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08-30-2016, 07:00 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Mid Michigan
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vents open.
After a long haul with the bathroom vent open there was dust and road grit on the br floor and on top of the toilet seat on arrival. Not much to clean.
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08-30-2016, 07:10 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 91
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DON'T Leave vents open when driving on gravel or dirt roads! The Maxxair vents create a suction and fine silty dirt will invade your trailer through the smallest of holes! How do I know this?😳
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08-30-2016, 07:27 PM
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#23
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Old Camping Squid
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Northeastern Ohio
Posts: 196
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Open vents with a/c on
Quote:
Originally Posted by Brother Les
Why?
Hot are rises...... let the hot air out of the unit.
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I can only speak for myself on this but I camp on top of a good size hill and we always have a breeze blowing, When the a/c unit is running we do close the vent, the air blows the warmer air into the camper unless we run the fan. I have the fan on the thermostat, when the temp drops below the set point and the fan stops the lid gets closed. Other that that it's open 24/7 parked or rolling!
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08-30-2016, 07:29 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Brazoria County, Texas
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brother Les
Why?
Hot are rises...... let the hot air out of the unit.
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That works to a point, but the AC will pull some outside air in from the vents. Much worse with 90+ degrees and really humid. Took me awhile on the last trailer to figure out why I wasn't cooling down.
I've found recently that running with both vents open and one fan running while traveling speeds things up well. Shut the vents and turn the ac on when I get there.
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08-30-2016, 07:34 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Grayson County, Texas
Posts: 21,558
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Quote:
Originally Posted by raspivey
That works to a point, but the AC will pull some outside air in from the vents. Much worse with 90+ degrees and really humid. Took me awhile on the last trailer to figure out why I wasn't cooling down.
I've found recently that running with both vents open and one fan running while traveling speeds things up well. Shut the vents and turn the ac on when I get there.
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I agree. My practice is not a matter of physics but experience. I forgot to close my single vent. It's in the bathroom which has no A/C vent. The rest of the trailer cooled off BUT when I went into the bathroom, it was stiflingly hot. I closed the vent and the bathroom cooled off post haste.
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08-31-2016, 09:15 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: SouthWest Michigan
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I think the reason we install covers is so we can leave them open !!!
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08-31-2016, 11:07 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 1,947
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08-31-2016, 11:54 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 547
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Dan
I close mine when I'm running the A/C. At all other times, it is almost fully open.
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09-01-2016, 06:39 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Mid Michigan
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wrong
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Originally Posted by WFD
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Hard to believe the actuall crank up vent is installed facing forward.
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09-01-2016, 06:43 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Grayson County, Texas
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Quote:
Originally Posted by markb422
Hard to believe the actuall crank up vent is installed facing forward.
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The thread is about vent covers. I believe someone installed a cover backwards... not the vent lid itself.
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Nights Camped: '13 = 49/'14 = 74/'15 = 74/'16 = 85/'17 = 110/'18 = 111/'19 = 86/'20 =108/'21 = 115/'22 = 135/'23 = 78; Booked for 2024 = 69
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09-01-2016, 07:30 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: SouthWest Michigan
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Dan
The thread is about vent covers. I believe someone installed a cover backwards... not the vent lid itself.
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Maybe he meant,,, he could not believe the vent would crank up,,, if cover was installed backa$$words ???
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