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01-20-2005, 12:50 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Monominto
Posts: 731
M.O.C. #657
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Feet and Floor Vents
Got tired of stepping on screws and sharpe edges. These vents are available from Lowes. Home Depot doesn't carry them.
http://photobucket.com/albums/v135/g...share/heat.jpg
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01-20-2005, 01:14 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Woodward
Posts: 2,795
M.O.C. #450
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Well Gee! Gruffy, I dont have a vent there mine comes out below the shower, the only other ones I have is in the living room and I have one of the covered up with a refg. and the other one is under my computer chair,,, I love that one because it gets me warm when it is cold. I am glad that you found the cool cover that iS in the picture... I wish I had some like that...
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01-20-2005, 01:28 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Leona
Posts: 6,382
M.O.C. #2059
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Good Job, Gruffy. Those are certainly attractive. With all the upgrades you do, very soon you will have to change your RV's name to Cambridge.
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01-20-2005, 01:31 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Carlisle
Posts: 402
M.O.C. #908
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Doesn't it usually happen that just after you've done all the upgrades the itch to trade hits???
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01-20-2005, 01:40 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Monominto
Posts: 731
M.O.C. #657
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Mobile Suites have 15 inch frames.........
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01-20-2005, 01:43 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Chandler
Posts: 624
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Very classy looking Gruffy.
Happy Camping
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01-21-2005, 03:04 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Carlisle
Posts: 402
M.O.C. #908
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I looked at Mobile Suites and they're NICE. Next trade I'll look at them in comparison to the Cambridge.
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01-21-2005, 03:54 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: La Pine
Posts: 2,654
M.O.C. #2018
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Thanks for the info. Those are really classy looking. Think we might try to find the covers - I don't like stepping on those screws and sharp edges either.
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01-24-2005, 05:19 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Merritt Island
Posts: 331
M.O.C. #2088
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Gruffy,
Thanks for sharing the info. we have been looking etc and planning on changing out the vents but...Anyway you provided the missing link so to say. Whats worst than us stepping on the OEM vents is having my Springer Spaniel step on them - not good for the paws.
Jeff Heiser
Merritt Island Florida
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02-16-2005, 05:55 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: La Pine
Posts: 2,654
M.O.C. #2018
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We finally got to Lowe's and purchased the diffusers like the one in your picture, Gruffy. Sure does add another touch of class - and no more stepping on the other type and breaking them or getting an ouey from stepping on the screws. Thanks again for the info.
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02-17-2005, 06:15 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: The Woodlands
Posts: 211
M.O.C. #2779
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Those are NICE!! We were having a problem getting a good air balance between ther three vents in our 297RKS. We found a product at Wally World that seems to be helping. For about $2.50, you get a pair of magnetic grill covers (thin plastic, like some refrigerator magnets). They have little or no decorative qualities, but they do allow us to push warm air out of the kitchen and up to the bedroom. They also do a good job of keeping crud out of the vent. After Cheryl see's Gruffy's new vents, I bet we get a set sooner than later!
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02-17-2005, 07:07 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Monominto
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M.O.C. #657
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The only downside to covering vents is it forces more air into the tank spaces. There is no damper on that one from the factory. A summer winter control would be a nice touch.
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02-17-2005, 09:34 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: The Woodlands
Posts: 211
M.O.C. #2779
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Hmmmmmmmm......I wonder if shooting more hot air into the tank space will heat up my hot water faster? Hmmmmm....then again, will it also cook my black water?! I guess that's the gist of Yin and Yang....you gotta take the good with the bad!
I agree on the summer/winter controller. However, we realized that we would be losing a lot of the "custom" and "hi-tech" features when we purchased a budget/entry-level unit. Still...couldn't be happier! In our case, the vast majority of warm forced air goes into the rear kitchen. As it is a U-shaped kitchen, it is a marvelous example of poor engineeing. the only thing warm in the whole coach is the cabinet doors. By closing off only that vent, we've managed to get a very nice air balance throughout the rest of the coach.
Great job on the vents, Gruffy!
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02-17-2005, 10:42 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Englewood
Posts: 3,095
M.O.C. #164
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Guffy, I replaced one of my vents with the same but they will bend if you step on. I have since replaces with oak vents.
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02-17-2005, 10:50 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Monominto
Posts: 731
M.O.C. #657
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Tried the vents from home depot...tried oak,...tried plastic... when they fail they "snap" right under you. The Lowes vents lasted over a month now without a failure.
By the way Pete, your hot water tank is not in the tank spaces... it's probably under the counter wrapped in styrofoam. You wouldn't want any more heat around that sucker. The foam probably gasses just as it is.
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02-17-2005, 11:10 AM
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Montana Master
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Pete Alford, these are the covers I have been looking for thanks for the info!
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02-17-2005, 02:20 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: The Woodlands
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M.O.C. #2779
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Yeah, I know, but it's the only way I could get the joke to work! I'm still trying to work out the kinks in my stage material (long way to go) You are right, it gets plenty warm in that area, even without the help!
Before we got the covers, Cheryl and I started looking at the vents. We wondered if our box turtle would see them not as a source of warmth, but as a rectangular turtle restroom. In the end, this was probably as much the reason for the covers as was the redistribution of air. Sure do wish these things were a little more "decorative". But, beggars can't be choosers, and they do a great job.
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02-17-2005, 02:55 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: The Woodlands
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M.O.C. #2779
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By the way, campbud, if you find any that aren't the standard black/white, let me know. If they have them in a brown (matching the standard vents in the Mountaineer), I'd love to pick up another pair!
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02-17-2005, 03:04 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Oceanside
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by Pete Alford
Yeah, I know, but it's the only way I could get the joke to work! I'm still trying to work out the kinks in my stage material (long way to go) You are right, it gets plenty warm in that area, even without the help!
Before we got the covers, Cheryl and I started looking at the vents. We wondered if our box turtle would see them not as a source of warmth, but as a rectangular turtle restroom. In the end, this was probably as much the reason for the covers as was the redistribution of air. Sure do wish these things were a little more "decorative". But, beggars can't be choosers, and they do a great job.
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Pete, don't quit your day job!
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02-18-2005, 03:49 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: The Woodlands
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M.O.C. #2779
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Amen to THAT! Cheryl agrees 100%
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