Fantastic Fan - Scamp - Screws or Rivets?

[Jeanne and Steve]

Anyone considering installing a fantastical fan should order the model that has the trim package intended for thin ceilings (I believe it is called the HiProfile), not the typical thick ceilings found on stick-built RVs

We bought our Fantastic Vent from Adohen Supply Co and were really impressed with all the choices they offered. Did you know that you can specify the lid type and color, choose a thin ceiling or regular ceiling model, and pick the interior color? Plus they had great prices.

Jeanne

[Carol H]

We bought our Fantastic Vent from Adohen Supply Co and were really impressed with all the choices they offered. Did you know that you can specify the lid type and color, choose a thin ceiling or regular ceiling model, and pick the interior color? Plus they had great prices.

Jeanne

I purchased my fan in the Oregon last summer. It was on sale, exchange almost par and no tax. :-) I got the standard one for stick trailers as I did not know they had a thin ceiling one. Have worried about how the heck I was going to get it to fit ever since. Finally got up the nerve to cut the hole this week-end and got it in. Worked out fine. Purchased a 1 1/16" x 1 1/16" L shaped wood trim to use instead of the trim kit that came with it. It does come down that amount from the rat fir but it is over top of the table so head room is not an issue. Used Butyl tape instead of the gaset that came with it. Turned out fine. Will post a photo under modifications section.

Carol

[Joy A]

The original fan factory installed in my Scamp had butyl tape, no gasket. The factory also added caulk to all the rivets and a little around the edge of the fan. So that's exactly what I did when I put the fantastic fan in.

I'm not interested in any leaks in the roof. I find no reason not to use the caulk. It'll be years before I replace the fantastic fan.

[Carol H]

The original fan factory installed in my Scamp had butyl tape, no gasket. The factory also added caulk to all the rivets and a little around the edge of the fan. So that's exactly what I did when I put the fantastic fan in.

I'm not interested in any leaks in the roof. I find no reason not to use the caulk. It'll be years before I replace the fantastic fan.

Thanks Joy I did add caulking under the rivets and caps just haven't done around the outside yet.

[Thee Jimbo]

Originally Posted by Joy A

Oops , I said Plumbers putty and should have said Butyl tape. I had used Plumbers putty for something else.

I added the caulk around the outside flange because that's what the factory had done with my original fan and all other outside ports, doors and vents.
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What size rivets did you use (length especially) to go through the vent flange, the butyl tape and the fiberglass roof of the scamp?

Thanks.

[Carol H]

Jumbo here is a finished pictures of how mine turned out. I am pretty sure the rivet grip was 1/2' to 5/8". Keep in mind that as you rivet it down it will sink down into the butyl tape. When I resealed the big escape hatch I reinstalled it the same way.