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n223rv(at)wolflakeairport
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Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 5:36 am Post subject: Overhead Console Airflow

Another overhead console question:



Do you get enough airflow, and in the right location from the overhead console only?  I am thinking of only using the overhead vents for the front seat.....  Unless they don't have enough airflow or airflow not in the right places.....



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drfred(at)suddenlinkmail.
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Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:34 am Post subject: Overhead Console Airflow

You need both.  I would not jut put in the overhead.  I just don't think 

you would be happy in the long run.  I still use the side vents for the 

front seats the most. 



Dr Fred. 

Michael Kraus wrote:

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		   Another overhead console question:



 Do you get enough airflow, and in the right location from the overhead 

 console only?  I am thinking of only using the overhead vents for the 

 front seat.....  Unless they don't have enough airflow or airflow not 

 in the right places.....



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pitts_pilot(at)bellsouth.
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Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:44 am Post subject: Overhead Console Airflow

No real world experience since I'm building, but I'm installing the normal front seat air vents, and adding the overhead console with air vents for front and rear seats.Â  Only one NACA scoop on the right side behind baggage area feeds the OH console (from other comments here).Â  I also covered over the rear side vents that appears to cool the belly buttons of the rear pass.Â  I'll be flying mostly in FL, and that means those draggy vents will be open most all of the time.Â  Plus the crappy little arm as a way of opening/closing the vent didn't strike me as aesthetically pleasing..

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   Do you get enough airflow, and in the right location from the overhead console only? Â I am thinking of only using the overhead vents for the front seat..... Â Unless they don't have enough airflow or airflow not in the right places.....

   

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aerosport1

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Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 7:23 am Post subject: Overhead Console Airflow

I  would not cover up the side vents. I have both overhead vents and side vents.  Passengers like both of them. More vents the better. 

  

 Just  my 2 cents worth after 135 hrs flying and one of the hottest summers in Ohio  recently

  

 Geoff

  

  

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robin(at)PaintTheWeb.com
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Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 8:13 am Post subject: Overhead Console Airflow

Agreed!  

Robin  

       

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I would not cover up the side vents. I have both overhead vents and side vents. Passengers like both of them. More vents the better.   

    

   

    

Just my 2 cents worth after 135 hrs flying and one of the hottest summers in Ohio recently  

    

   

    

Geoff  

    

   

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jchang10

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Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 9:07 am Post subject: Overhead Console Airflow

Thanks for that feedback. I was just wondering about these factory vents. The rear side vents seem to point at the belly buttons. The front one seems to be aimed at ones crotch. I was wondering about eliminating those, but alas i'll leave them be.

 

 It is strange to be hearing about heat waves in the rest of the world. The bay area and most of CA is having lower than average if not record low temperatures all summer long. We'll be lucky if we break 60F. Of course, weldon still skinned over quicker than I expected. Will have to change my routine on the next window.

 

 Jae

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Agreed!   

Robin   

          

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I would not cover up the side vents. I have both overhead vents and side vents. Passengers like both of them. More vents the better.    

      

    

      

Just my 2 cents worth after 135 hrs flying and one of the hottest summers in Ohio recently   

      

    

      

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Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 12:22 pm Post subject: Re: Overhead Console Airflow

My overhead does not supply fresh air, only air conditioned air or just the blower fan. 

I put in the upgraded aluminum front seat vents and am very happy with them. Those front seat vents are capable of bringing in a LOT of air and can be aimed where you want it. I would definitely keep them. I don't have passengers in the back seat too often, but have had no complaints about the rear vents. I installed the little knobs that Alex D. sells to open and close them. They work fine.

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David Maib
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rvdave

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Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 2:56 pm Post subject: Re: Overhead Console Airflow

So which are the better of the vents that Steinair sells for the overhead, the 1 1/4 or the 1 3/4, someone mentioned the smaller ones work better?  Wouldn't the larger provide more air flow?

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Dave Ford
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Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 3:03 pm Post subject: Overhead Console Airflow

Dave use the smaller ones. That is what it was designed for they work great.



Geoff



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Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 4:07 pm Post subject: Re: Overhead Console Airflow

Dave, I used vents that look like these http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/largealumav.php



However, I did not buy them from Spruce. I bought mine, in black, from Van's about 2 1/2 years ago. I looked on Van's site and they don't appear to offer them any more. They were an exact fit for the vent and they work great. I don't recall what I paid for them at Van's, but I believe they were still a little more expensive than Stein's vents. I can't find any photo's of mine installed, but they look great, work great, and don't leak. (I have put them through pretty serious rain tests)

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Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 4:17 pm Post subject: Re: Overhead Console Airflow

 	  rvdave wrote: 	
		  So which are the better of the vents that Steinair sells for the overhead, the 1 1/4 or the 1 3/4, someone mentioned the smaller ones work better?  Wouldn't the larger provide more air flow? 	




I think it might depend on your panel design. I have a SteinAir RV-10 panel and used the larger vents I mentioned in my previous post. They fit perfectly. I suspect that some of the other custom panels out there might work better with a smaller vent.



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Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 7:07 pm Post subject: Re: Overhead Console Airflow

 	  aerosport1 wrote: 	
		  Dave use the smaller ones. That is what it was designed for they work great.



Geoff

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Thanks Geoff, that's just what I wanted to know.

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Dave Ford
Cadillac, MI

rbibb

Joined: 16 Jul 2009
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 3:19 am Post subject: Overhead Console Airflow

Where does the input for the airflow for vents in the upper console come

from?  Are some NACA vents put somewhere in the tailcone area connected via

SCAT tubing to the rear of the overhead console through the rear baggage

area bulkhead?



Richard Bibb

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aerosport1

Joined: 07 Nov 2007
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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 4:45 am Post subject: Overhead Console Airflow

Richard here are some pictures of what a lot of people are doing. It works

really good and very easy to install. Also is a picture of my 

Controller valve so I can adjust airflow as needed and totally shut of in

the winter. 



Hope this helps Geoff



Geoff Combs

N829GW



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