A/C Rooftop Vent Cap

DurangoTaB
DurangoTaB Member Posts: 754
edited May 2016 in Air Conditioning & Refrigeration
Just back from our first of the season camping (a most excellent trip), and noticed the black tank vent cap was missing.  It just snaps on, and I've knocked it off more than once with the cover...must've caught a branch or something.  Has anyone had to replace it...and if so, where to get?  Is it standard enough that our local RV dealer might have one (we don't have a T@B dealer any more)?  Thanks!

J.D. & Sue

Durango, CO    2014/15 S M@xx :  "Dory's HabiT@B"  Keep on swimming...

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  • XPADREX
    XPADREX Member Posts: 311
    This may be it:http://www.amazon.com/Camco-40137-Black-Replace-All-Plumbing/dp/B00OJM6H7A

    Check Amazon, or any local RV outfitter 
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  • DurangoTaB
    DurangoTaB Member Posts: 754
    Thanks...I'll ladder up and check the base (mine didn't have a spring clip), and maybe call LG on Monday.

    J.D. & Sue

    Durango, CO    2014/15 S M@xx :  "Dory's HabiT@B"  Keep on swimming...

  • Dalehelman
    Dalehelman Member Posts: 2,414
    If yours is the same as our 2015 Sofitel the roof vent cover you lost is not the vent for the black water tank. It is the intake for the AC cooling fan. The black water vent is on the side just below Tv antenna input terminal. At least I believe I am correct.
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  • jkjenn
    jkjenn Member Posts: 6,423
    Dalehelman said:
    If yours is the same as our 2015 Sofitel the roof vent cover you lost is not the vent for the black water tank. It is the intake for the AC cooling fan. The black water vent is on the side just below Tv antenna input terminal. At least I believe I am correct.
    That is what I thought, too.

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  • ChanW
    ChanW Member Posts: 3,165
    edited May 2016
    Actually, I think this looks more like it, except it's white:

    (link to it on Amazon)

    On ours anyway. And there ought to be a screw in that hole on top that holds it on.
    Chan  -  near Buffalo NY
    2014 S Maxx
    2011 Tacoma 4cyl ... edit: 2022 Tacoma 6cyl - oh yeah! 

     A_Little_T@b'll_Do_Ya
  • DurangoTaB
    DurangoTaB Member Posts: 754
    Hmmm...ours is black...

    J.D. & Sue

    Durango, CO    2014/15 S M@xx :  "Dory's HabiT@B"  Keep on swimming...

  • Verna
    Verna Member Posts: 6,876
    DurangoTaB said:
    Hmmm...ours is black...
    Mine is black also. Any water that gets i to the pipe will go directly into your A/C unit.
    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”
  • DurangoTaB
    DurangoTaB Member Posts: 754
    I wish I'd taken the pic from a different angle to see the vent...but it was one of those perfect getaways...nice temps, clear skies (super stars), almost empty campground...slept like a rock!

    J.D. & Sue

    Durango, CO    2014/15 S M@xx :  "Dory's HabiT@B"  Keep on swimming...

  • DurangoTaB
    DurangoTaB Member Posts: 754
    Well well...owned for 2 years now and never knew...sure enough we don't have a black tank vent, but we do have a hot-air-from-the-air-conditioner vent.  I don't think there's a fan in there; I know we don't have a switch for a fan.  Right on top of the A/C (which we rarely use), so unlike a sewer vent really needs to be covered.  Thanks all for the comments; I'm not sure I would've gotten up there to look  straight down!  Looks like a spot for a screw (which was never there) to hold the cap.

    J.D. & Sue

    Durango, CO    2014/15 S M@xx :  "Dory's HabiT@B"  Keep on swimming...

  • Verna
    Verna Member Posts: 6,876
    J.D., you should be able to get a replacement through Elsie at the factory. 
    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”
  • Dalehelman
    Dalehelman Member Posts: 2,414
    Almost any RV supply store will have one. It will probably come as a complete unit including both pieces. If it's white you could just paint it.
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  • DurangoTaB
    DurangoTaB Member Posts: 754
    Replacement found...thanks Jenn!

    J.D. & Sue

    Durango, CO    2014/15 S M@xx :  "Dory's HabiT@B"  Keep on swimming...

  • RollingLagrima
    RollingLagrima Member Posts: 435
    edited May 2016
    That's kind of a weird thing to go missing off the top of the t@b.  Any ideas other than the maybe missing screw?
    Sally, "PlaT@Bus" 2016 T@B Sofitel Maxx-S (plata=silver; SP), previously Little Guy 2014 Silver Shadow LE, TV -- 2013 Chevy Avalanche + two hounds.
  • DurangoTaB
    DurangoTaB Member Posts: 754
     Operator error ;-( We store our T@B off to the side of our drive, always with the cover; I take the cover off and put it on with every trip, and half the time knocking that cap off. I don't know why I thought it was a black tank vent (maybe cuz it was black?), since it's right over the A/C and couldn't run down to the tank.  We didn't have the best dealer turnover (and now the dealer's gone...), and I'm sure this is something that never gets explained. I don't know if the T@B gets shipped with the cap screwed on...but ours wasn't.  I'm glad I caught it...had we gotten caught in the rain, it'd be a mess to clean up inside the A/C enclosure.

    J.D. & Sue

    Durango, CO    2014/15 S M@xx :  "Dory's HabiT@B"  Keep on swimming...

  • DurangoTaB
    DurangoTaB Member Posts: 754
    p.s. to Sally...we live in LaPlata County ;-)

    J.D. & Sue

    Durango, CO    2014/15 S M@xx :  "Dory's HabiT@B"  Keep on swimming...

  • ChanW
    ChanW Member Posts: 3,165
    Note that the factory forgot to include a screen on ours. Great spot for the lady bugs and other pests to sneak in.

    You might want to screen it before you put the cover back on.

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

     A_Little_T@b'll_Do_Ya
  • DurangoTaB
    DurangoTaB Member Posts: 754
    Very good point!  No screen...didn't even think about that...thanks!

    J.D. & Sue

    Durango, CO    2014/15 S M@xx :  "Dory's HabiT@B"  Keep on swimming...

  • jkjenn
    jkjenn Member Posts: 6,423
    ChanW said:
    Note that the factory forgot to include a screen on ours. Great spot for the lady bugs and other pests to sneak in.

    You might want to screen it before you put the cover back on.

    I thought about this week - adding screens to all of the vent openings.

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  • DurangoTaB
    DurangoTaB Member Posts: 754
    Since these caps are meant for sewer/black tank venting, I suspect they don't come with screens (who cares if a little rain gets down into your black tank?).  I don't think the replacement I ordered from Amazon includes a screen.  This (once again) shows the wonderful collaboration of this forum!

    J.D. & Sue

    Durango, CO    2014/15 S M@xx :  "Dory's HabiT@B"  Keep on swimming...

  • DurangoTaB
    DurangoTaB Member Posts: 754
    Got the replacement cap/vent from Amazon (thanks Jenn!).  I got some fiberglass screen, thinking I'd silicone caulk it over the whole, but surprisgly it wouldn't stick (I thought EVERYTHING sticks to silicone...), so I left it out.  We don't have that many bugs out here anyway; if it becomes an issue I may find another way to screen that 2" hole.  I also added a rubber stopper; any rain/moisture is just going to sit on top of that (stainless) screw now.  Thanks to all for the help and suggestions...

    J.D. & Sue

    Durango, CO    2014/15 S M@xx :  "Dory's HabiT@B"  Keep on swimming...

  • jkjenn
    jkjenn Member Posts: 6,423
    Thanks for letting us know that the silicone does not work!

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  • Sharon_is_SAM
    Sharon_is_SAM Member Posts: 10,035
    Moderators- for the sake of the limited search engine, should this thread be relabeled "AC Vent Cap"?
    Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
  • DurangoTaB
    DurangoTaB Member Posts: 754
    SAM...  good point...

    J.D. & Sue

    Durango, CO    2014/15 S M@xx :  "Dory's HabiT@B"  Keep on swimming...

  • Verna
    Verna Member Posts: 6,876
    DurangoTaB said:
    SAM...  good point...
    J.D. You can edit the title.
    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”
  • DurangoTaB
    DurangoTaB Member Posts: 754
    Son of a gun!

    J.D. & Sue

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  • Verna
    Verna Member Posts: 6,876
    DurangoTaB said:
    Son of a gun!
    Atta Boy ;)
    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”
  • jkjenn
    jkjenn Member Posts: 6,423
    Mine is starting to come off. I have to figure out a way to reach it to fix it without a ladder.

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  • Nomad
    Nomad Member Posts: 7,209
    Checked mine a few days ago and all was fine - being on the short side it took a high ladder.
  • Verna
    Verna Member Posts: 6,876
    Now if Verna was there with her expandable ladder.......PXLated, don't say I carry too much stuff ;). 
    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”
  • Dalehelman
    Dalehelman Member Posts: 2,414
    How about the camp site table
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