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Fishhawker
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Jul 08, 2014

Fantastic Fan with Maxaire vent covers?

Just curious about this....

I've ordered 2 Fantastic fans to replace the original factory fans in my Cougar

I currently have the standard Maxaire vent covers installed now.

However, I've noticed that the Fantastic Fan website only recommends that their brand of vent covers be used. That particular recommendation doesn't surprise anyone, I don't blame them for promoting their products

What caught my attention the most was them stating
that their brand allows 100% air flow and the "other" brands can block the airflow by as much as 75%

That is an impressive stat

So my question is;
Would you folks please share your experience with using the standard MaxAire vent cover with the Fantastic Fan

Did you find that the Maxaire worked good?
or
Did you have problems with air flow restrictions? Noise? or etc


I appreciate your time

Hawk

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  • Bumpyroad's avatar
    Bumpyroad
    Explorer
    Jul 08, 2014
    IAMICHABOD wrote:

    Like the others it is bolted to the frame of the vent and not to the roof as the others are. It has no effect on the airflow and you can open it up for cleaning. It does not seem to add anything to the noise level.


    I have mounted all of my covers to the L brackets bolted to the side of the frame, never into the roof. I put standard covers over my fantastic fan and didn't notice any blockage, etc. I rarely ran my fan wide open anyhow.

    bumpy
  • ronfisherman's avatar
    ronfisherman
    Moderator
    Jul 08, 2014
    I originally had Maxair standard covers on the 2 fantastic fans in our MH. Changed over to Maxair II a couple of years ago. The amount of air moved at low speed is about what I got with the original covers on medium.
  • thomasmnile's avatar
    thomasmnile
    Explorer
    Jul 08, 2014
    Fishhawker wrote:
    Just curious about this....

    I've ordered 2 Fantastic fans to replace the original factory fans in my Cougar

    I currently have the standard Maxaire vent covers installed now.

    However, I've noticed that the Fantastic Fan website only recommends that their brand of vent covers be used. That particular recommendation doesn't surprise anyone, I don't blame them for promoting their products

    What caught my attention the most was them stating
    that their brand allows 100% air flow and the "other" brands can block the airflow by as much as 75%

    That is an impressive stat

    So my question is;
    Would you folks please share your experience with using the standard MaxAire vent cover with the Fantastic Fan

    Did you find that the Maxaire worked good?
    or
    Did you have problems with air flow restrictions? Noise? or etc


    I appreciate your time

    Hawk


    Depending on the Fantastic Fan model you ordered, you may need the Maxx Air II covers. We replaced the OEM fan in our Jayco WhiteHawk with a Fantastic fan and Maxx Air II cover. All work was done by the selling dealer. Think the Maxx Air II cover is taller than the original Maxx Air to accomodate the fan cover when opened, but I'm not sure. I was told by the service manager the particular Fantastic model I wanted required the Maxx Air II cover. In any event, I'm very pleased with the fan and the Maxx Air II cover.
  • cjoseph's avatar
    cjoseph
    Explorer
    Jul 08, 2014
    If you regularly run your fans on max with the vent lids wide open, MaxxAir makes a cover for the FF too. I do just fine with the regular MaxxAir vent covers.

    Like said, just can't open all the way. I don't run the fans on high. In fact, they rarely go above the lowest setting.
  • Dick_B's avatar
    Dick_B
    Explorer
    Jul 08, 2014
    We have the Maxxair covers over our two Fantastic fans and the lids don't open all the way as previously stated. I suppose there is some air flow restriction but I don't know how to measure it and we've been getting along just fine for several years.
    BTW Fantastic fans are noisy and I recommend they NOT be put in the bedrooms.
  • IAMICHABOD's avatar
    IAMICHABOD
    Explorer II
    Jul 08, 2014
    I have Maxxair covers on all of my vents and I put a Maxxair Fanmate over the Fantastic fan. It is made for this application.
    Like the others it is bolted to the frame of the vent and not to the roof as the others are. It has no effect on the airflow and you can open it up for cleaning. It does not seem to add anything to the noise level.
  • myredracer's avatar
    myredracer
    Explorer II
    Jul 08, 2014
    As said above, you need the larger vent cover otherwise it will prevent the lid from opening all the way. We bought two of the smaller Maxxair vent covers early this year off the internet ahead of getting our latest TT which came with two Maxxair fans. Our dealer noticed it right away and and swapped them for the larger ones.

    If you have a Maxxair fan in the bedroom, I suggest getting a black cover to aid in room darkening.
  • BubbaChris's avatar
    BubbaChris
    Explorer
    Jul 08, 2014
    I have the basic MaxAire cover over my FF. It limits how high I can raise the lid. And I can see how it would limit ventilation when the FF is turned off.

    But I don't think I'm losing any capability with the FF powered up. Our configuration is what was recommended by our RV tech who installed both (he didn't think the extra $$ for the FF cover was worth it).
  • AirForceAngler's avatar
    AirForceAngler
    Explorer
    Jul 08, 2014
    I'm interested in this as well. Our new TT has a Fantastic Fan in the bathroom and I want to install some kind of MaxAire type cover over it. Does MaxAire even make one for the Fan?

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