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06-13-2022, 08:45 AM #1
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General question about vent covers
Just finally got around to installing the vent covers for my ceiling fans and was curious to know how many rv'ers have them? Also, wondering if you leave the vents open during the summer months to let some of the heat escape when your rig is not in use. And, did the added height of the vent covers stop you from putting the covers on.
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06-13-2022, 09:26 AM #2
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One thing to think about is weather in your area, and if your RV is covered when not in use. Leaving the vents open can lead to flooding inside from rainstorms, wasps nests, massive amount of dirt being let inside from wind bringing it in, wind storms ruining the vent covers, or the roof, etc.
As a fulltimer I ensure my vent covers are closed when there is bad weather because I've experienced waking up in the morning with a thick layer of sand dunes on my toilet room floor (and toilet, and shower in my old 5th wheel) because I left the vent lid open because I thought having the big cover would prevent damage to the vent lid itself .. I hadn't considered the dirt coming in from the wind.. but I live in the desert southwest. It was my first year fulltiming.
If your RV is covered and you don't tend to get lots of rain or dust/wind storms I'd say you're probably ok leaving the vents open.
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06-13-2022, 10:01 AM #3
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06-13-2022, 10:05 AM #4
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I leave them open year round in the Great Lakes region. My trailer isn’t covered and I’ve never had problems with rain or blowing snow coming in. I think it’s best to allow the trailer to have ventilation all the time.
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06-13-2022, 10:24 AM #5
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Thanks for that insight on the blowing debris. It's not something I had even been thinking about. I don't think that will be an issue for me. Our 5th wheel is under a carport and I did put some thought into the location of the carport and the front of the rv faces into the direction that most of our wind comes from. Now to give some thoughts to the bugs.
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06-13-2022, 11:00 AM #6
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We have covers on all three of the vents on our trailer. I installed them the first week we owned it. We generally keep them open unless it is very cold outside. As we live in the PNW, we are often camping in rain. We have had no issues with water in the trailer during storms. As we keep our trailer stored inside our shop building when not in use, we also have had no issues during down times. The vent covers we have are just slightly higher than the low profile AC unit.
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06-13-2022, 12:46 PM #7
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06-15-2022, 03:16 PM #8
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We installed Maxxair vent covers on our 2800bh. In general, we leave our vents open all time with some consideration when we are running heat or A/C. We do close them when traveling to avoid road dust. A very worthwhile upgrade.
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06-25-2022, 04:43 PM #9
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06-25-2022, 08:52 PM #10
We leave ours open all the time with no issues
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