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Mystery water droplets.

 ·  Posted: 31.12.2022  ·  #1
Just back in from running the MH for it's weekly warm-up off-season.
All good except that I noticed a fair few obvious water droplets on the floor under the table, as if water had dripped down from it.
No sign of any ingress anywhere, no smell of damp, absolutely nothing amiss it seems.
Is it possible for water droplets to form on the lino-type floor of a camper purely from fluctuating cold then damp weather?
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 ·  Posted: 31.12.2022  ·  #2
Outdoor temp versus indoor temp and dew point will throw up issues like this but I don’t know the science behind it 😳
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 ·  Posted: 31.12.2022  ·  #3
PS: It may or may not be relevant, but I stored two sun loungers (the metal frame/red plastic 'canvas' type) on their sides under the table for the first time this Winter and that's the area where the line of droplets have collected. Definitely no moisture on the underside of the table btw.
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 ·  Posted: 31.12.2022  ·  #4
Quote by Albert the Talbot

Outdoor temp versus indoor temp and dew point will throw up issues like this but I don’t know the science behind it 😳


So that makes two of us who weren't listening at school......😴
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 ·  Posted: 31.12.2022  ·  #5
I'm convinced it's the vertically stored sun loungers to blame.
I remember a Robert Redford film (All Is Lost) where he was drifting in his damaged yacht, he hung up plastic sheeting overnight and stored the dew water that dripped off it when the temperature dropped.
I'll move the loungers and see what happens.
PS Spoiler Alert....he was rescued in the end. 👍
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 ·  Posted: 01.01.2023  ·  #6
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I'm convinced it's the vertically stored sun loungers to blame.
I remember a Robert Redford film (All Is Lost) where he was drifting in his damaged yacht, he hung up plastic sheeting overnight and stored the dew water that dripped off it when the temperature dropped.
I'll move the loungers and see what happens.
PS Spoiler Alert....he was rescued in the end. 👍

So, that's what the awning is for, you can leave it out overnight and then catch the water for the tea in the morning, 🤔. I knew someone, would come up with a use for it, eventually 👏👏
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 ·  Posted: 01.01.2023  ·  #7
Just went into the MH to confirm no further water droplets, only to find Robert feckin Redford helping himself to my teabags! 😤
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 ·  Posted: 02.01.2023  ·  #8
You need a little dehumidefier Tony, along with some more teabags !
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 ·  Posted: 05.01.2023  ·  #9
Quote by tony glenn

I'm convinced it's the vertically stored sun loungers to blame.
I remember a Robert Redford film (All Is Lost) where he was drifting in his damaged yacht, he hung up plastic sheeting overnight and stored the dew water that dripped off it when the temperature dropped.

The difference is though that the sheets were hung outside where dew may form overnight but this is not possible indoors.
I wouldn't be so sure the sun loungers are the cause in the way you describe.
Would there be a skylight above the wetted area by any chance?
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 ·  Posted: 06.01.2023  ·  #10
No skylight directly above, the droplets were in a 'line' along where the frame of the lounger was and weren't there the day after I'd moved the loungers.
I'll check tomorrow if it stops raining long enough.....
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 ·  Posted: 06.01.2023  ·  #11
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No skylight directly above, the droplets were in a 'line' along where the frame of the lounger was and weren't there the day after I'd moved the loungers.
I'll check tomorrow if it stops raining long enough.....


were the beds in a cold area before you put them inside,? it could have been water forming on the cold metal tubes.
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 ·  Posted: 07.01.2023  ·  #12
They've been in there is since last October. Having said that, remember it was Sub-Zero here for a few days before Christmas, then unusually mild. ❄🌴
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 ·  Posted: 07.01.2023  ·  #13
I Had water drooping from the max view booster. After exploring I found that the rubber seal on top of the Gazelle Pro omni directional aerial on the roof of the van was leaking. The water filled inside the roof fitting and then it ran down the coax cable into the booster and destroyed it and also leaked on top of the seat. It's amazing the way water finds it's way inside your van!
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