RV A/C ceiling vent changes -- could use some tips
Good morning. I'd like to try to help my girls in their bunkhouse when summer camping since their room is always the warmest. I have a 40ft 5th wheel with a 15K roof A/C in the main living space as well as a 13.5K in the front bedroom. The main living space has about 6 A/C vents in the ceiling. Our bedroom has 2. The girls have a single one in their bunkhouse.
So a few things. First, I'd like to replace the ceiling vents with ones that have closeable louvers vs. the ones that are in there now that are fixed open. DW and I don't need the cool air from the central A/C unit in our bedroom since we have our own unit so I'd like to close off those two vents to allow that air to be used elsewhere. If we're warm, we'll turn on our bedroom A/C unit. I'd also like to close off a few of the vents in the main living space. My hope is that will allow enough air into the bunkhouse to help things out. The bunkhouse gets a good bit warmer than the rest of the coach.
I've done a little research and have seen some of the vents have a trim ring. Removing the trim ring gives access to the screws that hold the vents in place. But I don't see a trim ring on the vents that are currently installed...and can't figure out how to remove them. The vents are nothing special and similar to these: http://www.dwincorp.com/products/93/Jet-Stream-8950-Wide-Open-Louvered-RV-AC-Vent
The second question is wondering if anyone can point me to some information that shows me how all this ducting works in the ceiling? I may need to add an additional vent to the bunkhouse...but don't know how it all works and would like to determine if that can even be done...and how.
Thanks so much.
DNC
So a few things. First, I'd like to replace the ceiling vents with ones that have closeable louvers vs. the ones that are in there now that are fixed open. DW and I don't need the cool air from the central A/C unit in our bedroom since we have our own unit so I'd like to close off those two vents to allow that air to be used elsewhere. If we're warm, we'll turn on our bedroom A/C unit. I'd also like to close off a few of the vents in the main living space. My hope is that will allow enough air into the bunkhouse to help things out. The bunkhouse gets a good bit warmer than the rest of the coach.
I've done a little research and have seen some of the vents have a trim ring. Removing the trim ring gives access to the screws that hold the vents in place. But I don't see a trim ring on the vents that are currently installed...and can't figure out how to remove them. The vents are nothing special and similar to these: http://www.dwincorp.com/products/93/Jet-Stream-8950-Wide-Open-Louvered-RV-AC-Vent
The second question is wondering if anyone can point me to some information that shows me how all this ducting works in the ceiling? I may need to add an additional vent to the bunkhouse...but don't know how it all works and would like to determine if that can even be done...and how.
Thanks so much.
DNC
