Bentstick
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Our new Tango has a vent over the Master Bed. Anybody else come across this problem, and did you come up with any solutions to let the air flow, but keep the morning light out.
I am up with the birds all week. Last thing I need when I am trying to relax is get up with the damb robin's on Saturday morning.
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mwebber78
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I haven't, yet. I did switch it out to a high speed Maxx-Air fan unit and I leave the fan open but shut off at night - I bought a "shade" that screwed into the ceiling and unrolls/covers the vent at night to keep the light out.
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Rollincool
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Can't see how to have your cake and eat it too. It's air or dark. We put a cover over it and leave the a/c on.
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Bentstick
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I,m thinkin that I could get some sort of dark mesh. Put a snap in each corner to hold it into place. Or the other idea is to darken the Maxx Air cover. Possibly painting the inside black.
All I know about painting is if you really want it to stick, it won't. If you don't want it to stick it will (argh).
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PapPappy
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You could try getting some short pieces of tubing, some long screws, and a piece of luan plywood a couple of inches larger than the vent.
The tubing would be used to hold the plywood away from the ceiling (maybe 2-3") with the screws going through the plywood, up through the tubing (1/4" pipe nipples would work) and into the ceiling.
This would allow air flow, but cut off the light (for the most part)...and not really cost much.
Just a thought.
I also think that I saw some covers that were black plastic, which I believe would also solve the problem. Have you checked CW??
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BarneyS
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Get one of these in the dark smoke or black color. It will allow the air to circulate AND keep out the light. You can leave your vent open 24/7 all year long! Nothing will get in except the air.
If you have a high efficiency fan in the vent, then get one of these.
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Cybergrunt
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BarneyS wrote:Get one of these in the dark smoke or black color. It will allow the air to circulate AND keep out the light. You can leave your vent open 24/7 all year long! Nothing will get in except the air.
If you have a high efficiency fan in the vent, then get one of these.
Barney
I second that idea - in fact, I resemble that idea. We have a ceiling vent directly over our master bed. It was nice at night, but more than a bit annoying in the morning according to the boss. She wanted it solved and I invested in the black MaxxAir vent cover - problem solved as much as possible. The only other option would be one of the velcro or snap covers.
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twinsmom04
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What about some shade cloth? Does that allow for air flow?
We had the same problem and I bought a piece of foam board with a dark green side and I stuck it up there with velcro and a couple layers of double sided foam. (foam being on the foam board) This stops the direct sunlight from entering but still allows for pretty decent air flow... I like it because the air doesn't flow directly on me which I dislike.
Eventually we plan to get the maxiair vent and will consider it in black too much else to buy though.
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Stefan
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I don't open my roof vent so I have cardboard taped over mine...
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Bentstick
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We love the Tango. Of all the travel trailers we looked through, they had the best fit and finish by far.
Ours was used twice and traded in on a fifth wheel, so we got a deal.
Nice trailer.
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