Maxxair Maxxfan

[Landy Andy]

Thinking of fitting one. So have questions.

Any down side?
Are they good?
Best deal/price?
Am I correct that as standard they don’t have a light blocking blind fitted?
Easy to wire, I assume?

Any other info on them welcome.

Thanks in advance
Andy

 

[Wissel]

Thinking of fitting one. So have questions.

Any down side?
Are they good?
Best deal/price?
Am I correct that as standard they don’t have a light blocking blind fitted?
Easy to wire, I assume?

Any other info on them welcome.

Thanks in advance
Andy

1. They take up a little more roof space outside and don't let in as much light as a similar size vent.
2. Probably the best thing I've fitted to our van. Honestly couldn't be without it.
3. No idea
4. Yep. You can get two different shades for it - one with LED, one without.
5. Dead easy - two wires. If you have the LED shade it uses the same two wires.

 

[Jev88]

I like to dabble with stuff so made my own roof vent fan I can position anywhere for about £20.

 

[jollyrodger]

As above in Wissel post

Mine was bought as a replacement to the old Aircon unit .

Very easy to fit to a 400 X 400mm aperture.

At full tilt it is a powerful blast in or out.
I will normally let it run at 50% for a steady breeze in.

After a long trip ,easy enough to drop the gauze mesh to clean.

I went for the additional unlit night screen

The cheapest I could find from s reliable
source was from rainbow conversions.

Maxxair Maxxfan Deluxe Roof Vent Tinted, Smoke, White

Buy a Maxxair Maxxfan Deluxe Roof Vent Fan 400 x 400mm With Remote Control from Rainbow Conversions - motorhome and caravan, campervan equipment shop. Available with White, Smoke or Tinted top.

www.rainbow-conversions.co.uk

 

[gus-lopez]

I bought off Mike jollyrodger s recommendation & agree with both Mike & Wissel
can also be used travelling & when closed. I haven't the night blind but it doesn't bother me the small amount of light that enters. I particularly like , especially here, the 25ºc auto button which means I can use it & as temperature rises the fan automatically starts keeping the inside of the van cooler.Speed varies according to airflow .
Easy to wire & if you already have the 40x40 hole a piece of cake to swop.
Rainbow for me as well. order online for delivery .Cheaper price than collection.

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[Deep Owl]

Excellent bit of kit. I’ve had mine several years, no LED light but it has a ‘smoke’ top which doesn’t let much light through at night but enough in the day. Also you can leave it open when you’re out and rain doesn’t get in!

 

[Mark and Mindy]

I fitted a Maxxair Maxxfan Deluxe the other week to replace a Domestic Midi Heki. The install went well.

The underside of the Midi Heki frame screws into the frame above the roof which clamps the Midi Heki in place. The Maxxfan needs to be screwed down to the roof of the van. I was not happy to rely on screwing self tappers into the thin steel skin of our PVC van roof so I hollowed out the insulation around the hole and I fitted a wooden frame between in the outer skin and the roof liner and screwed the Maxxfan frame into the wood.

If you have a PVC and your roof is corrugated then you need to accommodate the corrugations. The Midi Heki came with a frame that fitted over the corrugations so I used that with the Maxxfan.

Mark

 

[Pete5996]

Well-pleased with mine for all the reasons mentioned above but just two niggles.

Mine is on the hab 12v circuit and I like to leave the vent open when travelling. When I stop and switch the hab supply on the vent always closes, so I have to re-open it again each time. This is irrritating as it means I'm subjected to the second issue more times than necessary.

The second issue is that the vent winding motor makes an awful graunching, screechy noise when operating - something I've read about elsewhere. Doesn't seem to affect the operation but a leccy motor and screw drive shouldn't sound so pained, really

I used the MHF 5% discount at RoadPro

 

[Hellski]

2nd all the positives and in addition to what's already been said, I add the following:

• Due to its design you can have it open when it rains.
• When hot at night, open Maxxair, switched on at either 10 or 20%, slightly open windows or roof vent within sleeping area and it draws a nice cool air over you

 

[The Green's]

I fitted one last weekend. £297 appears to be the going rate, Rainbow, Midland, Grasshopper all the same price.

I found the footprint slightly smaller overall than the previous "standard" looking roof-light on our mature Autotrail.

Getting the old one off was harder than fitting the new one!

If you already have wiring for a fan, then very easy, as noted just two wires.

If you don't have wiring then that may be a challenge depending on the layout.. We didn't, but a length of springy steel I had kept from something allowed me to push it through from the roof light opening to the fuse box area in the over head cupboards.. I don't think fish tape would have got through the insulation, and the cable rods I have are too stiff and thick. A small hole through the ceiling in the cupboard, and a bit of luck, I could then hook on some cable and pull back the twin 1.5mm2, and all was good. Fused at 10A, to cover the motor startup.

We don't have the blind, they are extra everywhere as far as I can see, and something you can add later on of you decide you want it.

The lid colour is the first choice, we went for the clear tint, as we wanted light... although we were worried it might be too much of a greenhouse, being clear'ish vs the smoke (black) or white. Conversely they may block too much light! Initial impressions from sitting in "the summer house on our drive" is very good so far.

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