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cliffy49
Explorer III
Aug 12, 2026

Ceiling fan

I was thinking about putting something like this in the bedroom of our toy hauler; Ceiling Fan

My main concern is how to mount it to the ceiling. I was thinking about something with an adhesive backing such as this Fan mount but not sure if it would handle the extremes a traler sees during the year. Do you think this would work well enough or do you have a better idea.

Appreciate all ideas. Thanks

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  • I am not sure I like that mount.  it gets pretty hot in a rv at times and I am not sure an adhesive mount that your going to atach to paper covered thin wood is the best way to do it.  I would be more tempted to go with somthing like a retrofit fan in a standard 14x14 roof vent.  if you have ac in your bedroom then that may not be possible.  if you do have a standard roof vent you can usaly fish power from a close by celing light, if there isn't already power there, to run them, but that would be somthing to confirm first.  

    there is also the possibility of just runing the ac/furnace on fan only mode.  not sure if that would work or not. 

  • Floor Plan    The only fan is in the bath room which is seperated from the bedroom with a sliding door. If the dif needed.oor is kept shut the only ventilation is the windows or the a/c if needed. 

    I tried to mount a desk fan on the wall but it did not really help due to the angle at which it had to be mounted.

  • Bedroom doesn’t already have a vent with a fan over bed? Quite unusual IMO. 

    • StirCrazy's avatar
      StirCrazy
      Moderator

      if you have a bedroom ac then there won't be a open vent, but most bedroom vents don't have fans so it is actualy quite normal.  

  • From the pictures, it hangs from a hook. The specs do not say what the weight is, but a few reviews say they use it in their RV and boats. I would try a command strip hook or the the one you posted to start and see how that goes. If drilling a hook into the ceiling I would try and find a stud (likely aluminum) and not very long. 

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