Date:         Tue, 21 Sep 2004 07:51:29 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
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From:         Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
Subject:      Kitchen exhaust fans
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We do a lot of cooking in the van and for that reason, plus the fact we
run a heater when it's cold, I installed two four-inch 12v computer
fans in the upper corners of the screen frame above the stove. They're
wired to the fluorescent wiring just above them, each has a radio shack
slide switch epoxied to it.

I can crack the window and turn on just the fan in that corner, or open
it all the way and turn on both fans. they don't draw much current and
do a pretty good job of evacuating the smell of sauteed onions, fish,
what have you. You can see the steam being pulled out from the stove
just below. The way it works out, with stove lid up, it puts the two
fans right above the top edge of it.

The screen frame allowed me to used the original mounting screws from
the computer at the three outside corners of the frame, the inside
corner of the fan hangs free.

Jim

On Sep 21, 2004, at 1:57 AM, Joy Hecht wrote:

> I had smoked trout in my van last week - didn't smoke it, of course,
> just bought it and put it in the refrigerator and had a bit of related
> trash in the van for a few hours.
>
> It's warm out, my van has been sitting closed in the sun - when I go
> in, I smell smoked trout, days later.
>
> I can't imagine what it would be like if I'd cooked something smelly
> in there!
>
> But then, I seem to have a weird van kitchen - I seem to be the only
> person known to vanagonauts who has to worry about defrosting her
> Domestic refrigerator and who regularly has things freeze in there.
>
>
> Joy
>
> ****************************************************************
> Joy Hecht
> and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon
>
> For musings about life and the vanadventures:
> http://users.rcn.com/jhecht/gypsy
>
> ****************************************************************
>
> :::-----Original Message-----
> :::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On
> Behalf
> :::Of Eric Spletzer
> :::Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 5:12 PM
> :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> :::Subject: Re: Our kitchen sure gets used...
> :::
> :::I definitely use ours - especially on snowy kirkwood mornings
> (mmm....
> :::breakfast burritos).
> :::Makes a good hot soup and a warm retreat for lunch that costs
> fractions
> :::of a ski resort lunch.
> :::
> :::Never noticed any smell - but never boiled lobster in there either.
> :::
> :::-eric