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joebedford
Nomad II
Jan 02, 2016

Noisy banging range hood exterior vent flap fix??

I'm in the RGV so wind is a daily issue. The flap bangs and the noise disturbs us. My previous RV had an exterior flap that I could latch closed from inside the RV. This RV has a plastic flap with ...
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TurnThePage
Explorer
Jan 03, 2016
Chris Bryant wrote:
I use a washer and magnet.
So you glued the washer to one side, and the magnet to the other? This sounds like a nice permanent solution. I assume that the fan over powers the magnet?


LynnandCarol wrote:
we use the awning assist pole to latch the vent. we also use the hooked end to clean out the gutters!
Good stuff right there!

It occurs to me that you could wedge a rubber ball or something similar in there too. The awning wand could come in handy for that too.

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