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07-27-2014, 12:41 PM
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Winnebago Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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Little fans in the front window of your MH
I have a question about the little fans that I see in the windows of some of the used MH's. What are they for? Do some of the MH's have issues with the front windows fogging up? Do you use them going down the road? Is it because some of the front windows don't open? 
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07-27-2014, 12:52 PM
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Monaco Owners Club
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On some of the motorhomes we owned in the past the fans seemed to be standard equipment and we used them in the summer to help keep cool by having them turned towards us. In the winter we turned them towards the windows to help control moisture and fogging of the windows. When we bought our latest coach it did not come with external dash fans only an extra built in fan blowing on the windows. This spring I installed two external fans as we missed them allot. Have not had to run the air conditioning near as much since I installed them.
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2008 HR Endeavor 40 PDQ , ISL 400
2010 Dodge Ram 1500 Toad
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07-27-2014, 12:55 PM
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National RV Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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I use mine to circulate the warm air at the windshield because the AC doesn't reach there.
Chuck
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07-27-2014, 12:57 PM
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National RV Owners Club Florida Cooters Club Freightliner Owners Club
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bdpreece
On some of the motorhomes we owned in the past the fans seemed to be standard equipment and we used them in the summer to help keep cool by having them turned towards us. In the winter we turned them towards the windows to help control moisture and fogging of the windows. When we bought our latest coach it did not come with external dash fans only an extra built in fan blowing on the windows. This spring I installed two external fans as we missed them allot. Have not had to run the air conditioning near as much since I installed them.
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Don't think I could do without the fans that came in our MH. Using them it has to be at least 90 before turning on the gen for coach air.
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2014 Jeep Patriot on a EZE Tow
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07-27-2014, 01:06 PM
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Gulf Streamers Club
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I believe they date back to early trucks and school buses. We have them and use them to help defrost parts of the windshield and side windows the defroster doesn't hit. They also help in the summer for cooling while driving, but can be noisy.
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07-27-2014, 01:10 PM
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Winnebago Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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Thank you for the responses. Thought it might be something like that. If you can not turn on your air it might help with that fuel mileage that I see posted here a lot.
Happy Trails, Lynne
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07-27-2014, 01:11 PM
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Entegra Owners Club
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I tried them on my last coach and I did not like them. All they did was blow hot air at me from the windshield.
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2013 Entegra Anthem 44SL
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07-27-2014, 02:25 PM
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Monaco Owners Club
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We don't use them at all when it's hot outside, but they are nice when the weather is cool!  
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07-27-2014, 02:37 PM
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Winnebago Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
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We use ours mostly in the fall when camping in the colder weather. Helps keeps the inside condensation down on the front glass. Also helps to keep the roof vents cracked slittly. Just remember these fans are wired to your coach/cranking battery so it will drain that battery down if they are run when sitting staticky without the engine running. Don't ask me how I know that. 
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07-27-2014, 04:58 PM
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Got them and never used them don't think I would miss them.
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07-27-2014, 05:05 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tha_Rooster
Got them and never used them don't think I would miss them.
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I have really never used the 2 fans in my coach and had to remove them while doing some remodeling and removing the front mount TV and installing MCD cockpit shades. I had planned on not reinstalling them but they do look cool so I put them back in and will try them out in the fall.
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2003 Forest River Cardinal Platinum 37' 5th Wheel
1976 31' Airstream
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07-27-2014, 05:17 PM
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We use them to give us a little breeze in the face when we are going down the road.
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2004 Winnebago Journey 36G
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07-27-2014, 05:27 PM
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National RV Owners Club Florida Cooters Club Freightliner Owners Club
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wendyjeff
We use them to give us a little breeze in the face when we are going down the road.
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Since my co pilot is always cold, I get more than a little breeze with both fans for me. 
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1999 National Tradewinds 7371; Cat 3126; 6 Speed Allison; 7.5 KW Onan; MS-2012,
2014 Jeep Patriot on a EZE Tow
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07-27-2014, 09:56 PM
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Workhorse Chassis Owner
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Location: Northwestern Montana
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LakeKerrGuy
Since my co pilot is always cold, I get more than a little breeze with both fans for me. |
I think I married your co-pilots sister, always cold also.
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