skylight condensation

[bobngo]

my glorious bongo has been layed up for 3 months, due to me having knee operation.

went out to have a good look around her today , (would,nt start the other day ,but thats fixed now )

looked up at the skylight and could see water drips, damn must be a leak with all that snow,

then i realised it was condensation , from the skylight itself,

i should have shut the sliding cover, before the damp weather came.

when i raised the roof ,the amount of water was a few relatively small damp patches on the canvas.

put a dehumidifier in her for a few hours,problem fixed (luckely no staining of the canvas.)

moral of the story is shut the skylight cover when not in use !!!!

[missfixit70]

I think you'd still get the condensation, best to keep it open & let the air circulate, there has been discussion about the problem including dehumidifers & possible leaky seals here http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... humidifier

[Rhod]

Afraid that shutting the cover isn't going to make much difference. Mine has usually been left shut except when we're actually using the rear of the Bongo. We were camping a fortnight ago & when I slid the cover back the glass was holding about half a litre of water in suspension I'm now leaving the cover open through the winter - at least that way I can see the build up & wipe it up. Although it sits on the drive during the week, the van does get a 200 mile run most weekends through the winter (the bike stays in it's nice salt free shed til Spring), but still managed to get condensation build up. I suspect that leaving the cover open will actually help get rid of the condensation by allowing the warm air access to it when driving. In the same way, leaving the hatch open, with nothing stored in it definitely helps keep the roof canvas fairly condensation free.