Why do we install a roof vent?

[IraRat]

You guys are gross.

I never farted in my life...

...when no one was around to enjoy the moment with me.

Demonstrating the Dutch Oven for the first time to my wife 16 years ago was an ESPECIALLY special moment.

[mikeschn]

I love this group: you get all of the reasons you want a roof vent!

BTW: Stop by my tear sometime for chili dogs

with plenty of onions!!

We're going to be needing that 1,275 cfm fan for sure!

I think you need to work on the recipe for hotdogs with, in addition to onions, add some potatoes and black beans. Top with salsa.

I've never tried it, but I can tell you, each of the first 3 ingredients are plenty gassy. Put em all together, and who know?

Mike...

P.S. Sauerkraut, with potatoes and onions would also be a good choice...

[Mightydog]

Mike--that's truly a recipe for distaster!!

[toypusher]

Sadly, yet another thread gone awry!

[Ma3tt]

Yes another fine topic degrades to fart jokes. Dang when will we ever learn....

[SteveH]

All joking aside, I would not consider not having a roof vent in my teardrop. I'm just sorry I didn't know about the Fantastic vent when I bought my J.C. Weenie special.

[Arne]

don't feel bad a bout the jcw roof vent. i've found with a/c, i do open the vent but very very rarely use the fan, so the fantasitc vent i put in, while a better quality, probably was not worth the additional 100 dollars. I do like the flatter profile (they hve 2, i got the non-dome model).... but if i do another, i'll probably get the jcw, and an a/c, both for the price of a fantastic.

with the vent open and the windows open the tear vents quite well without a fan.... except for testing to see if it was wired right the fantastic fan has not been used.

[mikeschn]

Sometimes it's hard not to get carried away by the offtopic posts in a thread... I think most of us have done that at one time or another...

Okay so back on topic...

Why a vent in a teardrop?

Simply, to keep you cooler!!!

Living in a small box in the middle of summer, it can get warm in there. A good roof vent can lower the temperature quite a bit, especially if it's not especially humid outside.

My two favorites are the fantastic fan, which I had in my first two teardrops, and the Northern Breeze, which I now have in my Lil Diner, and my Tab. I like the Northern Breeze because instead of a switch, it has a slide. So I can make it go really slow, meaning really quiet!

Just my $.02 worth!

Mike...

[Mightydog]

Nothing like a good thread derail to lighten up an afternoon.

Thanks for the picture, Mike. If anyone has a link, please post it. I'm lazy and want to find a nice fan to put in my TD.

[Arne]

i did not read this all yet, but looks to cover options...

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/ ... i_n9459965

[mikeschn]

http://www.ventline.com/dept.asp?ID=2

574-848-4491

or email at [email protected]

Mike...

[Arne]

m, which model did you get. looks like they don't have one with an integral thermostat.

[mikeschn]

I got the 2501... yes, it's just a basic model... works fine for me though!

Mike...

[GeorgeTelford]

While I was working on my bus project I had a Turbo Fan Vent (Euro Jobbie) and when working on the bus in hot whethor used to set the fan to extract (although the bus was well insulated,it still had a fair amount of glass up front) this used to cool a 27 foot bus pretty rapidly. On one very hot day I had to work on the electrics so disconnected the batteries, went inside and it was sweltering hot, obviously the fan didnt work but just opening the roof vent and a side window set up a cooling breeze (no wind outside, but the heated air rising and escaping through the vent was drawing air in through the window)

My point? having a vent at the highest point and a lower vent, will set up a breeze even in still weather.

Temperature is a strange thing, Air at 100 deg C (212 F) contains less heat energy than water at 100 deg C (212 F) stick your hand in the water for five seconds and your scalded, in the oven your hand gets warm.

This is very important with regard to teardrops, in my bus there are enough batteries to run a mains fridge for a week (thats 10X 110 ah batteries weighing one third of a tonne), now I am looking at ways to conserve power/energy its leading to some pretty startling discoveries.

[krang469]

I am planning on using my tear for winter camping when I get it finished. Will a ceiling fan blow most of the heat out of my tear? I will be using a propane heater in my camper.