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Subject Topic: oh no help have i got damp?? Post Reply Post New Topic
20/3/2012 at 7:17pm
 Location: Stockport
 Outfit: Pennine Pullman
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Hi everyone

 

I opened up my pullman today getting it ready for our trip in 3 weeks time!!

Everything great smelt lovely and clean and when we shut down was all drained ect and clean. But when cleaning my cupboards out i noticed under the right hand side of the sink one on the right hand side at the bottom it was all wet on the mdf bit NOT the door nothing in the vinal just the mdf!!  Then when i opened the seat where the water tank is again just the mdf all along the pannel where your feet touch as if you are sitting on the seat not the outside just the inside. (hope you know where i mean)

 

Again nothing on the vinal or any sign of leaks under camper ect.  My knifes and forks were a little mouldy from being next to the damp mdf.  But nothing at all anywhere else.  We store it with a potective winter cover on.

Spoke to camperlands and they said it could be just condensation and just to dry it out with hairdryer!!  The camper has never been put away wet.

 

Any thoughts would be brill

 

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20/3/2012 at 8:00pm
 Location: None Entered
 Outfit: trigano chantilly
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probably condensation ,its the action of two different temperatures.
a warm day and a sudden frost will cause condensation because the air in the camper is warmer than the outside and a cold night and warm day will do the same.

not a lot you can do about it ,more air circulation or perhaps a couple of big moisture thingies ,we use a small electric dehumidifier with a drain hose and we switch it on every few days on a timer


20/3/2012 at 8:02pm
 Location: Stockport
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thank you

 



21/3/2012 at 2:05pm
 Location: Northern Ireland
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Just check that when you run the tap you haven't got a small leak, that runs down the tubing (under the sink and into the cupboard).
This can sometimes happen due to the imperfect tap fitting ... easily fractured ... never tighten it too much.
Run the water fro a while, and see it you get any wetness.
I'm not convinced that condensation would limit itself to such specific areas as you are mentioning.


21/3/2012 at 5:36pm
 Location: Cheshire
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What's the water tank that you have in the seat cupboard - I take it you have a water heater fitted?

They are not standard on Pullmans only on Pathfinders and this is obviously another potential source of a leak.  



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21/3/2012 at 6:34pm
 Location: Stockport
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We found a patch of water today under a plastic sheet under the seat so we think that is what's caused it just need to find out where it's cone from

Thanks everyone


21/3/2012 at 7:38pm
 Location:  Surrey
 Outfit: 2004 Crusader Peugeot 406 HDi136
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I had a shock last weekend took transit cover off and found that our deck chairs that I keep under to give it a good air space and good drainage have got mildew on them and so does the canvas of the roof. In the 2 years of having this one have not had any such problems not even with 5 inches of snow so may be this years winter weather.

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21/3/2012 at 7:49pm
 Location: West yorkshire
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Thankfully we have never had problems with damp.  We always put 2 of the moisture traps in and its surprising at the end of the winter season how full they are with water. They are only a few pounds and well worth it



22/3/2012 at 10:47am
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Hi Angela
Water heaters are standard in more recent Pullmans ... ours is 2005, and came with one.


22/3/2012 at 5:16pm
 Location: Cheshire
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Hi Kelper - that did occur to me after I'd posted - mine's an older model and I 've never actually seen one with a water heater. Is it any handier than just boiling a kettle?


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23/3/2012 at 10:53am
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Probably not a lot in it!
With the water heater, you can leave it on so that the hot water is 'on tap' (literally!) ...
To be honest ... we seldom use it ... tend to do washing up at the campsite amenities ... we try to keep water usage in the FC as low as possible to reduce the necessity to empty/fill the aquarolls.


23/3/2012 at 8:27pm
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Had same problem under sink in cupboard, turned out to be tap leaking, read on a thread her that there was a fault on some of the taps fitted around 2005. Bought new set from Pennine problem solved.
Not had a problem under seat by water heater.


23/3/2012 at 8:48pm
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Had same problem under the sink bought a tap from leisure shop direct fitted it all seemed ok



24/3/2012 at 10:43am
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I just loosened the locking nut a bit, and the leak stopped ... Pennine told me that it was quite common for that nut to be over-tightened.



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