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rpod190 
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Joined: 07 Apr 2019 Location: Illinois Online Status: Offline Posts: 45 |
 Topic: New rpod owner, question on fridge ventilationPosted: 08 Apr 2019 at 5:49pm |
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Just our rpod 190 and the twi 8:16 vents, one below and one at top on slide have
Large rectangular holes about 5/8 x 3/8. Large enough for any bees, Can i put screen over to stop the bees from nesting or could i increase the heat ?, I do not plan on using propane and i am going to place a wired temperature probe in there To record the heat on hot days, no shade, does anyone have experience with this Or max temps the fridge should experience ? |
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Awchief
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Joined: 04 May 2018 Location: Biloxi, MS Online Status: Offline Posts: 83 |
Posted: 08 Apr 2019 at 6:05pm |
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Yes, order two sets,
Camco 42148 Flying Insect Screen - RS 500 |
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Michael
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp 
Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6285 |
Posted: 08 Apr 2019 at 6:07pm |
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Absolutely! I have screens over all the vents (refrigerator, water heater, and furnace) on our 179. When we first got it, we had a problem where mud daubers had built a nest in the refrigerator flue and the flames were shooting out toward the regulator instead of going up the flue. It was December, and the dealer tried to say it was in the week we had owned it that the bees did that. I argued that we had several hard freezes and the bees were not active. They fixed it. After that trip, I put screens on the openings and have not had a problem since.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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jato
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Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3216 |
Posted: 08 Apr 2019 at 6:34pm |
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+1 StephenH We did this after having issues with bees and such building where they shouldn't. Took some screen, cut it to fit and then hot glued it on the inside of the vent panels. The other problem we had the first couple years was it seemed like the refer didn't cool very well, especially when the ambient temperature outside was 80 or above. Come to find out, from my "smart" brother, the bimetal switch that turns the muffin fans on, was located way too low on the back of the fridge. By moving it up about 3 inches, near the top of the refer about 2 inches from the exhaust stack, the muffin fans came on almost instantly and since then the refer keeps everything in the fridge and freezer very cold, even on those hot 90+ degree days. Does help if you can park your pod so that the refer side faces east so it doesn't have that afternoon sun beating on it, if you don't have any shade from trees.
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God's pod
'11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
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lostagain
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Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2586 |
Posted: 08 Apr 2019 at 7:23pm |
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We have screen on all vents and since I put it on, we've had no issues with any wasps or such getting into the appliances. I used SS screen I got on Amazon and made all my own covers, but as others point out, you can buy ready made ones. If I counted the labor, what I put in would be more expensive, but since I'm retired, I'm not allowed to. Total cost of my materials was about $12.
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Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
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Ifishlbj
Newbie 
Joined: 06 Sep 2018 Location: 78633 Online Status: Offline Posts: 9 |
Posted: 09 Apr 2019 at 8:55am |
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Good job being proactive about this issue. Whether you choose the custom screens or the cut to fit route, this is a doable project for the owner!
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Billy Bob
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Joined: 11 Jun 2018 Location: Boulder City, N Online Status: Offline Posts: 103 |
Posted: 09 Apr 2019 at 11:02am |
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+1 to covering all the vents with screen...very easy to do.
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2019 RPOD 190
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