Motorhome fit out

Back to the fridge vents

It Pay’s To Read The manual

Being a typical man I put some vents in for the fridge, but now after reading the installation  manual I have found out that the vent’s are way to small. So off to the caravan shop to oder the right size vent’s as well as an extension for the flu so the hot air go’s straight out side. The post about putting the small vent’s Prep work for the new fridge.  Not what to do !!!

Though’s vent just don’t make the grade.

Should have read the fridge fitting manual be for I started the job.

 

Time to make a mess & rip out the vent’s

So now is the time to start pulling the vents out, the only problem is I fitted them to well. This is not going to be fun at all, but lesson learnt   and I’ll read every manual from now on.

Bugger I put them in to well.
Sheet metal = cut fingers
Bottom hole cut to the new size.
Four time’s as big.

Now that I’ve cut the bottom hole to size, next will be to bend up some sheet metal to fit in the gap so it will be waterproof again. This will be one pice at a time not like the first time when I made up the ducting in one pice.

New side  duct work to make and fit.
Top and bottom.
Bottom pice in place.
Nice outlook And the side’s in place too.
That’s the bottom one gone.

The right size vents now

After fixing the bottom and top vent holes, now it’s only a matter of fitting the new right size vent covers. Now this was the best part as I know I’ve got it right this time!!

New vent base in place.
Just fit’s in the hole.

Now to pope rivet it in to place.
Just need to put on the covers
Now for the top one.
looking from inside.

Now for the top vent

F!#k this is not fun as the top vent is even a bigger pain to get out, as I had timber all the way around the vent hole.

This one was even harder to pull out than the bottom one.
Why did I do such a good job.
After grinding out the new hole in the fiberglass.
now to make more ducting.
All the part’s for the top duct.
Happy day’s
Top duct finished’
now the gas fitter will be able to fit off the fridge.

Now that job is finish for the last time I think I need a drink. But lesson learnt I will always read the installation manual first before starting  another  job.