Quiet vent!

On the drive across the nation I was listening for sounds that may be able to be fixed so they do not make pesky noises when driving. I fixed two of those noises yesterday.

First one: Oven vent. As you can see the flap on the inside is hanging lop-sided. The reason is the hinge broke. So when I am driving the wind catches the flap and rattles it back and forth. The best fix was to remove this one and install a new one!

There is a putty to install on the back of the vent so it seals itself from mother nature.


Here is the new one installed! It is clean looking and has little levers to lock the vent so it will be quiet!

Second one: Ceiling fan vent cover. The vent cover has a metal bar that allows the cover to be lifted when in use and closed when stored. The metal bar broke away from the cover so the cover would get lifted up and slammed down randomly when driving.

The cover to the right you can see the metal piece is detached.

Here is Kenny helping me. I took the picture from the roof looking down at him. I needed him to move the arm up to lock in the new cover and then move the arm down to screw in the new cover.