Heater vent?
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Topic: Heater vent?
Posted By: Mbearden
Subject: Heater vent?
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2018 at 6:39am
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I seem to remember that the wall vent outside the bathroom door was supposed to be a heater vent. We have a 2019 189. ------------- Mike Bearden |
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Posted By: Tars Tarkas
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2018 at 7:29am
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Nope. TT ------------- 2010 176 FJ Cruiser |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2018 at 7:31am
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Should be the same configuration as in my 179. If you're referring to the little vent under the door, that's not a heater vent. It just vents the underside of the bathroom and also act as an air source for cooling the battery charger. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2018 at 7:44am
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It's just a cover for the access hole to the shower plumbing.
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Posted By: harrypodder
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2018 at 8:01am
| It is a very small opening for plumbing work you may be able to work on the shower trap. Thinking FR located it there for all of the above access to the trap, ventilation for under the shower and air intake for the power converter (charger). |
Posted By: Mbearden
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2018 at 8:08am
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Great answers.
Has anyone thought about some making a diverter to direct the air out of the under bed area? ------------- Mike Bearden |
Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2018 at 8:36am
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Use the advanced search, type in Air Diverter, you'll find the latest post on a diverter made from a lasagna pan plus discussions of benefit. ------------- Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 30 Oct 2018 at 9:33am
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If you do this, make sure you leave the square area and space around it for cold air return, otherwise, you will be just recirculating much of the hot air back through the furnace. If you take the cover off, you will see better what I mean. The output is an L shaped area. The square is intake and sail switch and the perimeter of the cover is additional cold air return. A lasagna pan is not the ideal diverter as it would not allow for proper cold air return. There was one built that was a proper one that left the proper areas open for circulation and just fit around the output area to divert the airflow outward. Look for that design. It would be much harder to build, but would be safer and more effective. Instead of that, I use an O2 Cool 10" fan and a 12V adapter cord. I place that in the opening next to the wardrobe to pull the hot air out and circulate it to the larger area of our 179. The side closer to the dinette and furnace is open for cold air return. This has worked well and the constant fan sound helps cover the furnace's cycling on and off. ------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: Mbearden
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2018 at 7:28am
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Looked for the Air Diverter information and came up empty ------------- Mike Bearden |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2018 at 7:58am
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Here you go, its a little way down in the thread. http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12284&KW=furnace+air&PID=116123&title=furnace-filter#116123 ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: Mbearden
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2018 at 8:05am
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Can’t access the link ------------- Mike Bearden |
Posted By: jimandclare
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2018 at 8:25am
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Hey Mike, This past summer it got a bit chilly while camping so we turned on the furnace. We store some gear under the bed so I grabbed a baking sheet and placed it at an angle in front of the furnace to direct the heat away from the gear and into the trailer. Worked better than expected. So, using some scrap wood and the “keep it simple” mantra, I made a frame with a hinged front door and attached it around and in front of the furnace. I stuck some Velcro dots on the frame to keep the door closed when not in use. Had a chance to try it out this fall. Just opened the door panel and angled it to deflect the heat out from under the bed. Simple solution and worked great. I’ll try to get some picture to
share in a day or two. Jim ------------- Jim & Clare 2016 R-pod 178 2014 Ford Edge |
Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2018 at 8:57am
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http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12030&KW=air+diverter&PID=113486&title=pod-peoples-179-mods#113486
2nd try.. ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: Ben Herman
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2018 at 9:22am
Please do post some photos - would like to use your idea for my 179! thx, Ben
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Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2018 at 9:33am
------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: jimandclare
Date Posted: 01 Nov 2018 at 3:10pm
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Mike, Here's a couple pictures of my deflector mod:   ------------- Jim & Clare 2016 R-pod 178 2014 Ford Edge |