MAXXAIR DELUXE FAN ULTIMATE GUIDE - Full review and product walkthrough for van life
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- If you want to avoid problems with condensation and damp you are going to need a decent fan if you are living or traveling in a van.
We have two fitted to our van, a budget one and a Maxxair Deluxe Fan. We take a look at the pros and cons, how to set it up and how to use it. We also give our honest review of the product.
This video is not sponsored in anyway and no money or product was given to us. Let me know in the comments if there are any other reviews you want to see or if you have any more questions.
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Hope you found this useful everyone. If you have any questions just drop me a comment here and I will do my best to answer 👍
thank you ! this review has now convinced me to buy one
This was by far the most helpful video I've seen on the fan. Wasn't too sure about the value of it so it was nice seeing you compare and contrast it to the cheaper one. Keep up the videos!
Thank you glad you found it helpful
The best and most informative video i have found. Thankyou
One of the best product reviews I’ve seen on TH-cam. Many thanks for the information.
Cheers
Best review I found regarding this fan so thank you 👍
Glad it was useful 🙂
Super helpful! Thank you bud
No problem!
Very helpful,thanks Alan🙏
Great 👍🚐
Good review of the remote control. Thank you.
More than welcome 👍
Great review, thank you.
No worries 🙂
Great review, just getting one fitted to my van and think i made a good choice now!
We love ours
@@RunningOffGrid i live in southern france so gets a bit warm in summer , what temperatures have you used it where its still keeping the van comfortable? Also i know it 12 volt but does it consume much power and will it run off mains if your plugged in? If this has been answered already just tell me to look at the other comments ;-)
Helpful video.
Great video thank you. I may have missed it when I watched this, but how much solar have you got? Also, when you had the maxi air running during the night, was that all you had running? Did it draw much power from the battery? Yes this was useful. Thanks
Good review and a very nice fan. Not being allowed to travel means we have to diversify so reviews of gear will always go down well 👍
Thank you. Was quite fun to make actually.
@ceedub619cameraman3 the UK was in lockdown due to Covid 19. Everyone had to stay at home.
Have you had issues with your remote, mine needs batteries replaced literally every couple of days. I think its got something to do with how the screen of the remote stays on when it’s not in use but I don’t know how to fix it
It might not help you, but i have one of the fiamma turbo vents (Cheap one) and installed a DC motor speed controller from amazon for about £4. It allows you to control the speed of the fan / noise. Anyways Great videos, Looking forward to see what's instore.
Ah that's an interesting idea, it's currently very all or nothing which is definitely half the problem!
Hi, thank you for this video, it's really helpful! But there is a further question I've got. How noisy is the hub of the maxxfan while driving?
Do you hear tue wir turbulences if you go fester in the motorway? I"m from Germany and I use the Van also for my company and sometimes I go fast with it (means more than 130km/h.)
I would be interrested in your experiences. Best regards Klaus
Hello Klaus.
Our fan is right behind our heads at the front of the van and we have no bulk head. I would say there certainly is some air noise but it doesn't bother us. You can certainly tell it's there though.
If a concern I would move it back slightly and always have the curtain shut.
Hope that helps.
Thanks for the review! Helpful as I’m thinking of getting one or maybe even two. Quick question! Obviously it’s not AC. But can I ask if the fan is any good? There were some really hot days last year and my van was just unbearable! It’s rare in the UK to be that warm but I’m also thinking about going to some warmer countries this year too. Does the fan make a meaningful difference? Can you feel it?
Oh yes the fan makes a world of difference we used ours all over Europe last summer. Ideally you want maxxair in the front, vent at the back. Suck with the maxxair and you get a cooling airflow over the bed at night.
Great vid, answered all my queries. I really thought you were Simon Pegg at first glance, i am sure you have heard that before….
Korn - Johnathan Davis was more my thinking 😁
Great video Alan, can you use these fans whilst driving? We have a couple of dogs which are in cages whilst driving and they would appreciate the extra air.
Yes you can use the maxair whilst driving, works really well. We often leave it on automatic mode to help regulate the van temperature.
Can I drive with open unit??
Does anyone have the tinted version fitted? Just curious to know if you felt you then needed to get the blackout blind fitted as well? Appreciate I could probably just get the solid white or solid black version but then the outside lid won’t match the others on the van! I know it probably sounds a bit pedantic but just keen to get it right and not wish I’d got a different one! Decisions decisions 😂
Ours lets in some light but we have never felt the need for a blind. However if it was directly above the bed I would wish for one I suspect.
Your MaxxAir Fan presentation was quite nice and in depth
and at the same time your white cabinets catched my attention
would love to take the same path on the cabinets, are they from IKEA ?
Yup 👍
I am a fan 😉✌🏼
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Hi, does this model have a rain sensor?
Thanks
Nope
it's 40x4 cm?
I've just bought a van and it's wooden panelled like yours but he didn't fit any vents and I find the van too hot with this recent scorching weather we've had. Could I fit something like this still? Or do they need to be done prior to panelling? Many thanks
Difficult to know but I suspect it would be difficult. Potentially not impossible though, recommend speaking to someone who fits professionally and see what they think. You need some kind of ventilation. Do you have windows?
@@RunningOffGrid Ok thanks so much and no windows in the back at all, it's a stealth van apparently. I did toy with a window in the sliding door and the MaxxFan in the roof but don't like the thought of having the window open during the night so I like the idea in this video. Floor vent and ceiling fan :-)
I've tried them all. Maxair is much better than the competition. It's the only one I'd buy again.
But the controls have a huge design flaw: If you turn the fan off it will close the vent automatically. Okay, you might like that function.
But you cannot, in one step, simply leave the vent open all day and turn the fan on and off. The vent will always close when you turn the fan off.
The solution is to turn the fan off and stop the vent as it closes or let it close all the way and then press the button to open it again.
In other words you can't leave the vent open all day and turn the fan off and on in one simple step. It's more of a procedure.
Not the end of the world of course, but it uses power and wears the mechanics for no reason at all, greatly reducing the life of the unit.
It's one of these situations where the thing thinks for you instead of trusting that you can control things yourself.
Still, it's the only one to buy if you want quiet quality.
Yes I agree that is a bit annoying
00:40 LOL threat? Those clowns are the threat!
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Great video
How much it pops out with closed lid?
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Is it easy to install!
Yup 👍
My salary must be shit, because that seems very expensive to me! I wanted to fit a Maxair fan in the middle and a skylight over my bed but the price for each is about the same, so that's
a total of close to 600 pounds, that's my food bill for a few months of van life... What am I doing wrong....
Yeah they are expensive unfortunately
We installed a buck booster converter on installation before watching any of these videos, along with electrical liquid tape on the board. It’s been beeping, going nuts turning on by itself, opening and closing continuously just driving me nuts. Can’t use our fan… By the way, we’ve only had it installed for about 2 months. This is what we get for buying this “Deluxe” vent… Right…. We have 500w solar and two big lithium batteries. Plenty of power for everything, besides this fan? This fan… Agghh… By the way, ours nipped like that at the beginning, we pulled one of the connectors off the board and plugged it in to the other on the board. Not sure if I put it on the wrong connector after applying liquid electrical tape.
Climate control will never work, but will try. The controller has no backlight…
My fan was complete junk. This will be the 3rd time they will send over a new circuit to handle more than 13.5 volts.
That's odd must be something wrong somewhere?
install a voltage regulator between the fuse and the fan to keep the van at exactly 12V
I'm sure your cat would have loved your journey
Holy shit, Simon Pegg's down on his luck 😂