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Cannonball · 08-20-2014, 07:20 PM

You supposedly can run down the road with the vent lid open. I have not done so, mainly because I have heard that it increases the dirt/dust inside. Your results may vary.

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Cannonball · 08-20-2014, 07:22 PM

Our Airstream came with the Fantastic. After I burn it up by using the wrong vent cover I will take a good look at the Maxxair fan!

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dkrug · 08-20-2014, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Cannonball

You supposedly can run down the road with the vent lid open. I have not done so, mainly because I have heard that it increases the dirt/dust inside. Your results may vary.

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We run down the road with the Fantastic fan lid open under our Maxxair all the time. Always have unless it is cold out. Never any trouble or excess dust.

Cannonball · 08-20-2014, 07:41 PM

I am trying it on Friday! Temps predicted to be 104 degrees.

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bigmikeeb · 08-20-2014, 07:54 PM

I have Fantastic fans & Fantastic fan vent covers on my 2013 27" FB Flying Cloud. I hardly ever close the vents, whether camping or moving down the road. No excess dirt or dust in my rig. I'm with a few others on here.....I don't understand the issue.......

Arcticfox · 08-20-2014, 08:28 PM

Thanks everyone - Good news on the open vent front. I think in the end I will buy the Fantactic fan covers as they go with the fan I have. I'm sure the maxair units are also great. I'm just a (set) sort of person.

Anyway thanks for the info and now with luck someone will post a few images to give me an idea of what the different colors look like once mounted.

Cheers
Doug

Phoenix · 08-21-2014, 02:45 AM

Demo of Ultra Breeze cover installation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAs2GsUTdK4

Boxite · 06-04-2015, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Arcticfox

Thanks for this Phoenix I would not have believed it unless I saw it myself. Well done!
Now I just need to figure out were to by a couple of these for my trailer
Cheers
Doug

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YEah.... well.... if you remove the standard bug screens from the MaxxAirs... or install a bug screen (not included) on an Ultrabreeze... that video might not be so impressive.

BoldAdventure · 06-04-2015, 07:48 AM

I have bug screens on the Ultrabreeze and it still performs better than my Maxx Air did.

dznf0g · 06-04-2015, 07:55 AM

One of these days, when I'm real bored, I'm going to get this out...

http://www.amazon.com/Ambient-Weathe...t+weather+wm-2

...and measure wind speed, both pushing in and pulling out, with the MaxxAir II on and off, and answer this OLD question once and for all.

I bought it for balancin my stick house A/C registers, but should provide some good info for this question as well.

DuncanK1 · 06-04-2015, 08:14 AM

Interesting. The video is helpful. I did notice that there seems to be a small gap between the cover and the roof because of the 4 brackets. Is this big enough to let bugs through, even if I add the bug-screen? If so, what would solve this - some silicone sealant?

DuncanK1 · 06-04-2015, 08:16 AM

Also - do the black covers look ridiculous on an Airstream. I'm thinking of one for the bedroom. I'm a bat when it comes to sleep.

dznf0g · 06-04-2015, 08:17 AM

Don't silicone them down. You'll need to clean inside them once in awhile. The screens aren't really for bugs, theres a screen on the FF for that. The screens keep out leaves and big trash. The gap around the base doesn't really let in a lot of trash.