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Motorhome fit out

Prep work for the new fridge.

Just need some vents

To date we have used our fridge on 240v & 12v,  as it was not vented it also keep the bus warm.

But now it’s time to make up the waterproof ducting for the vents    for it’s final resting place.

Top fridge vent marked out.
Bottom vent marked out.
Out side bottom vent.

Sheet metal Time

After marking out for the vents, I’ll make a cardboard template to see if I’ve got my measurements right. Well the cardboard one worked perfectly so time to mark it out on some sheetmetal and cut it out.

Vent duct marked out.
Starting to cut it out.
Almost there.
Now to start bending it up.

Where is a folder when you need one

It would be nice to have a folder, but there is no room on the bus for one of those. Lucky I’m only using 0.6mm alum sheet, so I can bend it by hand over some timber.

Getting close to the right shape.
Just have to bend the flange on one end now.
Top and bottom finish.

Time to cut more holes in the bus

Well I’ve made the ducting, now it’s time to fit them. Out with the grinder again, let’s hope I’ve marked it out right.

Test fit bottom vent.

Just making sure that the outside hole will be in the right place before I go crazy with the grinder on the outside of the bus.

Outside bottom vent hole cut.
Drilled and countersunk ready to screw into the timber around vent ducted.
Timber support so I can screw from the outside panel and seal with some sikaflex.
Well it won’t leak now, just a bit messy.
Looking from inside with vent cover + fly screen on.
Bottom vent cover in place.

So that was the hard one, the top one will be a lot easier as I only have to cut through the fiberglass panel.

Top cut out.

As I’ve only one set of hands I screwed the top vent into place, otherwise there was no way I could have done this vent by myself. Both top and bottom ducting are screwed from the outside of the bus.

Braced in place so I can screw it in place from outside.
Top ducted screwed and glued into place, not so messy this time.
Top vent and fly screen about to go on.
Top vent cover in place now.

Both these vents can be unscrewed so I can clean the fly screen and also have access to the back of the fridge when I need to fix things. So next part of the project will be the kitchen walls, as well as some sparky stuff.