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psaman
Senior Member Joined: 26 Jun 2010 Location: Corpus Christi Online Status: Offline Posts: 231 |
Topic: Furnace Bug Screen Not a Good Idea? Posted: 14 Mar 2011 at 6:35pm |
From the local dealer we got the Pod from, Colonia Del Rey. |
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2011 R-177 "Sponge-Pod"
2011 F-150 XLT "Texas Edition" |
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psaman
Senior Member Joined: 26 Jun 2010 Location: Corpus Christi Online Status: Offline Posts: 231 |
Posted: 14 Mar 2011 at 6:38pm |
I got them from the local dealer here, wish I could remember the brand name. The round screens were ready to install. The fridge vents needed to be trimmed to fit, then plastic tie strapped in. It took a little work, but worth the effort. |
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2011 R-177 "Sponge-Pod"
2011 F-150 XLT "Texas Edition" |
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ToddsPod
Groupie Joined: 20 May 2010 Location: Conroe, Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 77 |
Posted: 21 Mar 2011 at 9:20pm |
I'm too cheap to buy the real thing. I just purchased some fiberglass screen at Lowes and cut it to size, afixing with hot glue. It may not look spectacular, and it may not be permanent, but it gets the job done. No Mud-dobbers!
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'07 Dodge RAM 1500 ST Longbed QuadCab 4.7L V8 --- '10 Forest River R-Pod 172 |
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iamsmonk
Senior Member Joined: 14 Nov 2010 Location: North Carolina Online Status: Offline Posts: 114 |
Posted: 23 Mar 2011 at 9:33pm |
ToddsPod,
You may want to check that hot glue come summer time. Silicone won't melt in the heat!
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Sherrie & Carol,
Henri, Jay & Tanner 2004 Dodge Dakota w/4.7 V8 2011 r-pod 177 Let's go camping! |
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Sparky_0591
Newbie Joined: 02 Jan 2021 Location: NY Online Status: Offline Posts: 2 |
Posted: 02 Jan 2021 at 11:51am |
While the screens themselves may not restrict the flow of air the manufacturers of the appliances are probably concerns for those individuals that might overlook the maintenance/cleaning of the screens. They are speaking the the nation as a whole never knowing where one would be traveling. In certain locales the screen can easily begin to clog with pollen and then the issues would present themselves, like carbon monoxide buildup due to incomplete combustion.
If you have the screens then just place them on your to-do list.
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EchoGale
Senior Member Joined: 10 Mar 2019 Location: FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 463 |
Posted: 02 Jan 2021 at 12:18pm |
I got my screens on amazon. I also have one for the other vents by the water heater. I've had no problems with them.
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Julie
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6326 |
Posted: 02 Jan 2021 at 6:46pm |
There may be circumstances where the screens may clog. I have not had that happen in the years we have had them on our RPod. I have them on the vents for the furnace (two small round ones), the water heater (one square and one larger rectangle) and on the refrigerator vents.
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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
Senior Member Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3255 |
Posted: 02 Jan 2021 at 10:05pm |
+1 For us the screens keep out undesirables like bees, wasps, spiders that can wreck havoc with the combustion chamber and vent stack. No issues at all since putting these screens in place.
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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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