Posted 2010-08-16 8:53 AM (#123596) Subject: More Air in the Bathroom?
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When running my the AC in my LQ the main area stays cool and fresh but the bathroom still seems to be a little stuffy. We can't really leave the door open becuase it will be in the way. There is a fan in the bathroom that vents to the outside but I worry that it won't have enough air to pull and will burn out...probably not the case. Thought about putting a louvered panel in the door...any other ideas?
Posted 2010-08-16 9:44 AM (#123601 - in reply to #123596) Subject: RE: More Air in the Bathroom?
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The bathroom door doesn't usually rub against the flooring for sealing, like the features on an exterior door. If it has a spacing of an inch or so, it will allow enough air to enter the bathroom to replace the exhaused air.
Posted 2010-08-16 9:49 AM (#123602 - in reply to #123601) Subject: RE: More Air in the Bathroom?
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Originally written by gard on 2010-08-16 9:44 AM
The bathroom door doesn't usually rub against the flooring for sealing, like the features on an exterior door. If it has a spacing of an inch or so, it will allow enough air to enter the bathroom to replace the exhaused air.
Thanks Gard, maybe a dumb question but in such a small area will the vent fan impact the ability of the AC to cool the main LQ area? In other words pull out all of the cool air?
Posted 2010-08-16 10:04 AM (#123603 - in reply to #123596) Subject: RE: More Air in the Bathroom?
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I don't know the capacity of your vent fan, but it's probably at least 50 CFM or better. It has the capacity to completely change the air in most small bathrooms, in a couple of minutes.You would only need to run it whenever the bathroom is actually being used, or turn it on just before using it. If it ran all the time, it would be wasteful to your LQ cooling process.
Posted 2010-08-16 10:10 AM (#123606 - in reply to #123596) Subject: RE: More Air in the Bathroom?
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you probably would not want to go to the extra expense,but,in our 2 LQ's that we have owned,we had a MaxxAir vent fan installed.These are the same fans that are in the big RV "pushers." You only have to leave them on about 30 seconds or so,and,they can work alone if it is cool enough,to cool off the entire LQ area.They are pretty powerful.The fan is reversible,also.
More Air in the Bathroom?
