Headscratcher: 2024 398M Main AC cure:

Personally, I've thought about the RV Airflow too, just to quiet down the A/C unit, but honestly we use the dump vents quite frequently when we arrive somewhere after travelling and the inside of the RV is smokin' hot. I love the feel of the cold air with some force, blowing directly on me to cool off after getting everything disconnected, leveled, slides out, water and sewer hooked up, etc. Once I'm cooled off sufficiently, I use a fold up trash picker-upper and reach up to close them off and let the air flow through the ceiling vents.

The thing is that with the RV Airflow system you get about a 40% increase in air flow just as soon as you would with the dump system. One of the first things my wife does on the inside is turn on the main AC unit (both if it's extremely hot) and get the RV cooling down. It's so effective that by the time I'm done outside there's a huge difference in temp inside. I can stand near the rear sofa and aim the 2 ceiling vents at me and I get more cold airflow then I ever did from the dump feature.
 
I guess my question is what does everyone stand on to open and close those vents?

I'm sure there are a few creative ideas floating around....

My wifes back......LOL!

No really.... my tip-toes, but that was before I installed my version of the RV AirFlow. Still may occasionally close the bathroom and bedroom ceiling vents too.
 
I guess my question is what does everyone stand on to open and close those vents?

I'm sure there are a few creative ideas floating around....

We keep one of those foldable "trash grabbers" folded up and in an overhead cabinet in the living room area. It has rubber tips on the end that look like a suction cup and are about 2" around. Grab it out of the cabinet, unfold it, push the dump valve open or closed. I also have a two step foldup stool that we keep in the camper also, but rarely use it since the grabber.
 
I guess my question is what does everyone stand on to open and close those vents?

I'm sure there are a few creative ideas floating around....

I have only done it once. That was to Fix the mis-aligned plenum divider in the unit. That meant removing the cover and all of the "things" above it. I used a little stool I built for my granddaughter (built to her color preference of course) so she could reach the bathroom sink to brush her teeth. My 5'2" wife still uses it around the camper for things (Granddaughter is now the same as or taller than my wife at 12 yrs old)..
 
I have the dump feature on my 398M
I don't use it. I cannot reach it without a ladder.
With 3 ACs, the unit stays cold
I am in Phoenix Arizona, and it gets warm here on occasion.
 

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