, but general in caravan waste of time.
Shakey, I keep one in the wardrobe of the van, in the winter, it will absorbed 1.5 kg of water. Put it in the oven at home for an hour and its ready to go again. Just keeps the wardrobe stuff a bit drier. .
Damian
Moderator
EH52ARH said:
So the air is moisture reduced for the small time the wardrobe door is closed, but once opened new air enters laden with moisture on an ever continuing cycle .
If you have that much water in your wardrobe you have a problem !!!
Damian-Moderator said:
I have had it in the wardrobe for over four months and it is no where near ready to be put into the oven, but it keeps the peace with the boss, about possibly damp clothes, which I have never noticed.
I've got a pair of needles available now for knitting 'fog', don't get enough foggy days now !!!!!! 
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EH52ARH said:
Your wife's fears are unfounded unless you have a water ingress problem, but anything for a peaceful life :S
Thingy said:
Its where he keeps his wetsuit.
Or could it be the old problem of not knowing the difference between the toilet door and wardrobe door on dark nights after all those wines?
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