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10-07-2019, 08:57 AM
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Bug screen for refer condenser (top vent)?
I'm having a little trouble locating a bug screen for the top vent of my Norcold fridge. I assume it is the condenser because it has a coil and a little fan inside it. I work for Trane but know little about RV appliances. Lol. So I measured and did a little looking yesterday and it seems this one is close: https://www.etrailer.com/Accessories...10-1314VP.html
but not exact amd I am not sure how it would fit behind without preventing positive closure of the cover. Has anyone some feedback on it?
Sorry for the fuzzy pic. Sun shining through the trees. (Left cover in photo. Not sure why I cant get it to flip)
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10-07-2019, 10:23 AM
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there are ready made screens that you place on the vents and are zip tied in place if I remember correctly the ones I installed were Camco frig bug screens.
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10-07-2019, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by SeaDog
there are ready made screens that you place on the vents and are zip tied in place if I remember correctly the ones I installed were Camco frig bug screens.
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Yessir, one of the prefab screens is in the link I referenced. My quandary is if that is the correct one for my N811VF fridge.
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10-07-2019, 01:42 PM
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I do believe they are generic and most fridge inlets are about the same size. take a tape and measure the vent openings and compare. They are super easy to install.
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10-07-2019, 01:45 PM
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the one you linked is not what I was talking about take a look at these they are what I installed easy peazy on Amazon if the link doesn't work
https://www.amazon.com/Camco-42153-F...57182064&psc=1
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10-07-2019, 09:12 PM
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Ah, those are for the lower louvers which work fine. The upper set is different. They are not the same dimensions. I could cut them down if I had to but there has got to be a screen for the upper.
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10-07-2019, 09:52 PM
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very easy to make your own custom screens, ... cut a piece of hardware cloth(metal screen) just oversize and press it into the space, ... the wire ends will act like small barbs and hold against the plastic forever, ...
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10-08-2019, 09:02 AM
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Quote:
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very easy to make your own custom screens, ... cut a piece of hardware cloth(metal screen) just oversize and press it into the space, ... the wire ends will act like small barbs and hold against the plastic forever, ...
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Sure, I could but really wanting to know if the aforementioned part is the correct one from firsthand experience. Thanks though.
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10-08-2019, 04:02 PM
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I also used the hardware cloth, but I hot glued it to the back side of the panel.
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10-08-2019, 07:40 PM
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Are the squares in hardware cloth small enough. Seems like they would be to big
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10-08-2019, 08:23 PM
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I bought an aluminum sheet with small holes from HD ( https://www.homedepot.com/p/M-D-Buil...4327/205058566), which I mounted to the inside of our hot water heater door to keep bugs out of the propane burner. Different application, but it appears the same product could work for you. It's expensive, but it doesn't rust, is easy to cut and mount, and has served me well on our last two TTs.
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10-08-2019, 09:10 PM
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Quote:
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I have the same thing. Works great in my cedar creek
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10-08-2019, 10:57 PM
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Quote:
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Are the squares in hardware cloth small enough. Seems like they would be to big
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did you see the pics in post #7 ? .... you really think those holes are too big? ... what are you trying to stop, no-see-ums?, ... when the goal is to stop insects such as mud-daubers and wasps, the hardware cloth in the pics is perfect, ...
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10-09-2019, 07:09 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fella10
did you see the pics in post #7 ? .... you really think those holes are too big? ... what are you trying to stop, no-see-ums?, ... when the goal is to stop insects such as mud-daubers and wasps, the hardware cloth in the pics is perfect, ...
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Yes I saw those pictures and no I am not trying to stop no-see-ums. I was making sure that the holes are small enough because hardware cloth comes in many sizes and the old "hardware cloth" designation would not keep wasps out. Just a question a simple question.
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10-10-2019, 06:48 AM
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Lol. So even etrailer.com said to use the 42153. Yet I sent them the a photo, a link to the cover on their website and measurements. I think I'll just buy the one I think it is from WalMart.com and see. At least I can return it at the store.
At 17 3/8 wide, the 42153 is definitely not it.
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11-05-2019, 06:27 PM
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Follow up- the one I linked in my first post is the right one.
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