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Old 04-27-2006, 03:34 AM   #1
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Fantastic Fan

I just noticed that the cover on my fantastic fan has a crack that has started at the hinge and is moving to the center of the lid. Made a call fantastic vent company they ask what year and make and said a new one is on its way. Its nice knowing that some company's really do stand behind thier product. Roman
 
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Old 04-27-2006, 04:01 AM   #2
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Always nice to hear the good things about solutions to our problems.
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Old 04-27-2006, 05:41 AM   #3
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You got that right. I called them as well because the lids stuck all of the time. They sent me the new seal kits and even authorized the dealer to install them even though the coach was out of factory warranty. Good company and superior customer service.
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Old 04-27-2006, 07:17 AM   #4
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Great Company!Like tweir, my vent was always sticking. one call and 7 days later I received the gasket, a BIG tube of adhesive, complete instructions and a nice note telling me why it stuck. they had a bad batch of rubber gaskets, that reacted with the adhesive and plastic cover both! has since been taken care of. They even thanked me for my patience and understanding! WOW!,how often do get thathese days Shades of old fashioned customer care and service!
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Old 04-27-2006, 07:35 AM   #5
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Has anyone put one of the MaxxAir covers on their Fantastic Fan? They make a special one to cover it but I wondered if it would eliminate some of the benefits of the Fantastic Fan.

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Old 04-27-2006, 02:25 PM   #6
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Hi Mac,

I put the Maxair cover for Fantastic Fans over our Fan and it seems to work ok.
The Vent cover doesn't open quite as far as it used to but you can now use it in the rain.
And on the West Coast that is important.



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Old 04-27-2006, 02:41 PM   #7
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I spoke with the people from Fantastic Fan at the rally in Daytona. The say DO NOT put a cover on/over their units as it reduces it's effectiveness considerably. My friend had them add a rain sensor kit to his Fantastic fan and they removed the cover he had previously installed. This a FYI straight from the manufacture.
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Old 04-27-2006, 04:08 PM   #8
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Steve,

Thanks for the information! I already have a rain sensor on mine, I think it's standard from Montana these days, maybe even from Fantastic Fan. I was just curious because it seemed like it might reduce the effectivness of the units.

As always, great place to get great information.

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Old 04-27-2006, 04:36 PM   #9
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Fanastic fan also replaced our vent cover as the lift mechanism was broken off the plastic vent cover. A new one was given to me by the dealer down here in FL while we were on vacation. No Charge. Good company.
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Old 04-27-2006, 06:15 PM   #10
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We have the maxair cover on ours and it works nicely.
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Old 04-28-2006, 03:15 AM   #11
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While in Daytona I spoke with a person at the Fantastic booth and told them about my cover sticking all the time. Their answer was to give me 3 sample packets of 303. If anyone knows the phone number for Fantastic, could you polese pass it along, Thanks
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Old 04-28-2006, 04:15 AM   #12
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this is the number I called 1 800 521-0298 hope that this will help, Roman
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Old 04-28-2006, 04:15 PM   #13
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The phone# for Fantastic Vent is (810)724-3818. Or toll free is (800)521-0298. They are only about 20 miles away from where we live but I called them and two days later I had my seals. We have two fans and they both stick.












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Old 05-09-2006, 04:19 PM   #14
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The Fantastic Vent people have been fantastic. I had two issues with my '05 3400. First, the cover broke at the attachment for the operating mechanism. They had me a new cover within a day. Then, we got one of the bad batch of seals and they sent out the new seal, adhesive and some lubricant. They have an unofficial lifetime warranty on their fans. I know my next unit will have a Fantastic Vent.
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We did account wanting to keep rain out when using them. They work just fine and the fans still move a lot of air. The cover is very important in the bathroom ... yes I know I can turn off the rain shutdown but I can't turn off the rain and there are times that fan must work rain or shine.
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Old 12-30-2018, 05:32 PM   #16
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A much less than intelligent question

Thanks in advance for your help. I don't want to hijack this thread but I am wondering how to tell if my Fantastic Fan will control the temperature in my RV? I can't get it to do that and my last Montana worked perfectly so I am at a loss.

The other question I have is where do I go to post this or any question as a new thread?
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The other question I have is where do I go to post this or any question as a new thread?
Go to the proper section you want to post in. On the top left corner of that section, it will have a small box stating "new thread",click that and post away.
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Thanks Car Win I was plum tuckered out from looking.
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