Install of MaxxFan T@B 400
TNOutback
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After some encouraging words from Austin at nüCamp, I finally tackled replacing our Fantastic Fan with the MaxxFan 6200K. Austin had told me they use gardening knee pads on the roof to keep from denting the aluminum, so I devised a layering system that was probably overkill, but it worked. I used a layer of 1/2” packing foam board, followed by a folded over sheet of cardboard, then a sheet of 1/8” hard board, a thick beach towel folded in half, followed by two gardening pads! It worked great; all roof work completed and no dents!


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The Fantastic Fan is just held down by some adhesive and then the leveling sealant. No screws!

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I centered the MaxxFan base in the opening, and then nervously drilled a lot of holes into the aluminum tubing surrounding the opening.

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Added butyl tape to the underside, screwed the base down, then liberally applied Dicor leveling caulk to all screw heads and around the perimeter.

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Getting the fan to seat into the base’s grooves, while applying pressure to align the holes and hold a screw to the end of a screwdriver was a chore. I had to press down on the corners to get the holes to align. Outside is done.

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Great write up! I just got through doing the same install (with the 7500K version). Everything went well but my dicor started to crack once it started drying which I had never seen before. Scraped it all off and need to reapply. I ended up working from inside through the roof vent opening because I was so paranoid about denting the roof…even though I have several tiny dings there already from whoever installed the original fans at the factory.2021 400 BD
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