Some advice on sealing the fridge vents

Post by **Ciaraneng** » 04 Jun 2020, 11:45

Hi all. I’m looking for some advice on what to do with the fridge vent openings on my camper. I had some rust marks coming from behind the vents so I took them off and cleaned the area up a bit.

There is no fridge in my camper and the kitchen area is sealed up with units so the vents serve no purpose. Should I get a patch welded in or how would you approach it?

The vents that were on there just seem to be cheap plastic kitchen vents and caused the rust problem in the first place so I’m reluctant to simply replace with new ones. Is there a good vent I could use to avoid the welding distortion etc?

Does anyone know who made this camper type? I have no idea who made the high top etc and it might help me to source parts etc if I knew who built the camper.

Thanks guys!

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Post by **davidoft1** » 04 Jun 2020, 11:48

Don’t know the conversion, what’s the name on the front ? Look on eBay , there’s lots of fridge vents of varying sizes, pick one slightly bigger , but they generally cause the issues you have , welding is a good solution or bond a plate on

Post by **Ciaraneng** » 04 Jun 2020, 16:42

Thanks David;

That decal was just put on by the previous owner and is a family name. I saw no badge that indicates the maker.

I'll see if I can find a fridge vent on eBay that covers the two slots.

Post by **Plasticman** » 04 Jun 2020, 19:21

wouldnt weld it over , lots of hassle .distortion and not needed bond a plate over and to help blend in then get 1 or 2 new vent covers and rivit these on top
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Post by **Mocki** » 04 Jun 2020, 20:19

The roof is a Yorkshire conversions roof
But these were sold to the public for self fitting as well , so may not be any help

Post by **Ciaraneng** » 04 Jun 2020, 21:16

Plasticman wrote:wouldnt weld it over , lots of hassle .distortion and not needed bond a plate over and to help blend in then get 1 or 2 new vent covers and rivit these on top
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Thanks, it’s great to know that welding is not a good option. Great idea on the plate with the vent over the top. Would you use a steel or plastic plate? Is sikaflex good to bond with?

Thanks again.

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Post by **Ciaraneng** » 04 Jun 2020, 21:17

Mocki wrote:The roof is a Yorkshire conversions roof
But these were sold to the public for self fitting as well , so may not be any help

Thanks Mocki!

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Post by **davidoft1** » 04 Jun 2020, 22:09

There’s nothing wrong with welding ? I can weld a plate in there with pretty much zero distortion

Post by **Ant-t** » 06 Jun 2020, 09:01

Think the op wants to get rid of the vents not re-enstate them, welding in a patch and getting that looking right would be pretty skilled though.

Post by **Ciaraneng** » 09 Jun 2020, 20:06

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Post by **Ciaraneng** » 09 Jun 2020, 20:08

Went with a patch bonded on in the end. Pretty happy with the outcome.

I have a couple of (very expensive - £40

) 20”x5” caravan vents on the way from flea bay. Could have gone with larger for cheaper but didn't want them to look out of place.

Post by **Ciaraneng** » 16 Jun 2020, 20:36

Here’s the finished article for anyone interested...

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Post by **davidoft1** » 16 Jun 2020, 21:59

Much better

Post by **Ant-t** » 17 Jun 2020, 22:29

Looking good!

Post by **Plasticman** » 18 Jun 2020, 11:57

excellent for the original brief , did it yourself and also better than trusting an "unknown" welder saving £££
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