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    Posted: 01 Jun 2015 at 7:12pm
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I got the pictures on but was unable to set the type.

I was trying to get the heat from under the bed out into the room. Wink

photo one shows cardboard model of duct.
photo two and three show metal work of duct
sorry no photo of finished and painted duct with hi temp paint
installed duct(duct can be removed very easily)Smile
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Posts: 9059 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Jun 2015 at 8:15pm
Nice mod.
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nice work!
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This is how it should have been from the factory.
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Great job. Either you are a welder, or are good friends with one.

I have some questions though. How does the cold air return work with your setup? I can see how the hot air is diverted to the front, but I don't see how the cold air makes it back. Also, how did you fasten it in place?What kind of metal did you use for the duct? It looks pretty substantial.

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Yep, I like this one...Smile
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I took a closer look at our heater. I can see one problem with your design. When you look at the grill, there is a small section at the lower-right of the grill. That is part of the cold air return, and should not be connected in the plenum with the hot air output of the heater. If that were addressed, the modification would be even better. I don't think it would be too hard to modify your design to box off the small section so that the hot air output and cold air return sections are separated.
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Looks like you did a great job on this mod but to be honest I like the heater the way it is. First you have all that storage when not using the heater and second when you are using the heater it warms the bed in the 179 very nicely. I am though impressed with the apparent quality of your work.

 
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