BigT
Well-known member
I’m looking for a compact, low Amp, 12V fan to mount in a door.
A while back, probably more than a year ago, I saw a Ford Transit Connect on this site with a small vent fan mounted in one of the rear doors.
If memory serves, on the outside of the door it had louvers like you to see on the outside of an RV, to protect the fan from rain, I suppose. This would, ideally, be a fan that draws air from inside it blows it outward.
I need this fan for my 2010 Ford TC.
Last night I found a pool of water forming on my bed, and discovered a couple of drips at the low points of my headliner. Being new to long-term van dwelling, condensation was not the first thing I thought of. I figured I had a leak somewhere. However, after reading several articles on the subject, I now believe that spending five nights a week in my van, with the windows closed, is resulting in condensation buildup on the ceiling underneath the headliner.
Not wanting to deal with the hassles of sealing a roof vent to my corrugated roof top, I thought mounting a small fan in one of my swing-out doors would be a better option, but now I can’t find the article that was posted on CRVL.
Is anyone familiar with this sort of set up? I’ll be spending Monday through Friday in my van for a new job, and I have to come up with a solution before I destroy everything in my van.
I do have one of those low-draw, 12 V “endless breeze” fans, that I’ve considered mounting in one of my sliding side windows, but I’d much rather hardwire something permanently to a door that I can run all night.
Just in case I’m asked, I have a puny, 75 AmpHr. AGM battery under the hood that’s connected to the alternator, and a 200 W solar panel. So far this works just fine for running a CPAP and a few lights, so I’m confident a low-draw fan won’t be a problem.
Does anyone have any recommendations?
Thanks
A while back, probably more than a year ago, I saw a Ford Transit Connect on this site with a small vent fan mounted in one of the rear doors.
If memory serves, on the outside of the door it had louvers like you to see on the outside of an RV, to protect the fan from rain, I suppose. This would, ideally, be a fan that draws air from inside it blows it outward.
I need this fan for my 2010 Ford TC.
Last night I found a pool of water forming on my bed, and discovered a couple of drips at the low points of my headliner. Being new to long-term van dwelling, condensation was not the first thing I thought of. I figured I had a leak somewhere. However, after reading several articles on the subject, I now believe that spending five nights a week in my van, with the windows closed, is resulting in condensation buildup on the ceiling underneath the headliner.
Not wanting to deal with the hassles of sealing a roof vent to my corrugated roof top, I thought mounting a small fan in one of my swing-out doors would be a better option, but now I can’t find the article that was posted on CRVL.
Is anyone familiar with this sort of set up? I’ll be spending Monday through Friday in my van for a new job, and I have to come up with a solution before I destroy everything in my van.
I do have one of those low-draw, 12 V “endless breeze” fans, that I’ve considered mounting in one of my sliding side windows, but I’d much rather hardwire something permanently to a door that I can run all night.
Just in case I’m asked, I have a puny, 75 AmpHr. AGM battery under the hood that’s connected to the alternator, and a 200 W solar panel. So far this works just fine for running a CPAP and a few lights, so I’m confident a low-draw fan won’t be a problem.
Does anyone have any recommendations?
Thanks