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Post by danrhodes on Feb 15, 2017 11:05:41 GMT -8
Looks like the circle fan park sticks down below the ceiling of the camper about 1 inch? is that correct?? the Compact ceiling height is so low my husband's head skims across the ceiling. But it could be ab option for my airflyte. Thanks for posting it up and Im glad it's working out well. Its nice to know there is a cheaper option. Yes, but you might be able to get it to fit up higher into the old vent, depending on the original style. Mine's over the stove, so no height issues.
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Post by CorvettCrzy on Apr 11, 2017 18:00:07 GMT -8
Looks like the circle fan park sticks down below the ceiling of the camper about 1 inch? is that correct?? the Compact ceiling height is so low my husband's head skims across the ceiling. But it could be ab option for my airflyte. Thanks for posting it up and Im glad it's working out well. Its nice to know there is a cheaper option. Yes, but you might be able to get it to fit up higher into the old vent, depending on the original style. Mine's over the stove, so no height issues. Did you reverse the trim piece? So that the interior edge hangs down, rather than fitting up into the hole? Your birch is so beautiful!! Thank you so much for this post!
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Post by danrhodes on Apr 11, 2017 18:34:34 GMT -8
Yes, but you might be able to get it to fit up higher into the old vent, depending on the original style. Mine's over the stove, so no height issues. Did you reverse the trim piece? So that the interior edge hangs down, rather than fitting up into the hole? Your birch is so beautiful!! Thank you so much for this post! I used the original vent and the original metal trim mounted exactly as it originally was. It's the same type of internal trim as the windows, but was deeper, maybe 1" instead of 3/4" for the windows. Btw, that birch looks terrible up close. I actually just added another coat of amber last weekend, so I'm very familiar with mobiltec complaint of shellac running down your arm. Just goes to show you that for every flaw you see in your build, there are a bunch of folks who think it looks ok.
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Post by mobiltec on Apr 11, 2017 18:46:45 GMT -8
Did you reverse the trim piece? So that the interior edge hangs down, rather than fitting up into the hole? Your birch is so beautiful!! Thank you so much for this post! I used the original vent and the original metal trim mounted exactly as it originally was. It's the same type of internal trim as the windows, but was deeper, maybe 1" instead of 3/4" for the windows. Btw, that birch looks terrible up close. I actually just added another coat of amber last weekend, so I'm very familiar with mobiltec complaint of shellac running down your arm. Just goes to show you that for every flaw you see in your build, there are a bunch of folks who think it looks ok. I'm getting ready to upload a half hour video on building a birch panel with framing already attached and then completing the shellac before installation. Stay tuned to my channel... www.youtube.com/mobiltec
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Post by CorvettCrzy on Apr 11, 2017 18:52:30 GMT -8
Did you reverse the trim piece? So that the interior edge hangs down, rather than fitting up into the hole? Your birch is so beautiful!! Thank you so much for this post! I used the original vent and the original metal trim mounted exactly as it originally was. It's the same type of internal trim as the windows, but was deeper, maybe 1" instead of 3/4" for the windows. Btw, that birch looks terrible up close. I actually just added another coat of amber last weekend, so I'm very familiar with mobiltec complaint of shellac running down your arm. Just goes to show you that for every flaw you see in your build, there are a bunch of folks who think it looks ok. My trim and exterior cover were removed when we got the trailer (actually they probably fell off with the rotted birch) the PO covered the hole with a piece of plexi and smeared all types of sealer/silver stuff to seal it. Appreciate that he cared enough to save the parts. So I assumed that the trim folded up into the hole. You're certainly right about the flaws.
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Post by mel on Feb 6, 2018 16:07:08 GMT -8
Any updates on your install? I've purchased the same unit and I'm looking at how to retrofit it. My trailer is a mid 60's Shasta and the vent has 2 cranks opposite each other. The vent pops straight up instead of being hinged on one side...hope that makes sense? Any way I'm curious how much modifying you had to do and how it worked out. Thanks- How did yous install go? how do you like the fan, does it move a lot of air? pics? I'm kind of stuck on what to do about for my Airflyte, the original vent is broken and not fixable. New vent off amazon is $25 then the vortex is $40 +5 shipping, so thats already putting me at 70. $129 fantastic fan, so almost double of what I would spend on the other. Maybe one of you wonderful guys/gals who replaced with a fantastic fan would send me your old vents??
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Post by danrhodes on Feb 6, 2018 18:54:57 GMT -8
Nothing is not fixable, though some can't get down in the gutter with us true cheapskates. At your current situation, I'd probably just buy the fantastic fan...a cheaper alternative is a standard RV fan vent, but those do not move the air like a larger fan www.ebay.com/itm/291299065983?rmvSB=true
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Post by vikx on Feb 6, 2018 21:19:19 GMT -8
Don't buy the Hengs! It a little bathroom fan and not worth paying for. Fantastics have a very large blade that really moves air...
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