SETUP
This section outlines the procedures necessary
to setup your motor home.
Before attempting to setup the motor home,
carefully read and understand these instructions.
Setting up your motor home is not difficult but
does require some forethought and care.
Your motor home is designed to be efficient and
comfortable. Careful attention to details and
thoroughness during setup will ensure that you
will benefit from all the features and comfort
built into your motor home.
EFFECTS OF PERMANENT
OCCUPANCY
Condensation and How to
Control It
You need to understand how to properly manage
and control the humid conditions and condensa-
tion that you may experience.
RVs are much smaller than a house, and are
tightly built. This means that the interior air will
become saturated with moisture more quickly
than in a typical house. The routine activities of
a few people can put a lot of water into the air.
In cold weather, this moisture may become visi-
ble as condensation.
Condensation happens naturally. Just as mois-
ture collects on the outside of a glass of cold
water during humid weather, moisture can con-
dense on the inside surfaces of your RV during
cold weather when the humidity of the interior
air is high.
Water vapor will condense on the inside of the
windows and walls. In really cold weather, frost
or ice may appear.
It may also condense out of
sight within the walls or the ceiling.
If enough
water collects in the wall or ceiling materials, it
may cause water stains on the wall or ceiling sur-
face. You might think that your walls or ceiling
are leaking. You have a problem with condensa-
tion if you see these signs. You need to do some-
thing to reduce the moisture inside your RV.
Here are some frequently asked questions about
condensation and some answers that will help
you understand more about your RV and how to
keep it comfortable.
Q. – In cold weather, my windows and walls
look like they’re sweating. Is that con-
densation?
A.
– Yes. Your windows are a good way to
know if the humidity in your RV is too
high. All air contains water vapor. When
air is warm it can hold much more water
vapor than when it is cold. When the air
cools, the water vapor “condenses” back to
a liquid. Since your windows are usually
cooler than the air, the water collects on
the surface of the glass.
Q. – Where does all the water come from?
A. – Moisture in the air comes from many
sources. Some of the most common are:
Cooking
– Meals prepared for a family of
four can add up to a gallon of water per
day into the air from cooking.
Bathing
– An average shower can put
between
1
⁄
4
-
1
⁄
2
pounds of water into the air.
Dishwashing
– Doing the dishes for a typ-
ical day’s meals can add up to one pound
of water to the air.
Floor mopping
– When an 8' x 10' kitchen
floor is mopped and rinsed, almost 2
1
⁄
2
pounds of water can be released into the air.
Clothes drying
– After 10 pounds of clothes
LIVING WITH YOUR MOTOR HOME
WARNING
The systems in this coach are not designed to be
used for any life-support applications. In the
unlikely event a system in this coach should
malfunction, or fail to operate, it is possible any
connected appliances, including life support
equipment, may also fail, resulting in potential
medical complications.
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