We have not been able to figure out how to get outside ventilation into our one window bedroom with the day/night shade down. I am reluctant to open the window with the exhaust fan or fans running and the shades down because of the resistance the shades would create AND it seem that they would act as bug catchers and filters. My wife has thought about hanging some washable drapes from the valance.
Have any of you worried about this and/or come up with a solution or do you have a recommendation?
We just push up the blinds after we are in bed. No light and high enough is ok.
We had FOT install a second Fantastic fan over the bed. We can bring air in or push it out in conjunction with the fan in the bath.
Rich
Rich, another Fantastic Fan, now that's an idea worth considering. We already have a ceiling fan in the bedroom and I just hate cutting another hole in the roof.
It sounds like Rich does not have a fan (bladed) just the one that was installed by FOT. I seem to remember that FOT pre wire the ceiling over bed for a vent/fan and there is a frame already there for cutting out.
We use the same method as John S but maybe I should check with FOT and see if our 295 is preplanned for vent, as Ruth would love that and second as a skylight.
JohnH
My bedroom ceiling area was empty--no overhead big blade ceiling fan. The framing was in the ceiling already along with a conduit for the wiring. FOT had to find the end of the conduit in the TV cabinet and then pull the power wire to the 12V fuse box. I used one of the entry level Fantastic fans. It has three speeds and can blow in and out. Also a thermostat. No remote control. It was about 3/4 of a coach buck.
We close all the windows except the two in the bedroom. Then we turn on the Fantastic fan in the kitchen. Air is drawn in thru the bedroom windows with the fan noise (what there is of it) out in the kitchen.
Our honeycombed blinds in the bedroom have a really nice feature--there are two cords with one cord on each end of the window. One cord lowers the blind down to the bottom of the window. The other cord lowers the top of the blind down to wherever we want it. With the awnings out and the tops of the blinds lowered we have pretty darn good privacy!!
I have been contemplating separating the drapes/curtains so we can close the end on the window half that does not open. This would reduce the amount of light coming in and yet allow ventilation. Too many trips to the operating room right now.
I LOVE my MCD shades throughout the coach. But, if I did not have them, your top/bottom shades in the BR sound darn near perfect! I MUST have some kind of air stirring while I sleep, and have been known to crack the window open in the dead of winter (much to my husband's despair). I have a small fan mounted onto the little bit of vanity space on my side just to give me a breeze. Alternatively, we can use the bathroom fan to draw air in from the BR windows.
We also have MCD shades throughout the coach and tend to use them to help regulate air flow in the bedroom. We leave the kitchen fan on at night as it is quieter and moves more air than the bathroom fantastic fan.
I would be interested in finding out if my coach was preframed for a roof vent in the bedroom, that would be nice! We have a big ceiling fan now.
We love our bedroom drapes and MCD shades and our Window Maxx.
We unhooked the drape end hooks and removed the pull rope, and we manually slide the end of the drape back at night to match the width of the window opening. Not necessary to remove draw rope.
During the day we are traditional and have both sides conventionally open from center. Curb & Street sides are the same and can give us cross ventilation with maximum privacy.
We put Window Maxx on both bedroom windows (and two living room windows) so even during rain we can get ventilation with security of locked open windows.
To extend the end of the drape off the rod for maximum closure, we added a metal extension to the end traverse slide.
Window/Maxx - Maxxair 00-455000 - Vents - Camping World (http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/item/window-maxx/13047)
Opening the drapes from the rear about 8" with the window open about the same distance allows air flow with only 8" of lost privacy. Opening our cabinet doors on the side of the bed gives us privacy while allowing air flow.
I just took the top mounted shades and mounted them on the bottom with a walnut cover molding. We can open the window and then lift the shades 1/4 - 1/2 way for privacy. Air comes over the top.
Mike B.