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08-14-2016, 08:39 PM
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I did the same swap in my 30HDS and the difference is very noticeable
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08-15-2016, 08:39 AM
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Just swapped several in the 29RKSS and love the way they work.
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08-30-2016, 01:32 AM
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Upgrade A/C registers to adjustable louvers
Thanks for posting. After reading this, I followed link you gave and ordered four for our Shockwave F28SAGDX fifth wheel. It took less than 30 seconds per vent to pop in the adjustable vents. Great upgrade 😊. Should have come that way, imho.
Jim
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08-30-2016, 04:50 AM
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Did that mod last week. Work great.
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09-01-2017, 01:12 PM
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2018 Same way
I have a 2018 Salem cruise lite Bunk house, same no adjustable vents. Just ordered the D&W JetStream # 8850 for all 5 of my vents. Thanks for this post!!!
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09-06-2017, 12:00 AM
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My 2018 stealth 2715 came with non adjustable
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09-06-2017, 09:45 AM
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Anyone find a similar replacement for the heater vents?
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02-16-2018, 09:05 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mcwhirtj
Anyone find a similar replacement for the heater vents?
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Any have luck in replacing the heater vents with adjustable vents? I'd like to get as much heatflow to the back of my 2916 so the kiddos dont freeze at night.
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02-16-2018, 09:14 AM
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Remove one from your trailer and match it up @ a big box store. IIRC Loews had louvered ones that fit and you could close.
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02-16-2018, 01:06 PM
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Are you wanting to replace the round or the rectangular heating registers?
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02-18-2018, 06:30 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bama Rambler
Are you wanting to replace the round or the rectangular heating registers?
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The retangular kind - see photo. And I did try 05CrewDually's advice,
http://www.forestriverforums.com/for...ml#post1732727
and took it into Home Depot, but could not find anything that would work. However - there was a website printed on the louver, and when I went there I found my vent:
https://www.dwincorp.com/product/rot...t-outlet-vent/
And more importantly, I also found a replacement with a 'damper' to modulate the air flow!
https://www.dwincorp.com/product/rot...-vent-wdamper/
And unlike some RV equipment suppliers who only sell direct to manufacturers, you can order direct from D&W. So I have placed an order for two ($5 each before shipping). Should be a direct replacement. I'll post an update once they arrive and I install. Note that this is same supplier that makes the AC vents that started this thread.
Jim
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02-18-2018, 06:40 PM
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That's great that you figured it out. Originally I thought you were refering to the heat registers that are rectangular and mount to the floor. Either way problem solved by removing the old one!
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02-18-2018, 07:43 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 05CrewDually
That's great that you figured it out. Originally I thought you were refering to the heat registers that are rectangular and mount to the floor. Either way problem solved by removing the old one!
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Ah. I understand what you are referring to - we had those type of vents on our previous TT.
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02-18-2018, 07:57 PM
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These are the ones I want to change out...i would like to be able to adjust how much airflow. I would like to close the bathroom ones almost completely and try to push more airflow to the back of the trailer
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02-18-2018, 08:16 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kellerman84
These are the ones I want to change out...i would like to be able to adjust how much airflow. I would like to close the bathroom ones almost completely and try to push more airflow to the back of the trailer Attachment 162773
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Yours look just like the ones in mcwhirtj's pic, just a different color. I'd follow his lead if I were you.
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02-18-2018, 09:03 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rockfordroo
Yours look just like the ones in mcwhirtj's pic, just a different color. I'd follow his lead if I were you.
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Yeah i just saw his post...was somewhere where i didnt havr be best service so it didn't load his post.
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02-19-2018, 10:42 AM
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Glad this worked out well. And thanks for letting us know that you found something that works, and more importantly that you told us the exact part.
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02-26-2018, 12:08 AM
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Heater vent w/ damper from D&W Inc. P/N 4840 R -4"
Well I got the new vents from DW Inc. (very quick delivery btw) and did the install today. The new vent, with an adjustable damper, worked, but there are caveats. I hope the pictures help to explain. Main issue I had is that the damper blades extend out beyond the flange that the flex-hose attaches to. So if the hose in any way impinges on the "space" that the blades need to freely move, the blades will jam. I fixed this by making a shroud out of a piece of thick cardboard (gasket stock) and using some HVAC foil tape to make a protective space around the damper blades. If the heater flex tubing could have been routed straight for a few inches, this might not have been necessary. But in my case, I was mounting this in the bathroom where the vent is under the shower tub, and there was interference with the shower tub base that required the flex hose to bend immediately after attaching to the vent, which impinged on the dampers. I also had to cut away a bit of the shower tub base (osb plywood) to make it fit. That was a pain (used my rotozip tool) but need to do so was specific to my installation; if you have a clear space behind the vent it should be relatively straight forward. In the end it worked - I turned on the furnace and closed the dampers all the way down, and only a small amount of heat was coming out. Given that there are only four vents in this fifth wheel, and one of them is in the bathroom (very small space), this should be a big improvement in efficiency. Hope the pictures make it all clear.
Jim
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02-26-2018, 12:23 AM
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I'm glad this worked out! Thanks for write up! I'm going to have to order some and give it a go!
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