Wheelhouse Condensation

Did my first good cold overnight on Saturday and had some condensation/frost inside. Mostly around nails and the upper/lower corners farthest from the vents. One spot in the ceiling had some drops without an obvious source.

Here’s my question, do I need to worry or do anything about this? Insulation is not spray foam and original owner said he did put a moisture barrier in place when adding the insulation

On the plus side, propane and everything ran great down to -20. Was the first good test on the new to me house. Got a couple crappie and a nice way to get out for an evening

What kinda heater/furnace?

There is always going to be moisture as it’s a pretty small area. I have a small fan that is on all the time to help circulate the air inside. Even still there is a lot of moisture in the house from the snow you drag in, moisture from your breathing, water from the holes. I don’t have frosty nail holes but my curtains will freeze to the window frames at night. I would tell you it’s common but try a small fan to help keep the temperature evenly distributed.

Red Eye wrote:

What kinda heater/furnace?

Forced air with two vents at floor level, 6.5×16. Return air is about 2 feet off the floor. Overall airflow is pretty good, don’t have a major climate change from high to low.

Well, your in a box with minimal ventilation and your own body is giving off quarts of moisture with breathing and perspiration and cooking. Ventilate more often to remove humid air. I keep a propane torch in my fishhouse as sometimes the door freezes shut.

If you have the wheelhouse back at your home, you can put an electric space heater and a fan in there. Crack a wind and let it dry out for a day or two. Do this in my RV late fall when the windows/walls get condensation.

Lot of water produced burning propane.

-J.

Seemed to me that the better built wheel house I got, the more the consensation was an issue. Kind of Back A**words but my experience.
My Ice castle had the problem, but my much better built Lodge was worse. Especially around windows.
I found running 1-2 small fans and cracking windows now and again helped.

Jon Jordan wrote:

If you have the wheelhouse back at your home, you can put an electric space heater and a fan in there. Crack a wind and let it dry out for a day or two. Do this in my RV late fall when the windows/walls get condensation.

Makes sense, looks like what I should do in few weeks when it comes off for the season.

Same as a house if it is sealed up too tight you will have moisture problems. Spend a bunch of money to make sure it is sealed up tight then you have to spend more for an air exchanger to transfer fresh air…..without the exchanger a lot of moisture can build up and rot out your windows…..this is on a house but the same applies to wheel houses…..not sure if they make air exchangers for them.

Crack the windows a bit, you’ll be fine, don’t overthink it