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[kmacafee]

Awesome.  Thanks

[Accrete]

Greetings. I'm a bit late to this party... Just a tid bit from my time with the RV fans...
If you've not already purchased the FF for your project you might benefit from researching the MaxxFans. I swapped out our FF with a MF 5100k because it has a built in all-weather hood (~80" of annual rainfall where we are in Oregon). They are the same price and size as the FF as far as installation goes. I have a post with pics of my swap out.
Whatever route you go, best wishes on the project.
http://www.fiberglas...html#post385570

[bfh4n]

How's the sound level compared to the FF?

[longhorn1]

You can get the Max cover to retro-fit your Fantastic Fan,

[pawleyk]

Way late to this party, but if anyone else is looking to do this I just wanted to weigh in.

 

It's super super easy.

 

I elected to go for the "replace the guts of the fan" method, instead of pulling up and then resealing the new one. FWC looks to have done a much better job sealing my vents then I could.

 

The whole job MAYBE took an hour and all I needed was a phillips screwdriver, a pair of wire pliers, and a beer. Oh, and a 13mm (?) deep well socket.

 

I just pulled the lids off the old vent and the new fan to better access the screws holding the fan to the housing and the switch that kills power when the cover is down. The wiring can simply be unplugged. Then I pulled the lower housing out of the camper roof, and replaced it with the one from the fan with all the switches and such.

 

Plugged/screwed everything back together and I had a fan before my beer got warm.

 

Put all the remaining parts together and now I've got a Fantastic Vent to sell..

 

Oh, mine's a 2016 Grandby FD FWIW.

Edited by pawleyk, 06 April 2016 - 04:09 PM.

[isonychia]

It is only this straight forward if your old vent was the same size. My old vent was 7.5" square, with superficial braces welded into the frame.... had to cut that all out (2001 Eagle)

[pawleyk]

It is only this straight forward if your old vent was the same size. My old vent was 7.5" square, with superficial braces welded into the frame.... had to cut that all out (2001 Eagle)

 

True.

 

I'm sure it's only this easy for the later models that come equipped with the Fantastic Vent assembly. Their system is very modular so you can add and subtract components at will. Combined with FWC basically pre-wiring everything it went really smoothly for me.

 

So far I'm not regretting the decision to order a model with lots of basic things missing. The installs on the fridge, battery and isolator, and fan have been really easy.

 

Did yours have pre-existing wiring, or did you have to run 12v to your fan?

[carld]

I have the  the basic Fantastic fan model 1250 three speed reversible.  If you are concerned about electrical loading I would look and the variable speed model.  It is a lot more efficient at lower speeds.  I am thinking about switching.

http://www.amazon.co...t_dp_o_pC_S_ttl

[Timothy McGowen]

I'm still trying to figure out how he got a beer to last and hour.

[pawleyk]

Can't say there was much left, but what was was still cold.

 

Hydroflask tumbler..  http://www.hydroflas...true-pint#92=20

 

I did have a growler nearby also, you know- in case things got desperate.

Edited by pawleyk, 07 April 2016 - 08:16 PM.