Hello,
We have a 2021 Solitude 382wbr with a center kitchen that is always much colder than the bed or living rooms. While working on another project (replacing the plastic water heater connectors with brass ones) we noticed a ~2" by 53" gap underneath the hutch that allows you to see into the forward storage bay. My wife and I discussed that this might be needed for the air exchange for the HVAC system, but there is a gap under the steps into the front living area and a big hole in the wall behind the wine cooler (though I covered that with vents to keep wildlife out). I'd like to think that if gaps were needed for the heat exchange, they'd look more finished and this gap does not. I'd also like to think you could locate a gap someplace other than the kitchen floor when there is no thermostat in the kitchen (there are two halfway up the steps into the living room). I filled the gap with some insulated foam and some R32 pink insulation. People on FB think this was a mistake, saying the air needs to escape the kitchen and go into the heater. I've yet to actually find the heater, but it and any intake is now where near this gap. I'd like to hear from someone who actually knows about HVAC systems and systems within Solitudes. I want to believe there are enough places for air to leak out that I won't pop any windows or eardrums. Thanks in advance, Eric & Jennie
We have a 2021 Solitude 382wbr with a center kitchen that is always much colder than the bed or living rooms. While working on another project (replacing the plastic water heater connectors with brass ones) we noticed a ~2" by 53" gap underneath the hutch that allows you to see into the forward storage bay. My wife and I discussed that this might be needed for the air exchange for the HVAC system, but there is a gap under the steps into the front living area and a big hole in the wall behind the wine cooler (though I covered that with vents to keep wildlife out). I'd like to think that if gaps were needed for the heat exchange, they'd look more finished and this gap does not. I'd also like to think you could locate a gap someplace other than the kitchen floor when there is no thermostat in the kitchen (there are two halfway up the steps into the living room). I filled the gap with some insulated foam and some R32 pink insulation. People on FB think this was a mistake, saying the air needs to escape the kitchen and go into the heater. I've yet to actually find the heater, but it and any intake is now where near this gap. I'd like to hear from someone who actually knows about HVAC systems and systems within Solitudes. I want to believe there are enough places for air to leak out that I won't pop any windows or eardrums. Thanks in advance, Eric & Jennie
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