Managing Temp and Humidity with Automation
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2020 10:32 am
This winter I have been using my camper on occasion for a nice home office in the yard by running the furnace for quick heat up and then small space heater as needed. However, it generally stays winterized. Our climate here is a challenge for campers as the temperature fluctuates drastically and it rains all the time. 60" last year and 117" the year before that. So as you can image preventing mildew in the camper is a chore.
This fall I installed a temp / humidity sensor in the rear bath (Aoetec 5-in 1) that is tied to my home automation system (Nexia). I have things set right now to run the humidifier in the rear bath for 180 min anytime the humidity is above 50% for more than 10 min. Many days it does not cycle at all, but on rainy days, or days when it warms up rapidly, it can run 1 or 2 cycles per day at least.
I am curious as to what the rest of you do (if anything) to try and climate control your Avion's when not in constant use. I have some data below that I pulled from the system from the last couple of days just to illustrate the kind of temperature and humidity swings, and you can see the occasions when the de-humidifer (or me in the camper running the heater) knocks down the humidity.
This fall I installed a temp / humidity sensor in the rear bath (Aoetec 5-in 1) that is tied to my home automation system (Nexia). I have things set right now to run the humidifier in the rear bath for 180 min anytime the humidity is above 50% for more than 10 min. Many days it does not cycle at all, but on rainy days, or days when it warms up rapidly, it can run 1 or 2 cycles per day at least.
I am curious as to what the rest of you do (if anything) to try and climate control your Avion's when not in constant use. I have some data below that I pulled from the system from the last couple of days just to illustrate the kind of temperature and humidity swings, and you can see the occasions when the de-humidifer (or me in the camper running the heater) knocks down the humidity.