Was interested to read Doonhamer feed #7 on Winter storage about running battery and oil-filled rad three times a day in winter and wondered if anyone else was going to do this.

I was toying with the idea of running an electric lead in and keeping the oil-filled rad on with a thermostat for whenever it got near freezing, but wondered if Doonhamer's was a better approach. .Any views gratefully accepted

Some of you may remember that my taps froze sometime last winter & I had to take out a second mortgage to have them replaced (we suspect it happened on a sudden freezing night in Spring after we had taken the cover off). Obviously we want to ensure that this doesn't happen again.

I also noted Poptop320 about leaving all the cupboard doors open. I am ok at leaving the doors open except for the overhead cupboard doors as many people on the Forum seem to have had trouble with srews in the hinges on these. Again any thoughts on this issue appreciated

Thanks
MikeT

Spot on Pepe, but sadly there are still so many trying to de-humidify the planet.

I've been a caravanner for over 40 years. Never had a significant problem from winter storage other that the odd spot of mould from a poor bit of cleaning on my behalf.
Always have window catches locked in the night flow position to keep the air flow up whether under a cover or, as now, under a carport with no cover.

Condensation is caused by moisture being squeezed out of the atmosphere through temperature differential, so the worst thing you can do is put a heater on now and again.
Properly drained water fittings can't freeze.

Our Puck fits in the garage. No problem with moisture/frost but mice do like to winter in a garage. So I remove all the soft furnishings - they fit nicely under the spare bed indoors.

I was going to do it but the cost of 11 miles of cable put me off
Dave

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To "hermetically seal the van" was meant to be a tongue in cheek. I don't think I have seen aa bag big enough for the job and would probably puncture it if I tried to use one. That is not to say you could not buy one. I suppose bubble wrap and cling film would be an alternative. I have the remains of a 100m x 1.5m roll of the smaller bubble stuff but I'm running low on tape and my Tesco food wrap is a bit on the narrow side.
Colin

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Wow Randa that takes my breath away.

Even with the motor mover I would not feel comfortable in trying to reverse it into such a tight low space. All credit to him or her.

Just one question though how would his partner get in for a brew and a read in winter - Kath just unzips the cover door and sneaks in.................

MikeT

I open all doors and lockers. Move upholstery away from walls and run a 500watt convector with the thermostat set at 5 degrees during the winter. Cover with Protec and all windows at "sleep position".

Stewart