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08-27-2015, 07:11 PM
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Ceiling Vents Open during storage ??
In-between camping trips how many of you crack open your ceiling vents when storing your camper ? Just wounding about this to let the camper vent ... I have covers on my vent so rain wouldn't be a problem. Should I crack them open or not during storage ?
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08-27-2015, 07:19 PM
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I leave mine open, I have a maxair cover on it so no worries of rain getting in.
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08-28-2015, 04:59 AM
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I leave mine open as well, even if just cracked a bit.
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08-28-2015, 07:49 PM
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Only time they're closed is when the A/C is on, otherwise open 24/7.
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08-28-2015, 08:00 PM
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I leave ours open but in the winter while not using I close them.
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08-29-2015, 11:51 AM
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Opened or cracked year round. Just think of it as a house with roof vents. Only it has wheels.
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08-29-2015, 11:58 AM
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I THOUGHT WE ALREDY BEAT THIS HORSE TO DEATH ???
lol !!!
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08-29-2015, 12:02 PM
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Yep, ours stay open all summer long here in Alberta. We will close them up for winter storage, but once the trailer is summerized, the vents stay open 100% of the time until the last camping trip of the year.
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08-29-2015, 05:24 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolverine 1945
I THOUGHT WE ALREDY BEAT THIS HORSE TO DEATH ???
lol !!!
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" Maybe we like beating something after it's dead, it's an adrenalin thing".
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08-29-2015, 05:38 PM
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I keep mine closed as it is in the carport and it way too humid to allow moisture in here in Florida.
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08-30-2015, 07:48 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SULTINI
" Maybe we like beating something after it's dead, it's an adrenalin thing".
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What ever trips your trigger !!!
LMAO !!!
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08-30-2015, 08:08 AM
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I asked the same question a few months ago and here are the results:
http://www.forestriverforums.com/for...age-83830.html
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08-30-2015, 08:57 AM
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Used to keep ours open (MaxAir II) but now use a dehumidifier and manufacture recommends closing all vents. Keeps camper @ 50% humidity....
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08-30-2015, 09:10 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jane1550
Used to keep ours open (MaxAir II) but now use a dehumidifier and manufacture recommends closing all vents. Keeps camper @ 50% humidity....
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I am sure that is the right thing to do in FL !!!
No humidity here in Michigan in the winter !!!
Until spring when the snow melts !!!
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08-30-2015, 10:02 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Seffner, FL
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We leave ours open until we camp and run the a/c
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08-30-2015, 12:29 PM
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Ceiling Vents Open During Storage ??
Just a couple of words of advice....the first from a dealer repair tech....you should leave them open just a crack during storage as humidity can build up on the ceiling...like the one guy said....it's like roof vents in a house.
The other thing is, I had mince open during winter storage about a couple of inches and had the extra dome vents on. Well....I hadn't realized that the extra dome vents were 5 or 6yrs old and the plastic fins had deteriorated from the sun so they were brittle. They were brittle enough that a squirrel broke thru and then broke thru the screen, but I guess it realized it couldn't go much farther without falling, as all I could see when I opened up in the spring, was the little footprints on the ceiling and a busted screen. Luckily it didn't fall in and wreck the place.
So now I leave it open just a hair and checked my extra dome vents yearly.
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08-30-2015, 12:53 PM
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Closed inside a garage. Also keep a small dehumidifier inside the MH.
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