How To Install A Roof Vent In A Cargo Trailer

Please be careful when working on the roof or your rv.

How to install a roof vent in a cargo trailer.

The vent cover opens from the inside of the trailer typically using a manual crank. This isn t normally the kind of video i put out but i got bored changing the vents in my camper so i filmed the last one and made a how to video. Installing the rv roof vent whether you are replacing an existing vent or installing one from scratch the installation instructions are going to be quite similar. Check your vent assembly product description and installation instructions to see if any additional install kits or supplies are necessary.

I am wanting to install a new ducted roof ac unit on a 24x8 5 cargo trailer that will supply air to 6 room partitions disaster relief shower trailer. The ventadome trailer roof vent v2092sp 29 is adjustable for roof thicknesses from 1 7 8 inches to 3 inches. If your roof is thinner than this you would need to add a trim ring like a piece of 1 2 inch or 3 4 inch plywood with a 14 x14 inch hole cut in it to the inside of the trailer roof. Bob livingston and bill gehr replace a weathered rv roof vent cover.

A trailer roof vent resembles a hinged hatch that swings upward from the surface of the roof. Since heat rises i would at the very least put a set of the trailer vents hmav2 avt2 near the top of the trailer to get the hottest air of the trailer out. I already have the trailer with the 115v ac going to a roof vent that is built for a roof ac unit. Trailer roof vents do exactly what the name implies they ventilate.

New question but similar to previous questions. What you could do for maximum air flow in your trailer is have a set facing forward in the front of your trailer near the bottom of the side wall and then have another set facing rearward at the top back of the trailer.