Furnace vents

[ronstan]

Got this in a email letter that I get

A CHILLY TIME IN THE BATHROOM
A letter from a reader in this month's Trailer Life
tells of a man's purchase of a new 2004 Keystone
Montana model 3400 fifth-wheel trailer that he
soon discovered had no heater or air conditioning
duct and register in the bathroom. He was dumbfounded
that a new RV would lack climate control in such a
important space. Trailer Life columnist Chuck Campbell
pointed out that there are absolutely no standards
about how many or where climate control features
are installed in a coach. The letter and Campbell's
response illustrate how carefully an RV buyer must
be about every little detail of an unit they plan to buy.
Imagine using the toilet on an icy cold winter morning
with no heat vent to warm up the area. No fun, for sure.
Thought this was interesting

[Glenn and Lorraine]

I mostly stay in the warmer climates but on occasion have been in some low 33 temps. We just keep the water closet door a jar just enough to allow some heat to enter.

Now back to the "Old is when..." post.
Old is when you remember having to use an outhouse as there was NO indoor plumbing.
Talk about an icy cold winter morning with no heat vent to warm up the area.!! Even if it was just 10 degrees and you had to go you went to the outhouse. Talk about COLD, BBBBRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[CountryGuy]

Makes ya tough, specially so on a 3 degree day when you are traveling (we go sans heat in the rig when on the road).

[azstar]

I also read it and was glad to see that Keystone replied to Trailer Life, and said that they would not void his warranty if he added a duct there.

Happy Camping

[Northstar]

Indoor pluming is better than the old outhouse. I'll take the new over the old anytime. Happyrving......

[stiles watson]

The outhouse itself wasn't as bad as the Sears Catalog pages.

[Native Tex]

quote:Originally posted by Northstar

Indoor pluming is better than the old outhouse. I'll take the new over the old anytime. Happyrving......

I read the same article and just had to laugh. A little common sense would tell you to crack a door. Of course, as Trailer Life and Keystone mentioned, you need to examine the layout of any such vehicle before you make the buy. At any rate, we have already been in some cool climates with ours and the cracked door works well. Also, using a good rug on the floor helps too.

[vickir]

I've been reading all this about no furnace vent in the "library" a/k/a the water closet ... we had such a vent in our 2001 2880RL. However, when the furnace ran it was so hot we had to open the door! But wait ... wasn't it suggested that one open the door to heat the room?

Now ... an a/c vent would be nice ... but then I suppose we would freeze when the a/c ran! (As the Legend would say, You just can't please me )

[kdeiss]

We also have vent in their and as mentioned way to hot.My suggestion would replace the dorr with a louvred one. That would leave heat in or out what ever the case.

[sreigle]

On our 3295RK the furnace is on the other side of the water closet's back wall. I've thought maybe I'd put in a vent in the throne room, but a very small one to keep the amount of heat down. Maybe 3/4 inch. Anyone tried this?