Bathroom vent fan

[SYoung]

We just bought a previously owned Ollie in pristine condition. For some reason, the bathroom fan keeps popping up when we travel. Is there a special way to close it? Thanks to everyone for answering all my questions.

[SeaDawg]

Hi, and welcome! And, congrats on your Oliver.

Which bath fan do you have? MaxxFan, or ventline? (The Maxx dome has a clearly visible fuseholder on the inside. The ventline doesnt.)

As a temporary fix, i've seen folks use a piece of pvc or a rolled up towel through the handle to keep   it from opening. 

Scroll down through about halfway,  and you'll see some solutions.

Your fan may have been installed incorrectly. 

 

[Steph and Dud B]

A piece of small pool noodle does the trick for us. 

[Mike and Carol]

We roll up a hand towel and insert it.  

Ours was leaking a bit on our last trip in some heavy rain, it’s not sealing right when we close it.  I decided to go ahead and order a maxxfan with the LED light.  I’ll install it in the next week or so before we head out to TN and KY in Sept and Oct to see some leaves turning.  Mike

[Townesw]

[MAX Burner]

On 8/9/2023 at 4:22 PM, Mike and Carol said:

I decided to go ahead and order a maxxfan with the LED light.

You'll like the LED feature, Mike - the MaxAir also has a locking tab on the handle to keep it from opening while under tow...FYI.

[ScubaRx]

I just finished the install on ours yesterday.

[Mike and Carol]

5 hours ago, ScubaRx said:

I just finished the install on ours yesterday.

Pretty straightforward?  I’m waiting for a break in this heat before I start!

[mossemi]

On 8/14/2023 at 8:36 AM, Mike and Carol said:

Pretty straightforward?  I’m waiting for a break in this heat before I start!

Good thinking!

Mossey

[ScubaRx]

On 8/14/2023 at 7:36 AM, Mike and Carol said:

Pretty straightforward?  I’m waiting for a break in this heat before I start!

You ought to catch a break right after Christmas.

[Jeffemac]

On 8/13/2023 at 8:11 PM, MAX Burner said:

You'll like the LED feature, Mike - the MaxAir also has a locking tab on the handle to keep it from opening while under tow...FYI.

Has anyone had a problem with their locking tab on the new MaxAir  bathroom vent? On ours (hull 1368), no matter how hard I pull down on the handle the black tab will not engage/lock. Just slight upward pressure with back of hand will open the vent whether or not the tab is pressed. Traveling at highway speeds generally results in the vent opening by itself. I could use a dowel or pool noodle to keep the vent closed while traveling, like others have done, but if there was an easy fix I’d like to do it so the vent operates as designed.

[Steph and Dud B]

49 minutes ago, Jeffemac said:

Has anyone had a problem with their locking tab on the new MaxAir  bathroom vent?

Same here. Pool noodle. 🙄

[SeaDawg]

I've never had a problem with either the original ventline, nor the maxxair dome that we retrofitted,  popping open underway. 

I'm seriously wondering if those who have issues have fans installed, 180 degrees wrong way. Maybe vent/drain holes  are  backwards?

My maxxair dome is actually a bit difficult to open and close, requires two hands, most of the time. I realize we've had ours a number of years,  and yours could be different. We followed instructions to the letter. 2008 elite I. 

[ScubaRx]

Our old original 10 year old ventline model never popped open during towing.

I have just installed the Maxxair Dome (because it has a light, nothing was wrong with the old one) but we've not towed any since installation. I don't have any reason to believe it will open during travel.

[Jeffemac]

Here’s a video I shot to send to OTT to explain the problem I was encountering. Since I don’t have anything to compare this to, does this look similar to yours? Can you tell if it was installed incorrectly?

 

Thanks in advance for responding to my question. 

 

 

[Steph and Dud B]

It's right there in the instructions: "Orient the fan with the button toward the front of the coach." OTT installed ours backwards. Probably why it pops open. Another QC fail.

[Jeffemac]

On mine, the black button on the handle IS oriented towards the front of the trailer! 

Thanks everyone for your responses. Looks like the pool noodle “fix” is in my future!😉

[Minnesota Oli]

 

I had this issue with my 2019 Oliver. What I found was the two screws that attach the handle to the plastic cover over time had deformed the outer cover around the screw head. When pulling the handle down to close vent the plastic around the screw head made contact with the sealing surface and the rest had a small air gap which allowed air to get under and lift the cover up.  The link shows what I did to remedy the problem and I'm happy to report that I no longer have that problem.