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Any recommendations for quieter vent fans for the roof

ronin718ronin718 Member Posts: 92
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The wife is really not liking the volume on the roof fan, so we're wondering if anybody out there has changed them out and found a quieter model that works as well?

John & Lori in Northern VA
Former owner of 2015 T@B CS Max "Uteki" aka "H@wk T@B"
2012 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab 4x4 Off-Road "Zame"

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  • NomadNomad Member Posts: 7,209
    edited September 2015
    There's a couple threads on replacement fans, quieter and more speeds, less power hungry. Sorry don't have a link but a search might find them - they're not that old.
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  • Lisa33Lisa33 Member Posts: 260
    Fantastic Fan 7350 (there is an upgrade kit available) or completely swap it out for a MaxxAir fan.  
    Lisa. 2008 T@DA, previously 2012 6x10 SS. Southeastern PA
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  • JandJ92010JandJ92010 Member Posts: 304
    I found a 12 volt cooling fan from a computer, hung it under the roof fan with two small bungies, then wired it up to a switch that I mounted in the roof fan. It's much quieter, draws less power and creates just enough draft to keep the air moving at night.
    The HobbiT@B, 2015-L, towed by a2014 RAM C/V
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  • vitovito Member Posts: 181
    I haven't found the fan to be overly noisy (but I think the a/c is very loud) and I will note that when I picked up my T@b the technician (who had never seen a T@b before since this dealership had just started selling them, with mine the first to arrive) was surprised at the specific fan that Little Guys put in the T@b. He stated that this was a very high end fan usually seen in the more expensive motorhomes and trailers. For what its worth, he said he was very impressed with everything about the T@b, commenting that the quality of materials and construction was far above what he was used to dealing with when working on travel trailers, even much more expensive trailers.
    2016 T@b S Maxx
    2011 Subaru Outback
    Rockford, Illinois
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  • NomadNomad Member Posts: 7,209
    Vito - Funny, I find the opposite - I can nap like a baby with the air going but can't catch a wink with the fan :-)
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  • vitovito Member Posts: 181
    Recently on a very hot night, where running the a/c was absolutely necessary, I wanted to watch a DVD before going to sleep. Even with the speakers right by my head I found it hard to hear the dialogue because of the noice from the a/c. But on cooler nights, running the fan to bring in some cooler air, I had no trouble watching a movie. For sleeping, the fan acts like a "white noise" machine and nicely covers noise from outside the T@b. But for sleeping only I can tolerate the a/c sound as well. 
    2016 T@b S Maxx
    2011 Subaru Outback
    Rockford, Illinois
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  • NomadNomad Member Posts: 7,209
    It's probably a pitch thing - We're either deaf to certain frequency/pitches or different frequency/pitches annoy us.
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  • VernaVerna Member Posts: 6,876
    After years of hearing telephone central office equipment with dozens of small fans,  hearing phone systems, and hearing a multitude of phones ring, the Fantastic Fan noise just doesn't bother me.  
    Verna, Columbus, IN
    2021 T@B 320S  Boondock “The T@B”
    Towed by a white 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 Supercab, 3.5L V6 Ecoboost “The Truck”
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  • JandJ92010JandJ92010 Member Posts: 304

    After working in a very noisy factory for 37 years, I have trouble sleeping if it's too quiet. Even at home I need to have a fan on so I can sleep. Gotta have that white noise.

    The HobbiT@B, 2015-L, towed by a2014 RAM C/V
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  • CyclonicCyclonic Member Posts: 1,232
    We replaced our fan with a MaxxFan.  The lower speeds are quieter then the original Fantastic Fan, but if you crank it up it is still noisy.

    States the T@Bpole has camped, so far ;)
    Nathan & Becky... 2013 Ford F150 FX4 TAB HLR... 2012 LG T@B T@Bpole.
    Sterling, VA
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  • ChanWChanW Member Posts: 3,163
    I think I have to add a MaxxFan Deluxe to my list of to-do's.

    Does that MaxxFan (Deluxe, with the rain cover) open part-way? All the images I've been able to find show it open either all the way, or not open at all.

    Part-way would be important if the wind and rain were coming from the open side...

    Chan  -  near Buffalo NY
    2014 S Maxx
    2011 Tacoma 4cyl ... edit: 2022 Tacoma 6cyl - oh yeah! 

     A_Little_T@b'll_Do_Ya
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