Fantastic FAN

[mjflora]

Rich,

In your earlier post you said a vent cover on the Fantastic Fan is a No-No. Why? I know it will prevent the fan from closing in the event of rain, but is that a problem if you have a cover and the rain won't come in? Or will it?

Mary

[steves]

According to the manufacture (I spoke with them at the rally) the vent cover reduces it's effectiveness in moving air. If I remember correctly they said it reduced their efficiency by about 40%.

[Mac]

Steve,

I really am glad I posted that last week, or whenever before I put the cover on mine. It does make sense about reducing airflow if you think about it.

mac

[Montana Sky]

I have the MaxxAir cover on my fantastic fan vent. I have not noticed any problems with having the fan covered, but this is my opinion...

[Glass Guy]

I don't think you will notice any problems it will just reduce the air flow, it is not allowing the air to move the way it was designed to, Roman

[richfaa]

As has been stated above it will reduce the air flow and that is why we have the fantastic fan, It may interfere with the opening of the unit and it may/will prevent it from closing when it rains.There were enough reduces, may's, could's and would's in the conversation to convince me not to put a cover on the fan.

[Montana Sky]

Different strokes for different folks. I actually do not use my fantastic fan much other than when someone is showering or I am boiling water in the coach. The main reason I do not use it much is because it creates a pretty good breeze through the coach. On the warm spring days it is nice to have, but when the temps rise it really does not do much other than pull more hot air into the coach. That is the reason I had the 2nd a/c installed, now the coach should be like a freezer in there. =) Rich is correct, if the MaxxAir cover is not positioned correctly, it will not allow the vent to open all the way. As far as if it is raining or not, it does not matter if the vent closes or not. The cover does not allow any water in, plus I like to use it to keep the moisture from building up inside while it is raining. The other reason I like the MaxxAir covers is they protect the vent lids from the extreme elements, thus I should not have to worry about having to replace them anytime in the upcoming years.

[campbud]

We have a cover on ours and have not had any problems..We really only run it while showering and cooking....we like the MaxxAir covers b/c they protect the vent lids from branches and falling stuff...one couple that we know didnt have them and parked under a tree w/nuts and when they fell they put holes in the vent covers.