Left the roof vent open oops

[HappyCamperCanada]

So I get everything all put away, slid in, and battened down after our first weekend in the new pup only to realize that I forgot to close the fantastic fan roof vent. Oops. It has a MaxAir vent cover over it so I drove the hour home no prob. Is it ok to leave it open until the next time I put it up in about a week? Rain can't get in unless it blows sideways. Or should I put it up and close the vent? Thoughts? Thanks

[Amartin453]

Lift the roof up 12” stick your arm in and crank it down (save yourself the stress/cost of water damage/problems later).

[flyerdp]

Originally Posted by Amartin453

Lift the roof up 12” stick your arm in and crank it down (save yourself the stress/cost of water damage/problems later).

Agreed. 10 -20 minutes worth of effort could save you a lot in repairs down the line.

[DAWARD]

Yeah , I did that the first time to. Should always be down when not popped up. Now that you did it once you will remember from now on.

[HappyCamperCanada]

True, I'll remember from now on. I popped it up a foot and was able to reach it no prob.

[lewisra]

I keep my vents with MaxAir covers open 24/7/365 an inch or two. Helps circulate some air. Never had an issue with moisture.

[jozack]

Max air don't have a screen on the inside of the vents.Well mine didn't, so I hot glued some screen to it cuz I had some mud divers in their.

[Scrapper]

I leave mine vents full open under the vent covers on my previous TT and now this one, never had rain leak in over 14 years. I did the same as jozack and also put foam tape on the bottom to keep the mud daubers from getting in through the small gap.

[HappyCamperCanada]

My max air vent has a mesh screen inside below the fan and outside against the slats. We don't have no see ums just mosquitoes and black flies so that will keep em out. And It would have to rain up and diagonally for water to get in. But I closed it anyway.

[campfire joe]

While camping i have left mine open while it was raining and no water came in We also have a Max air cover over it.. We were in the camper so if any started to come in we would have closed it up.

[corky310]

That's one reason why you install the MaxxAir over your vents.
I keep my kitchen vent open all the time. Your RV needs to get rid of the humidity.

[MtBiker]

If you leave the vent open and travel down dirt roads you can create negative pressure inside which can suck in a bit of dust thru gaps in the trailer.