Do you crack open windows when cooking? - Page 2

Splitshaft · 08-12-2018, 08:18 PM

My new Forest River 2018 Sunseeker leaks like sieve, so I just use the range hood exhaust fan as it pulls lots of makeup air in all the gaps and air leaks in the coach. My range hood actually vents outside the coach unlike some more expensive coaches that do recirculate cooking fumes though a cheap carbon filter and back into the coach. Sometimes more money doesn’t always buy more functionality.

Puma26RLSS · 08-12-2018, 09:05 PM

The gist of what I think I am reading is that unless the stove is burning a yellow flame instead of a healthy blue one, the stove is pretty much NOT a dangerous source of harmful gases (CO and CO2). But most Rv-ers either crack a window or use an external venting range hood fan combined with an open roof vent to keep a good circulation of air through the RV while cooking. This helps reduce humidity, reduce heat and odors, and clears out any trace CO or CO2 that may be generated. This may or may not assist the AC system at the same time. Thanks, guys!

Cypressloser · 08-12-2018, 10:07 PM

I couldn't resist.

I put my anemometer on the outside of the exhaust vent, with windows and doors shut I measured 3.8 m/s and with a window cracked 7.2 m/s air velocity (which is not volume).

Not a scientific test under lab conditions but close enough I guess.

Scheinin · 08-13-2018, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Splitshaft

My new Forest River 2018 Sunseeker leaks like sieve, so I just use the range hood exhaust fan as it pulls lots of makeup air in all the gaps and air leaks in the coach. My range hood actually vents outside the coach unlike some more expensive coaches that do recirculate cooking fumes though a cheap carbon filter and back into the coach. Sometimes more money doesn’t always buy more functionality.

The same in my Cedar Creek. I just use the range hood that vents outside.

rjshiflet · 08-13-2018, 06:52 AM

Been RVing for 17 years...never cracked a window when cooking, and as far as I know I'm not dead yet. On our last two fifth wheels we've never used the oven since they have convection/microwaves but we do use the stove top burners.

Like others have pointed out...these things are far from air-tight even with the windows not cracked.

TheWolfPaq82 · 08-13-2018, 07:01 AM

I just cook outside.

BandJCarm · 08-13-2018, 07:05 AM

No.

Wolverine 1945 · 08-13-2018, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Puma26RLSS

We are into our 8th year of RVing. 29 states on our camping map. We bought our 2008 TT used in 2010. The previous owner taught us to crack the window near the stove while cooking to add "ventilation". Sounded reasonable, so we have until recently. Decided the range hood ventilation fan external exhaust vent was essentially the same thing as a cracked window with a cracked open roof vent nearby for an "intake". Our Suburban manual does not mention ventilation at all in the safety section. Our "The RV-er's Bible" by Baker and Baker (1997) does instruct the RV-er to crack open a window when heating and cooking. I quote page 264: "Ventilation saves live. Crack the windows open a bit when heating the RV with propane or solid fuel or preparing meals."
What are other folks doing while cooking? What do you recommend?

Nothing works better that a Fantastic Fan !!!

formerFR · 08-13-2018, 09:34 AM

our roof fans are always opened, anyway, so we don't worry about it

Filterman · 08-13-2018, 02:11 PM

We crack the kitchen roof vent and turn on the hood fan. Takes the heat and gases off the stove to the great outdoors.

Wolverine 1945 · 08-14-2018, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Filterman

We crack the kitchen roof vent and turn on the hood fan. Takes the heat and gases off the stove to the great outdoors.

Or you could just cook in the Great Outdoors !!!

derek6669 · 08-14-2018, 08:06 AM

I do that too, trying to understand how it helps AC

Wolverine 1945 · 08-14-2018, 08:16 AM

Dark is Cool !!!

Filterman · 08-15-2018, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Wolverine 1945

Or you could just cook in the Great Outdoors !!!

We cook outside 90% of the time!

Tiguan Tow r · 08-16-2018, 07:04 PM

Other than using our microwave, all cooking is done outside on BBQ or toaster oven.

Wolverine 1945 · 08-17-2018, 06:54 AM

Definitely not camping if you are cooking inside,,, if the weather is nice !!!

johnbryanpeters · 08-17-2018, 07:14 AM

I cook outside if I possibly can. Don't want spatter and odor in such a small space. Generally have windows and vent open when I'm in the pod.

Wolverine 1945 · 08-17-2018, 07:42 AM

larry2c · 08-20-2018, 06:42 PM

I find it sort of funny that the reason we open the window a bit and run the range hood has not been mentioned yet. If we don't run the fan and open the window a crack, we get the smoke alarm going off about half the time!

We do a lot of cooking on the Smokey Joe but beans and such go on the stove and it seems that the proximity of the smoke detector to the stove makes the darn thing go off even if there isn't any smoke (maybe just the heat?)

hankpac · 08-20-2018, 06:58 PM

I don't like to steam up the place, so yes, I crack a window. I also turn on the fan. Almost always there is a breeze blowing, so i try to open a window on the windward side, with the fan running. that helps immensely.
If it is HOT or Freezing cold, I just don't crack it as wide.

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