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    Long Hauler DaveMatthewsBand's Avatar
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    I’ll keep my screens on and the bugs out since I have yet to see any real proof to remove them.


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    It is a fact that a screen will restrict airflow. It is also a fact that mud dauber nests can also make a mess. In North Carolina, these things will nest anywhere then can get. On my Solitude, the fridge has two sets of vents on the slide. The top one requires a ladder to reach. For me, this limits the number of times I am going to get up there to open the vent panel.

    I have used the prefabbed vent covers for years on my past TT with no incident; . The wire mesh is not as fine as a window screen and will not be as restrictive to air flow. I understand the engineers at Dometic have reason to advocate against the use of anything that will restrict airflow. My risk assessment is, given my unwillingness to remove my vent panel every outing to check, my risks are lower using the screen. All that said, i encourage the caution, is is good that one understands the risks.

    If I were to fab my own cover, I would use something larger than window screen, Maybe this: https://www.amazon.com/Woven-X60cm-C...%2C148&sr=8-14
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    My problems with the fridge temperature were solved the day I took off the screens I had put on the first day of ownership. They definitely do restrict airflow... and airflow is critical across the back of these RV refrigerators. I had one mud-dauber to deal with last year when I pulled out of storage.. no bug issues since.
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    We have screens on the HWH and Furnace.

    Also had screens on our previous TT frig and no problems.

    Our GD fridg had some problems ( now solved ) from the beginning ( no screens were present ) so we decided no screens for the fridg. I just zip tied dog flea collars just inside the vents. Seems like it might work. Time will tell.
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    I killed 6 mud daubers over the course of a day installing my screens over both refrigerator vents. Killed another one the next day while waxing in the same area while it was trying to find access. This was a brand new Reflection 320 MKS. Hate to think what a mess I would have if not using screens.

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    We have the bug screen covers on both the fridge and furnace vents. Obtained some extra material of similar sized opening and cut to each end size. Zip tied in and have had no issues.
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    Here in NC, the screens are almost mandatory. Mud daubers / wasps will build anywhere they can get in. I'll be installing them in our new 31MB this fall, along with upgraded fans to help move air.
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    I installed the screens because if the mud daubers and yellow jackets (which are plentiful in this area) get into the back of the refrigerator, I'd have a lot bigger problem with air flow than the small decrease the screens might cause.
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    (riven1950 ,

    Our GD fridg had some problems ( now solved ) from the beginning ( no screens were present ) so we decided no screens for the fridg. I just zip tied dog flea collars just inside the vents. Seems like it might work. Time will tell.)

    riven1950,

    Is your fridge a Dometic? What was the "some problems" with it you speak of? and, How was it solved. I have a brand new unit with a Dometic fridge, RM1350 that will not cool properly and they say is working within spec, it is not when I have it. 5 months new and it still does not work properly. Yes, I have done and checked all of the "easy" checks, still will not cool properly.
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    Fridge vents - prevent bugs from getting in

    We’ve used screens on everything for a year and a half of full timing and everything works perfectly, even camping for months in the desert.


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