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08-24-2018, 09:59 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Southern Illissouri
Posts: 922
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I replaced my OEM Ventline vent fan with a Hengs Vortex II... What a difference!! When I bought mine a month or so ago, the price on the Amazon was $52 and some change, right now it is showing $74... so it looks like the price fluctuates a bit.
It's not a Fantastic Fan or MaxxAir fan, but for the price and ease of installation, it is great!
And, no thermostat required.
Vortex II Vent Fan
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Brian & Becky
2018 Avenger ATI 27RBS
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08-24-2018, 10:06 AM
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#62
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Between Pickles Gap and Toad Suck, AR
Posts: 6,070
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Had an Amish guy build us some functional cabinets. Changed dining table to a unique sliding table......wife will use to sew on. The table slides to the left, to the window where the straight back chair is, to make an L shaped table. It pulls out, legs are on wheels. It has a leaf to extend even further. Or use it to eat on if we have company. Straight back chairs will be replaced when we get home.
Small table by door is beverage cabinet.
Computer table added to end of island.
Painted it all white (white tinted lacquer actually), brown was just too dark and 'foreboding'.
Had some other minor cabinet work done. No pics, just adding door in bathroom shelf, etc. Pardon the 'stuff' all over. Just ignore that please.
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"Next to prayer, fishing is the most personal relationship of man" Herbert Hoover
"American by Birth, Southern by the Grace of God"Lewis Grizzard
FROG AR-0019-242
2016 GMC Denali 3500Dually--2017 CC 36CKTS
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08-24-2018, 10:45 AM
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#63
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Raleigh, NC
Posts: 9,574
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More thermostat cleverness
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Originally Posted by mrfikser
While we are on the subject.. the new[est] thermostats actually learn as they are used...ex. ..you set the temp. to 70f heat..a normal therm. will cut off the furnace (heat pump etc.) at 70f and turn it back on at whatever the spread is set at, usually around 3 degrees... the new thermostats watch what happens when the furnace turns off at 70f, in a average house the conditioned area will continue to raise in temp. as the air moves/ mixes on the area...these smart thermostats monitor the rise in temperature after the heater shuts off and the next time the thermostat calls for heat will actually turn off the furnace at a lower temperature than called for 'knowing' that the temperature will continue to rise after the heating unit is no longer providing heat...saving energy and making the conditioned area more comfortable...
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And this feature:
Modern thermostats have four time brackets which could be used for, e.g.,
Heating
Rising, 7:00am-8:30am 70 degrees
At work: 8:30am-6:00pm 55 degrees
Evening: 6:00pm-10:30pm 70 degrees
Sleep 10:30pm-7:00am 60 degrees
The modern thermostat must make sure that when a new interval starts, the temperature is as specified. For example, at 7:00am the temperature should already be 70 degrees. It starts out by transitioning 15 minutes in advance and keeps track of how long it took to reach the new setting. Then it shortens or lengthens the lead time accordingly.
Larry
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08-24-2018, 11:24 AM
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Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: IN
Posts: 97
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ben31
The digital ones tend to be much "tighter." That means there is much less difference in the temperature at which it comes on and goes off. Analog models are very imprecise. Also, in many analog models the "swing" (temperature difference between turn on and off) can be many degrees. What is "swing"?
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"swing" = hysteresis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hysteresis
-rvb
edit: Larry was already on this, with a great write up...
I didn't know you could adjust the analog thermostats. thanks!
-rvb
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2017 FR Wildwood XLite 195BH
2010 F-150 4x4, 4.6L
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08-24-2018, 12:43 PM
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#65
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Granite Bay, Ca
Posts: 1,083
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Larry-NC
Suburban furnaces (and most residential heat pumps) have a time delay in powering off. When the thermostat ceases to call for heat, the gas is turned off but the blower runs for two more minutes to scavenge heat from the heat exchanger. Hence there is no "heat lost when the unit turns off."
My residential heat pump works the same way. If I were at home right now I could give you the part number of the Honeywell thermostat that has the little delay board clipped onto the side.
Larry
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True, and my Suburban does as well, but the little button thermostat that turns the fan off does not wait until the air coming through is fully cool, probably to avoid the nuisance of feeling cold air (room temp air) blowing about for a bit. So, yes, this loss is not great, but does add up if the cycling is frequent.
I was also worried about the nuisance of frequent cycling with the digital T-stat but that has not occurred, at least for the one I linked to.
Bypassing the under floor ducts was my best move on the forced air heater. They were either crimped or ripped or both. Routing short ones directly into the living space (3' to 5' long runs) has cut the running time in half .... as well as the propane use.
Same with the A/C. The ceiling ducts limited flow and tried to cool the roof. The A/C now blows straight down. You don't want to stand under it, but it holds temp at 100F while the factory setup had problems at 85-90F.
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08-24-2018, 03:36 PM
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#66
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Granite Bay, Ca
Posts: 1,083
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hclarkx
My t-stat operated a gas furnace and the rooftop A/C. This was the digital replacement I used. Some difference in wire colors but it wasn't hard to figure out. The display is not lighted and deep set so you need good light to read it. But, often you aren't changing it much and can count the degrees up or down as you click the up or down button (after clicking once to wake up the unit). Ridiculously expensive for what it is, but oh well.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Good catch. I suggest calling or emailing the vendor that listed it on Amazon. I forget whether the instructions told me about the color differences or I read one of the reviews that told how to adapt it. Maybe the manufacturer is steering you away from it based on wire color confusion or maybe there's a more problematic issue. I think in your shoes I would not go for it without some reassurance from the manufacturer or a reviewer that used it in your situation. You can search reviews for key words (search user questions for key words but reviews come up as well).
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08-25-2018, 10:42 AM
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Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 76
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Coleman-Mach Digital Thermostat
Quote:
Originally Posted by jz5w63
Ok, I looked this up on Amazon and Ebay (Amazon has better price, same units) but I noticed that there is a descriptor that reads "12 Volt thermostat that replaces only a Coleman thermostat with the same part number or a Coleman thermostat that starts with a 8." My analog Coleman-Mach stat in my Flagstaff 32 footer is one that starts with a 7 (7330F3852) . In comparing wire colors they are identical to this one (the 83303862) though the buttons are arranged differently but have the same functions. You mentioned that your wires were different colors. So, I am undecided whether I should gamble in spending $60 for a thermostat that may not be compatible? Any more thoughts on this?
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As an addendum to this post, I contacted Coleman-Mach technical service by phone and got confirmation that this 83303862 will work connect without issue as a replacement to my 7330F3852. So, I ordered one from Amazon as linked previously. This was actually the best price I could find in comparison to Ebay and other sources.
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08-26-2018, 07:35 PM
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#68
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 11
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Awning tie downs
I was camping beside a lake one day with beautiful weather, hardly a breeze, maybe 1 to 2 mph. I walked up the hill behind my camp and turned around just in time to see a rogue gust of wind (the only one that day) flip my entire canopy up and over the roof. It ripped the arms off the trailer and twisted everything beyond repair. When I bought my new awning I also bought tie downs with springs and large tent type stakes and always use them since. You just never know.
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