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02-28-2012, 05:01 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Brooke
Trailer: U Haul CT13
California
Posts: 292
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Do I need the cooktop fan?
Am doing some rewiring to better use the space over the sink and stove. While I am in here, can I remove the fan over the cooktop? It draws a lot of electricity.
I could use the space to hang pots while I am in camp.
Fan and wires.
I have a Maxi fan.
What do you think?
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02-28-2012, 05:10 PM
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#2
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1982 Fiber Stream and 2001 Casita Spirit Deluxe (I'm down to 2!)
Posts: 1,989
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I yanked mine out and really like how it opens up the space.
No downside that I can see.
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02-28-2012, 05:30 PM
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#3
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Senior Member
Name: bob
Trailer: 1996 Casita 17 Spirit Deluxe; 1946 Modernistic teardrop
New York
Posts: 5,415
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If you're going to cook in the trailer I would leave it, to get any odors, smoke, or grease vapors out right above the stove rather than pull them up to the roof vent. Just my opinion. Does your CT not have the cupboard liners? I just installed some 110 lights, one on each end of the cupboards, under cupboard outlets, and a 110 fuse panel in the bottom cupboard, bigger battery box, extra 12 volt lights, and removed the no good converter. Bob
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02-28-2012, 05:36 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Dave and Shelly
Trailer: 2001 Spirit Deluxe Casita "New Name: Eggspensive"
Iowa
Posts: 378
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We have ed's old camper and when we seen he had taken his out of his newer one and how nicely it opened up the area we really liked it. Of course the fact that ours didn't work to begin with sort of helped that decision along. I have heard people say that the fantastic fan is enough to exaust the fumes and smoke. I haven't had a chance to try things with out the vent but it sure looks better.
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02-28-2012, 05:54 PM
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#5
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Senior Member
Name: Brooke
Trailer: U Haul CT13
California
Posts: 292
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Think I a going to rip it!
I've changed all my lights to LEDs and love the extra light and low electricity usage. I also added two more 110 outlets next to my new table for when I have shore power.
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02-28-2012, 05:57 PM
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#6
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Senior Member
Trailer: 2002 19 ft Scamp 19 ft 5th Wheel
Posts: 3,640
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I think mary and bob have it right if you're going to cook inside.
When we go RVing, we like to eat out or cook outside and that solves that problem
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02-28-2012, 06:07 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Trillium 2010
Posts: 5,185
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We only have the roof fan which seems powerful enough to remove any cooking odors very quickly. I assume your cooking fan is vented. What will you do with the vent hole? Fill it? Maybe you could put in a small window? Raz
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02-28-2012, 06:19 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: No Trailer Yet
Posts: 905
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If you cooking there very long, like breakfast for a small crowd, it can get warm standing there without the fan. If you fry greasy foods and you pull it out with the Fantastic fan, you'll pull the grease to that fan along with dust, not the best situation to clean. It turns in to something gummy that can jam up the fan unless kept clean. We don't do greasy but bacon seems to be a favorite to a lot of people!
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02-28-2012, 06:34 PM
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#9
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Senior Member
Name: Brooke
Trailer: U Haul CT13
California
Posts: 292
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Wow! I like the small window idea!
I'm thinking soup, vegies, tea and coffee. Think I'll have an outdoor BBQ for the smokey, greasy stuff.
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02-28-2012, 06:48 PM
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#10
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Senior Member
Trailer: 92 16 ft Scamp
Posts: 11,756
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Go for it rip it out. I have never had a stove fan and I do cook in the trailer - have a small window over the stove and the Fantastic Fan works well at venting while cooking. You can actually get easy pop out vent covers for the Fantastic Fan now, making cleaning easy. Perhaps Maxi Fan has the same? I don't do really greasy foods though - I buy the precooked bacon packages for the trailer.
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02-28-2012, 06:58 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Trillium 2010
Posts: 5,185
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If we cook it is usually outside on a Weber Smokey Joe grill. Inside soup, coffee ect. I agree with Cathy, if we fried food, a stove vent would be good to have. I don't know if it is still available but here is a thread where a member (David) is selling a small window from his scamp. Worth a look.
http://www.fiberglassrv.com/forums/f...rts-49867.html
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02-28-2012, 07:16 PM
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#12
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1988 16 ft Scamp Deluxe
Posts: 25,707
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How about a compromise? No hood, but a fan: http://www.fiberglassrv.com/forums/f...ita-43869.html
and if your hood has a light, you may want to add one back.
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Ten Forward - 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Double Yolk - 1988 16' Scamp Deluxe
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02-28-2012, 08:08 PM
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#13
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Senior Member
Trailer: No Trailer Yet
Posts: 5,112
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I left the vent in my CT13, but replaced the old fan with a computer pancake fan that draws less than an amp.
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03-01-2012, 09:20 AM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Boler 1984
Posts: 2,938
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Ours has a hood but no fan. Except for the light in it, it is only cosmetic. I'm for ripping the thing out. You can see the computer fan that I installed in the small window. Works well! I should dress it up one of these days.
P.S. Wifey says it stays!!!!!
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03-01-2012, 10:19 AM
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#15
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Senior Member
Trailer: No Trailer Yet (want 13 ft fiber glass
Posts: 2,316
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If you are into recycling, I think I would like to add a vent/fan to our 13' Scamp : }
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03-01-2012, 10:27 AM
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#16
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Senior Member
Name: Brooke
Trailer: U Haul CT13
California
Posts: 292
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I was planning on doing that, but there is a lot of rust.
Rain or moisture from cooking has corroded a metal sheet near the fan and it showers rust over the cooktop. The fan is not strong and the light isn't currently working.
If you still think you may want it send me a private message with your email or phone number and we can talk.
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03-01-2012, 11:45 AM
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#17
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Senior Member
Trailer: No Trailer Yet
Posts: 5,112
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Just FYI, you can buy these range vents for not a whole lot of $$.
Range Hood 115V Motor - $36.59
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