Airflow

[dj tykes]

Just had our first night away as pukka motorhome owners. Went to Naburn Marina nr York. Lovely little place. Need advice please. Cold nights obviously mean the heat needs to stay on, which we found became unpleasant after a couple of hours in bed. What is the best way to keep fresh air coming into the MH through the night when outside it is tipping down? Im sure this is a newbie question and there will be a few tuts out there...sorry But I would love to have the benefit of someones experience.
Thanks, Dave and Jooli

 

[jezport]

Sounds like you have your heat on too high, we leave our Truma blown air on no2 setting all night.

 

[Khizzie]

First of all love naburn site .. I just leave a window slightly open to allow a bit of air in ...Roy

 

[dj tykes]

First of all love naburn site .. I just leave a window slightly open to allow a bit of air in ...Roy

First experience of a site and it was a good one. The site is closed officially but they have year round clients so let us pull on and hook up. River frontage pitch, nice and level too. Bar open until 11pm lovely food cooked from fresh and a cracking full English this morning. Good start to our introduction to MH'ing
We thought it would be as simple as a little that re the window, but I guess we all learn from experience

 

[dj tykes]

First of all love naburn site .. I just leave a window slightly open to allow a bit of air in ...Roy

I turned it down at 1am and it definitely helped, thanks

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[CWH]

Fairly straightforward:
1] leave a side window or skylight open - also helps reduce condensation on the inside of the windows

(we always leave the wetroom skylight open, then it really doesn't matter if the rain comes in; and possibly some others as well)​

2] have the heating on low if at all

(we leave it off - even in the depths of winter in Scotland we've found the moho is well enough insulated not to need it, though we haven't done 'abroad' - whoever gets up first puts the heating on & makes a hot drink to take back to bed - very cosy! - better than the back-packer tent in the depths of a Scottish winter, anyway)

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EDIT: oops it's all been said - slow typing today

 

[dj tykes]

Fairly straightforward:
1] leave a side window or skylight open - also helps reduce condensation on the inside of the windows

(we always leave the wetroom skylight open, then it really doesn't matter if the rain comes in; and possibly some others as well)​

2] have the heating on low if at all

(we leave it off - even in the depths of winter in Scotland we've found the moho is well enough insulated not to need it, though we haven't done 'abroad' - whoever gets up first puts the heating on & makes a hot drink to take back to bed - very cosy! - better than the back-packer tent in the depths of a Scottish winter, anyway)

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EDIT: oops it's all been said - slow typing today

Skylight advice in bathroom makes sense, thank you. Its this stuff that is gold dust for us, appreciate everyones help. Beers on me...if you can find me

 

[TerryL]

We've almost never left the heating on overnight, found that once properly warmed up it stays warm enough to last through (*) then, as above, first one up (i.e. me) puts the heating and hot water on. If you MUST have it on, set it to a very low temperature and maybe have the washroom vent open a tad.

* We usually put our external insulating screens up if it's cold which do a great job of keeping the warmth in and also eliminate condensation on the windscreen.

Another consideration - turn the cab heat controls to recirculating rather than fresh air, which will help stop drafts. In our case the insulating screens are the long version which have a flap over the scuttle heater intakes so we don't normally bother.

 

[Allanm]

Except for showering, you shouldn't really need to open a window or skylight for normal ventilation when it's cold.
There are regulations for ventilation in caravans and motorhomes, ( here is an extract)
from September 1998, all new caravans and motorhomes meeting European Standards (i.e. the overwhelming majority of caravans and many motorhomes built in the UK, plus some imported models) have a specified minimum area of fixed ventilation.

This minimum is less than that specified previously by a British Standard for caravans only, but has been tested to ensure safety levels are retained. This is intended to help improve heat retention and reduce problems with draughts.

If you insist on opening a window or vent then by all means do so. We never do when it's cold and leave the heating on low. Air inside the van is still fresh in the morning ( except mornings after a curry!)

 

[irnbru]

Skylight advice in bathroom makes sense, thank you. Its this stuff that is gold dust for us, appreciate everyones help. Beers on me...if you can find me

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[dj tykes]

Oops!

 

[Stealaway]

Keep the vans heater vents open to the outside - not in the re-circulation position. Along with the oven vent there always seems enough fresh air coming in o our van. We never leave the heating on over night, our duvet is always good enough. External screens are a must have for keeping the van warm.

 

[Minxy]

Never bother having heating on overnight ... I used to really, really feel the cold but hubby/dogs never did so if the heating had been on they'd have been cooking and sweaty dogs' feet are not pleasant stuck under your nose in a morning! I have, however, been known to wear a woolly hat in bed, or now more likely to wear an old hoodie top instead to keep my bonce warm, but we don't open any windows etc either so once there's heat in the camper it tends to stay warm for a long time anyway ... and of course if I feel the cold I just stick my freezing feet on hubby!!!