Guessing Game

Hi Sandra it looks the same size as one of our smaller domestic ones.
We had a water leak in the kitchen at home behind the washing machine so it went unnoticed for a while, when discovered I pulled out the washing machine, dried the surrounding area as much as I could, with heating on average temp 19/21C.
We had it on for a fortnight and we had to empty the 1.5 ltr tank every day, and our Lecky bill went up 50%, but it dried out the kitchen floor and under kitchen units a treat.
Good luck with yours, as said the warmer the van is the more moisture will be extracted.
PS: I do recommend getting one of those digital temp weather stations, as they show the temp difference between outside & inside, along with humidity which is more important in your case in drying out the van.(see below, it can run up to 3 separate sensors, the one shown is for indoor/outdoor, but additional sensors are £10 each, run on 2aaa batts, and are Bluetoothed up to 60feet.
LES
Amazon product ASIN B07G2YM494
 
Even with spirits on optics, if you happened to serve liqueurs you needed the measures but you had to wash and dry them immediately after use, cos you couldn't pour a Tia Maria into one after you'd just done a Creme de Menthe frappe!
 
Judgement day.... (y)

I say 1 galleon.... :smiley:
 
I recon it was full

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According to my weather station, the humidity has been 99 recently, so what you get in your dehumidifier could well mostly be coming from drying up the atmosphere, not the ingress of damp.
 
irnbru said:
Im either ignorant, too young or your giving your age away, I've no idea how much a gill is compared to a ml, pint etc. Can you try another format :)
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Aye right!
Yur voddy used to come in 1/5 or 1/4 gills before they changed to 25ml or 35ml! The softy suveners who cannae cope wi booze used to sell it in 1/6 gills!

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Just run it for 24 hours, record what you collect then do the same again. If over a few days the amount collected decreases then you can reasonably assume you are drying the MH out a bit.

Unless you have a side window open you can ignore the idea you are drying out the atmosphere outside. You may like us have a skylight in the bathroom which acts as a permanent vent but that is on the roof and as dry air is more dense than damp air you won't get moisture pouring in through it.

The only risk is over-drying which can damage wood. I don't think this should be an issue but don't run the dehumidifier for long after the water collected significantly drops off. :)
 
Not as much as I thought but I made a mistake this morning, I moved it from one area to the next and accidentally set it to 60% instead of 50 % so nothing was collected in around 4 hrs. I remedied it this afternoon then started getting a little water again. I can say the mattresses certainly don't feel damp to touch anymore. Will do it one more day and see how much I get 2mor.
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Give it a chance Sandra, turn it up to high, let it run for a week, take water measurements each day, dont stop until it levels off. Stick it near the area of the original leak if you haven't already done so, I guess you have removed everything near where the frozen kitchen roll was.
Good luck, we are all with you, as you can probably tell. :giggle:
PS: for the Gil measurers we had 1/5th of a Gill down sarf, while you lot in Scotland had 1/4 Gills, but at least our pubs didn't shut down early every night at 10PM, and opened on Sunday. I dont know how my old Grandad ever coped with those opening hours up there:giggle: Not sure as I was so young, but I think Grandad used to have to use the local hotel bar on Sundays, which he would have resented doing due to the higher prices, compared with The Auld House in Dunlop.
LES
 
I was thinking, regardless of how much , it’s too much 😏

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TinaL said:
I do recommend getting one of those digital temp weather stations, as they show the temp difference between outside & inside, along with humidity which is more important in your case in drying out the van.(see below, it can run up to 3 separate sensors, the one shown is for indoor/outdoor, but additional sensors are £10 each, run on 2aaa batts, and are Bluetoothed up to 60feet.
LES
Amazon product ASIN B07G2YM494
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I have one of these but haven't fitted it yet. Where did you put the outside component?
 
irnbru said:
Not as much as I thought but I made a mistake this morning, I moved it from one area to the next and accidentally set it to 60% instead of 50 % so nothing was collected in around 4 hrs. I remedied it this afternoon then started getting a little water again. I can say the mattresses certainly don't feel damp to touch anymore. Will do it one more day and see how much I get 2mor.View attachment 466400
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So I was right egg cup worth ,forget to say for Ostrich eggs Do I win a prize.
 
icantremember said:
I have one in the moho and another in a covered, shadey spot in the garden and they work well.
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Where did you put the outdoor bit on the MH? Did you hang it off something outside?

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icantremember said:
It's inside the moho and gives me interior temperature and humidity in doors.
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Oh, okay. I have one that does inside and outside. The outside but is measured by a little box and sends the info wirelessly to the inside screen.
 
CamperJack said:
I have one of these but haven't fitted it yet. Where did you put the outside component?
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I have 3 additional sensors, in addition to the main unit of course.
I plan to fit 1st external sensor underneath the van in a position that is protected from water being washed up by wheels, fixed with self adhesive velcro tape so its easily removed for battery changing. 2nd one inside Fridge to monitor temp set close to 4/5C, 3rd one inside freezer to monitor that.
It will help me to set up more accurately when the fridge fans 2 external & 1 internal switch on and stop, to help maintain fridge temp in warm weather.
The Fridge/Freezer fans have their own Inkbird temp controllers, controlled vie thermistors, however the ThermaPro units will be a second reference for FF temp control.

At the moment however during lockdown I am testing the head unit & external sensors, all of which are working very well.
Main unit is magnetically stuck to kitchen Fridge door in house, 1st external is outside on a windowsill, & 2nd external is inside the van on the drive, and I have a small 500watt oil filled rad running to keep the van above 5C.
The head unit continuously scrolls between 1,2, & 3 external sensors, giving me an idea of all relevant temps, plus humidity.
I will get a second head unit with another external sensor when we can back to using the van all year round.🤞
LES
 
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