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Post by ronc on May 23, 2019 13:26:29 GMT -5
While driving from Idaho to Montana, we stopped for fuel, dog walking and bathroom break. The wind was blowing pretty strong (30 to 40 estimate). We opened the bathroom exhaust fan and it would not close, not even manually. Perplexing for sure, then it occurred to me that maybe the wind was preventing it from closing, so I turned the rig around and sure enough, it closed using the remote control. First time that has ever happened. So I thought I would share so that others can benefit from our experience. Since we were hooked up and able to turn the rig around, the fix was easy, but if you are stationary and hooked up, and the wind is blowing strongly from the rear ... might want to consider leaving the exhaust fan closed, because the only way to get it closed is to climb up on the roof in a windstorm. Not my cup of tea.
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Post by Edd505 on May 23, 2019 20:54:42 GMT -5
Good info for use in the wind zone ...
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Post by laknox on May 24, 2019 10:13:46 GMT -5
And another notch for manual crank vents. ;-)
Lyle
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Post by Edd505 on May 24, 2019 18:16:49 GMT -5
And another notch for manual crank vents. ;-) Lyle You will never reach it unless you have a latter or your really tall, Interior Height 76" |
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Post by laknox on May 24, 2019 23:28:18 GMT -5
And another notch for manual crank vents. ;-) Lyle You will never reach it unless you have a latter or your really tall, Interior Height 76" They make extension handles... :-) Lyle |
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Post by Chuck on May 25, 2019 8:21:23 GMT -5
Something I learned about the fantastic fans is that they will automatically stop if there is an obstruction causing them to not open all the way ... I learned this from the company that the fans have a sensor built in so it will not damage the motor or strip the gears that lift the fan cover ... This may also be the possibility of why Ron's fan cover would not close because the sensor detected an obstruction an thus sensed a problem, once the wind load subsided the senor no longer seen such ... We have fantastic fan covers over both of our vents so even when it rains we can have them opened... While searching for a vent cover to cover the kitchen fan I was told that you needed a special fan cover for that kitchen fan ... I could not find such so I called the company an ask, that's when I found out that the regular fantastic fan covers would work. even though the fan cover wasn't high enough (missed opening all the way but one inch) to let the regular fan cover open all the way it wouldn't hurt it because of the sensor built in would stop it ... So far after a year we have not had any problems leaving the fantastic fan open an since it is covered with the larger cover when it rains the smaller cover still stays open without any problems so far, so I guess the company was right  Safe Travels Chuck |
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