Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 22:38
Sorry Blaze - just re-read your original post! "blowing dust out of the camper"! What you (we) need to do is prevent the dust entering to start with - easier said than done!
I have a Navara twin cab - with fibreglass canopy over the weld body ute bit.
After "one" day on a track, the bloody thing gets full of dust and after two weeks, you could imagine!
I have tracked the problem down to the "venting" of the ute sides so any moisture is evaporated reducing the rust factor (
well that's my theory). This is
well founded by the evidence that when I do a big muddy patch, there is evidence of mud within the back of the ute - where has it come from?! And that's where all of the dust comes in as
well!
So - I have seen camper trailer fridge enclosures with scoops (in and out) protected by a normal engine air filter (both sides). That's good when you're doing 100kmph, but when you're doing 10kmph through bull dust - it won't work that
well with my Navara or your camper!
So - what we need to do is create an internal air pressure greater than the dust coming in - simple - now how do we do it?
There are "caravan" vent fans that work on 12V - that exhaust air from a smelly caravan. My thought is that if I mount one the other way (ie pushing air in) with an air filter (car type), I would create appropriate pressure to negate the entry of dust from the road etc!
What do you think?
While I have duel batteries that could support this, it could also be augmented by a solar panel.
When I talked to the 12V
Shop a year ago, they really didn't understand why I'd want to put an exhaust fan in upside down!
If we can solve this problem - We'll make a million!
Andy
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