Keeping dust out .covering vents?

Col Rennie · Veteran Member

Keeping dust out .covering vents?

PeterD · Guru

The vents in the door and at the top of the cabin should not be covered. They are required to meet the gas regulations. We do not get dust in those vents. There also is not much dust gets into the space behind the fridge.

The main place the dust gets in is through the floor area. Check that all the penetrations for plumbing and wiring have been attended to. You would not be the first to have the builders miss a few of those. Another place you get dust in is around the wheel arches. BBefore you load the bottom cupboards put an extra bead of caulking along where the floor meets the sides and around the wheel arches.

Many vans are built with a pressure hatch in the top near the front. Open that when travelling on dry days. It helps to pressurise the cabin interior and keep the dust out.

Warren-Pat_01 · Guru

Col, see also the answers to my query in the Techies section.

Cheers,
Warren

Hylife · Guru

We picked up a piece of scrap half inch thick foam rubber from Clark Rubber for a few bucks. Attached to the inside of the door between it and the security screen is some Velcro loops. The foam has the hooks.
Stick it on, rip it off, wash it when needed. Easy-peasy Japanesey.
Same for the lower external fridge vent (not the upper one).
And of course we pop up the 4x2" roof vent hatch to pressurise the van as you drive. If you are in convoy, leave sufficient space between vehicles for the dust to settle.

Ooops! Should this really be in the solar section?

-- Edited by Hylife on Wednesday 7th of June 2017 03:10:47 PM

Aus-Kiwi · Guru

Gas is supposed to be turned off !! When travelling . Why I use a filter type rather than blocking completely . Our old motorhome sadly and stupidly had the step vent siliconed up ! Stupid stupid . Luck I guess the door at bottom didn't have a great seal !! I've seen first hand what happens to a human body when a local plumber opened the door in his work van which was full of gas !! It went off like a bomb ! All the emergency people where sent there . Unfortunately I was one of them . DONT SEAL vents with gas on !! If you carry gas of any sort . Store in vented compartment seperate from driver or housing compartment!! Please !!

C00P · Senior Member

Don't forget to put the plug in the sink outlet and the shower outlet (if you have one). You'd be amazed at the amount of dust that can get sucked back into the van via the plumbing...