Fantastic vent used to replace bathroom fan?

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Scott,

This is one I plan to do, but haven't yet. I've been told that once you
remove the little round fan, it becomes obvious where you have to cut the
hole due to roof framing. Just stick a tape measure in the round hole to
see how much room you have and cut carefully.

I know Manny put a 14" lighted vent in his bath - not a Fantastic, but the
installation would be the same. Surely he will chime in on this one soon.

Patrick

>
> Hi Guys and Gals!
> I got an inquiry about changing the original bathroom vent
> with a Fantastic vent. Since I have not done it myself ,
> I don't feel knowledgeable enough to instruct on how it is
> done. Can anyone give me some thoughts on what you did?
> How and where to cut opening?
 
Real easy... as said by scott, once you take out the orig fan, you can see
where the structural members are. Then cut out the hole, the 12 volt is
already there, then seal the fan with what they send you or use some other
sealant, and you have a great fan. I loe mine. it makes it nice during the
day as you have a skylight, and at when needed you open it up to vent. I did
mine and it is easy. I used a jig saw to cut the hole and the rest was easy.

al

> Scott,
>
> This is one I plan to do, but haven't yet. I've been told that once you
> remove the little round fan, it becomes obvious where you have to cut the
> hole due to roof framing. Just stick a tape measure in the round hole to
> see how much room you have and cut carefully.
>
> I know Manny put a 14" lighted vent in his bath - not a Fantastic, but the
> installation would be the same. Surely he will chime in on this one soon.
>
> Patrick
>

> >
> > Hi Guys and Gals!
> > I got an inquiry about changing the original bathroom vent
> > with a Fantastic vent. Since I have not done it myself ,
> > I don't feel knowledgeable enough to instruct on how it is
> > done. Can anyone give me some thoughts on what you did?
> > How and where to cut opening?
 
The previous owner of my coach moved the OEM vent fan from the middle of
living area to the bathroom. He put a ventastic unit in its place. I took
for granted the lighting that the vent affords in the bath. I also never knew
that it was a complicated thing to install and sort of assumed that they were
all like that.

One thing I noticed. On the roof, there is a frame built out of pressure
treated 2x4 boards. The transplanted vent sits on top of that. I don't know
why he did that, except that maybe the total thickness of the ceiling is less
over the bath and he needed to make up the difference? If it would help I
would be happy to take mine down and see how it was installed.

Richard Waters '76 PB, Troy, MI

> This is one I plan to do, but haven't yet. I've been told that once you
> remove the little round fan, it becomes obvious where you have to cut the
> hole due to roof framing. Just stick a tape measure in the round hole to
> see how much room you have and cut carefully.
>
> I know Manny put a 14" lighted vent in his bath - not a Fantastic, but the
> installation would be the same. Surely he will chime in on this one soon.
>
> Patrick
>

> >
> > Hi Guys and Gals!
> > I got an inquiry about changing the original bathroom vent
> > with a Fantastic vent. Since I have not done it myself ,
> > I don't feel knowledgeable enough to instruct on how it is
> > done. Can anyone give me some thoughts on what you did?
> > How and where to cut opening?
 
Scott,
That could be the case, but remember he moved the original vent fan from the
living area to the bath. He apparently did that when he got a ventastic unit
and didn't want to throw out the existing vent. At any rate the old vent looks
good and works well in the bath. Someday I might buy a new one from you for
the bath, then I can get rid of the 2x4s. Actually it sounds worse then it
looks.
Richard.

> In a message dated 3/28/2000 5:32:55 PM Eastern Standard Time,

>
> > One thing I noticed. On the roof, there is a frame built out of pressure
> > treated 2x4 boards. The transplanted vent sits on top of that.
>
> Hi Richard!
> I understand that you are saying that you have pressure treated boards
> exposed on the roof? It sounds to me that the PO had the wrong trim bezel
> that finishes off the inside therefore raised the vent rather than cut the
> bezel. The Fantastic vents or other vents are normally are mounted to the
> roof surface rather than 2x4 wolmanized lumber. Oh well--there are other
> ways to do everything:)
>
> Scott NEHODA'S
> BACK YARD
>
>
 
Not hard at all... almost anything will cut the plastic in the bathroom. The
ceiling fan comes with a bezel, and you can cut that down if you have the tools,
or if not, call fantastic ... they are great. they sent me out a new bezel when I
redid my ceiling and changed the height in the front of the coach. You tell they
how deep and they can send you one just the right size. As to cutting, I think I
used a fine blade in the jig saw, one that would cut both plastic, aluminum, or
plywood (a fine blade with many teeth and not too much rake)... then when you cut
it out, you cna easily put in the bezel and hide the cutout. Hope that helps.
al

> In a message dated 3/28/2000 2:39:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, mr.c

>
> > once you take out the orig fan, you can see
> > where the structural members are. Then cut out the hole, the 12 volt is
> > already there, then seal the fan with what they send you or use some other
> > sealant, and you have a great fan. I loe mine. it makes it nice during
> the
> > day as you have a skylight, and at when needed you open it up to vent. I
> did
> > mine and it is easy. I used a jig saw to cut the hole and the rest was
> easy.
>
> Hi Al!
>
> Thank you for the input. One question I have is my module has a plastic
> ceiling--any special blade used to cut plastic? Another concern is the trim
> bezel I would have to furnish with bathroom Fantastic vent installation. I
> know the normal Gmc ceiling thickness( top roof surface to ceiling headliner
> surface) in the living area but the bathroom module seems to be thicker,
> therefore the depth of the bezel needs to be increased to compensate for the
> different overall thicknesses--make any sense?
> Anybody out there that can give me a good measurement from the top roof
> surface to the bathroom finished surface?
>
> Scott Fan-tasti
> c Vents
>
>
 
There is not reason that I can think of that requires you to have some 2/4
boards... maybe he did not want to cut out the bezel and decided to add height to
the top. I don't think it is needed for the fantastic fans.
al

> The previous owner of my coach moved the OEM vent fan from the middle of
> living area to the bathroom. He put a ventastic unit in its place. I took
> for granted the lighting that the vent affords in the bath. I also never knew
> that it was a complicated thing to install and sort of assumed that they were
> all like that.
>
> One thing I noticed. On the roof, there is a frame built out of pressure
> treated 2x4 boards. The transplanted vent sits on top of that. I don't know
> why he did that, except that maybe the total thickness of the ceiling is less
> over the bath and he needed to make up the difference? If it would help I
> would be happy to take mine down and see how it was installed.
>
> Richard Waters '76 PB, Troy, MI
>

>
> > This is one I plan to do, but haven't yet. I've been told that once you
> > remove the little round fan, it becomes obvious where you have to cut the
> > hole due to roof framing. Just stick a tape measure in the round hole to
> > see how much room you have and cut carefully.
> >
> > I know Manny put a 14" lighted vent in his bath - not a Fantastic, but the
> > installation would be the same. Surely he will chime in on this one soon.
> >
> > Patrick
> >

> > >
> > > Hi Guys and Gals!
> > > I got an inquiry about changing the original bathroom vent
> > > with a Fantastic vent. Since I have not done it myself ,
> > > I don't feel knowledgeable enough to instruct on how it is
> > > done. Can anyone give me some thoughts on what you did?
> > > How and where to cut opening?
 
Forgot to add, you can also use a dremel tool with an abrassive wheel to cut the
inside out. It works well also, I used a wheel when I cut out to put in the switch
to turn on my water when I was indisposed and not able to get to the door to turn it
on. The wheel cuts very nicely through the plasitic, and when you look at it you
will see it is quite thick... a good design, and well built.
al

> Not hard at all... almost anything will cut the plastic in the bathroom. The
> ceiling fan comes with a bezel, and you can cut that down if you have the tools,
> or if not, call fantastic ... they are great. they sent me out a new bezel when I
> redid my ceiling and changed the height in the front of the coach. You tell they
> how deep and they can send you one just the right size. As to cutting, I think I
> used a fine blade in the jig saw, one that would cut both plastic, aluminum, or
> plywood (a fine blade with many teeth and not too much rake)... then when you cut
> it out, you cna easily put in the bezel and hide the cutout. Hope that helps.
> al
>

>
> > In a message dated 3/28/2000 2:39:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, mr.c

> >
> > > once you take out the orig fan, you can see
> > > where the structural members are. Then cut out the hole, the 12 volt is
> > > already there, then seal the fan with what they send you or use some other
> > > sealant, and you have a great fan. I loe mine. it makes it nice during
> > the
> > > day as you have a skylight, and at when needed you open it up to vent. I
> > did
> > > mine and it is easy. I used a jig saw to cut the hole and the rest was
> > easy.
> >
> > Hi Al!
> >
> > Thank you for the input. One question I have is my module has a plastic
> > ceiling--any special blade used to cut plastic? Another concern is the trim
> > bezel I would have to furnish with bathroom Fantastic vent installation. I
> > know the normal Gmc ceiling thickness( top roof surface to ceiling headliner
> > surface) in the living area but the bathroom module seems to be thicker,
> > therefore the depth of the bezel needs to be increased to compensate for the
> > different overall thicknesses--make any sense?
> > Anybody out there that can give me a good measurement from the top roof
> > surface to the bathroom finished surface?
> >
> > Scott Fan-tasti
> > c Vents
> >
> >
 
Richard

There was a replacement kit for the bath, that used a shim of wood to level up the
vent. I bought one of these, decided that it was too much trouble and sold it at
Marion, NC convention, after I had found a replacement round unit.

Wayne Newland F9300 75 Palm Beach Columbia, (raining) Md

> The previous owner of my coach moved the OEM vent fan from the middle of
> living area to the bathroom. He put a ventastic unit in its place. I took
> for granted the lighting that the vent affords in the bath. I also never knew
> that it was a complicated thing to install and sort of assumed that they were
> all like that.
>
> One thing I noticed. On the roof, there is a frame built out of pressure
> treated 2x4 boards. The transplanted vent sits on top of that. I don't know
> why he did that, except that maybe the total thickness of the ceiling is less
> over the bath and he needed to make up the difference? If it would help I
> would be happy to take mine down and see how it was installed.
>
> Richard Waters '76 PB, Troy, MI
>

>
> > This is one I plan to do, but haven't yet. I've been told that once you
> > remove the little round fan, it becomes obvious where you have to cut the
> > hole due to roof framing. Just stick a tape measure in the round hole to
> > see how much room you have and cut carefully.
> >
> > I know Manny put a 14" lighted vent in his bath - not a Fantastic, but the
> > installation would be the same. Surely he will chime in on this one soon.
> >
> > Patrick
> >

> > >
> > > Hi Guys and Gals!
> > > I got an inquiry about changing the original bathroom vent
> > > with a Fantastic vent. Since I have not done it myself ,
> > > I don't feel knowledgeable enough to instruct on how it is
> > > done. Can anyone give me some thoughts on what you did?
> > > How and where to cut opening?
 
>Hi Guys and Gals!
>I got an inquiry about changing the original bathroom vent with a Fantastic
>vent. Since I have not done it myself , I don't feel knowledgeable enough to
>instruct on how it is done. Can anyone give me some thoughts on what you
>did? How and where to cut opening?

Hey Scot -

Piece of cake. Remove the old vent fan. Use your trusty sabre saw to cut
the opening to size following the rafters. (you can look inside the roof
once the vent is out to see where the rafters and cross braces are located.
There was a set of rafters and cross braces on my Palm Beach that allowed
the cut to fit perfectly.

Wire it, and presto!

Henry
 
>Thank you for the input. One question I have is my module has a plastic
>ceiling--any special blade used to cut plastic?

I used a fine pitch blade.

> Another concern is the trim
>bezel I would have to furnish with bathroom Fantastic vent installation. I
>know the normal Gmc ceiling thickness( top roof surface to ceiling headliner
>surface) in the living area but the bathroom module seems to be thicker,
>therefore the depth of the bezel needs to be increased to compensate for the
>different overall thicknesses--make any sense?

The fantastic vent comes with a bezel that is more than thick enough. I had
to cut about 1" off mine so that it would fit in our thinner roofs.

Henry
 
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