Exhaust vent upgrade for stove/oven
Being unhappy with most exhaust vents on RVs that you have to unlock the plastic damper from the outside when you get to your campsite and remember to lock it when traveling I designed an easy fix. I...
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A few of my issues I had before doing this mod where;
Because of the style of my travel trailer ( the brand is HiLo) an expandable trailer by leaving any vent open when towing causes a negative pressure inside which causes dust to get inside
I camp on the coast most of the time with high winds and leaving the damper unlocked the wind would bang it open and close all day and night
Since I did this improvement I can lock the damper open when I use the stove to heat water for coffee and it vents so well I don't need to turn on the fan for exhaust
The hardest part about the mod was fabricating all the brackets out of 18 gauge metal and the stainless steel damper. The outside wall cap was a plastic one that I put the stainless steel damper into
Hope to post pictures soon
Because of the style of my travel trailer ( the brand is HiLo) an expandable trailer by leaving any vent open when towing causes a negative pressure inside which causes dust to get inside
I camp on the coast most of the time with high winds and leaving the damper unlocked the wind would bang it open and close all day and night
Since I did this improvement I can lock the damper open when I use the stove to heat water for coffee and it vents so well I don't need to turn on the fan for exhaust
The hardest part about the mod was fabricating all the brackets out of 18 gauge metal and the stainless steel damper. The outside wall cap was a plastic one that I put the stainless steel damper into
Hope to post pictures soon
