Sorry I had to remove the instant image links. It was taking too long to open this page. Phil
This was a successful weekend project! I would reccomend it to anyone.
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Fan on eBay with shipping for $90. This was a savings of over $165 retail from the manufactures distributors. Nothing was wrong with the fan. I love a bargain even though my better half banned me from eBay.
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Inadequate vent fan before removal.
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Old maxxair vent removed
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Old vent ready to be removed and put out to pasture.
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The vent is out, but there is lots of putty which still needs to be removed. For this were going to need some goof off and elbow grease.
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An hour after I started removing the putty the job is finally finished. I really wanted to use a putty knife on this but that is not an option on a rubber roof. The goof off worked really well but you still have to use a LOT of elbow grease. I used about 12 old rags so be sure to have plenty of old rags on hand to get this sticky stuff off.
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Here the new vent is installed with the mounting brackets for the Maxxair vent cover. I used a lot of putty. Probably too much. I put 1 strip under the new fan assembly, one strip on the top before the screws were installed and then another strip over the top of the screws after installation. I also put the vent brackets on so they would be covered with putty as well. After this much work I wanted to make sure the vent wasn’t going to leak.
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The new fan is installed and working properly at all speeds. The vent is opening and closing like it should so now its time to cover this baby up and protect her form the elements.
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The completed project after the new Maxxair vent is installed. Notice you don’t see the excessive amounts of putty with the new cover installed.
With the new vent cover on sale at camping world this project cost $160.00 total. I spent 4 hours on this but I could have finished it in 2 hours. I wanted to make sure the surface was clean, dry and ready before I put the new putty on so I let it dry for over an hour. This was a nice Saturday project. The best part is I won’t be questioned about it until we get to the lake but then it won’t matter because the fan moves so much more air from the water closet. If no one hears from me after easter weekend call for help.
I may be at the bottom of the lake.lol
Phil