Bailey Unicorn - How to Keep Your Caravan Dry and Avoid Condensation; High Temperatures; Furniture; Hinges and Catches

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GENERALCARE
Humid air and condensation can also be
generatedbythingspeopledoonadailybasis.
•Cooking:upto3litresperday
•Showers:1.5litresperperson
•Washingdishes:upto1litresperday
•Breathing: active adult 0.2 litres an hour
perperson
•Breathing,adultasleep:0.02litresanhour
perperson
How to Keep Your Caravan Dry and Avoid
Condensation
TherearelotsofthingsYOUcandotominimise
dampnessandcondensationinyourcaravan.
Thekeyactions:
•Provide ventilation and/or reduce relative
humidity of air, particularly in moisture-
prone periods of year (especially winter
time)andwhenthemoistureisproducedin
thevan(cooking,shower)
•Reduce theamount of moisture produced
inthevan
•Increaseheatingtoraisethetemperature
oftheairandthecoldsurfaces
On dry days open some windows to allow
humidairtoventilateoutofthevan.Itisbetter
toopenafewwindowsalittlethroughoutthe
whole caravan. This helps the air to move
through the caravan. One window open wide
maynotbeaseffective.Trytodothisasoften
as possible (at least once a week), but keep
windowsclosedonwetdaysasdampairmay
increaseindoorhumidity.
High Temperatures
High temperatures can also damage the
surfacesofyourworktops.Protectthemwith
protective table pads or place-mats when
usingextremelyhotutensilsordishes.
Furniture
Moisture in the air can cause damage to
furniture as the wood expands or contracts
with an increase or decrease in the relative
humidity.Arelativehumidityofbetween40%
and60%istolerable.Ifvaluesaremaintained
outside this range for a sustained period
damagetothefurnituremayoccur.
Topreventdamage,assurerelative
humidityofairisnottoohigh.
The damage can be visible if the relative
humidityishigherthan80%foralongtime.
To prevent damage, ventilate the van, using
dehumidiersorwaterabsorbentsubstances.
Whenwoodiswet,wipeitdry.Donotjustwait
forthesuntodryit.Thelongerthewaterstays
onthesurface,themoredamageitcando.
Defectscausedbyswelling,bowing,twistingor
de-laminatinggeneratedbyhightemperature
or high relative humidity of air will not be
acceptedaswarranty.
Hinges and Catches
Lightlyoiloccasionally.