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    Posted: 01 May 2014 at 10:45pm
For those of you who store their Rpods at home, do you find yourself leaving the FF vent cover open or closed during the summer?
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Posts: 1003 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 May 2014 at 11:09pm
I leave mine open a crack all year round.
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Posts: 4518 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 May 2014 at 7:04am
Same here, we leave it cracked open year round. At orientation they told us that would help avoid condensation and mildew.
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Posts: 4518 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 May 2014 at 7:06am
Also just a tidbit, there is a small pressure switch at the top of your fan, after a while it will startsticking which willshut your fan down. If you keep that greased, it will help avoid that problem.
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Posts: 1676 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 May 2014 at 7:48am
I installed an Ultrabreeze cover and pretty much leave the vent wide open unless we're camping in the cold.


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Posts: 9062 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 May 2014 at 10:20am
I leave one window cracked open, and the vent cracked open, all the time.  However, I've noticed that the wind will eventually vibrate the vent to an almost-closed position.
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Posts: 184 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 May 2014 at 10:37am
Originally posted by techntrek

I leave one window cracked open, and the vent cracked open, all the time.  However, I've noticed that the wind will eventually vibrate the vent to an almost-closed position.
 
 
Do you leave it cracked open with the AC or Furnace running?
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Posts: 1454 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 May 2014 at 1:03pm
Originally posted by cody91


Do you leave it cracked open with the AC or Furnace running?


Absolutely!  I have way more experience with the furnace or other heat than with AC, and the AC may help deal with humidity on it's own, so keeping the vent open with AC may not be needed.  With heat, it is essential or you'll end up with water running down your windows and walls.

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Posts: 9062 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 May 2014 at 4:36pm
Always cracked open with the heater.  Each human exhales and sweats out cups of water each night, multiplied by each person, so you must have some air exchange even if it is 10 F outside (which I've done that several times in our pod).  Even with the A/C since it doesn't run long enough to dehumidify properly.
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Posts: 6128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 May 2014 at 6:12pm
We leave ours open, if it  rains, it closes.
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