32rl Sunset Trail no heat coming through bedroom vent

[martin2340]

Last year ,my 3rd year with the TT, I noticed that there not any heat coming from the bedroom floor register. I checked all of the obvious, including whether there was heat at the main or whether all of the vents were connected. Everything appeared fine. When I had first gotten the TT I had a problem with a grey tank sticking and the dealer had to cut a small 2x2x1" hole in the underbelly so I decided to open that and see what was going on.
Now the problem, it seems they ran the circular foil duct work first and then placed the shower pan on top of the duct work crushing the duct work and the heat is just blowing in the underbelly. I see no way to circumvent around this problem as I had a flashlight shining in the vent register but could see no light from underneath. Apparently the first and second year there was enough warm air getting through before the vent completely broke off but the air was very weak.
Joe

 

[RVRAC]

Sounds like you will need to either contact the manufacturer to see what they suggest or make a bigger hole to see what you can do.  Weird stuff happens in this world.

 

[Gary RV_Wizard]

Sadly, crushed or kinked ducts are all too common in RV assembly, especially in the lower priced models where the assembly lines runs fast.  The guys on the line stuff the flex ducts in and don't have time to trim to proper length or make sure they are out of the way for subsequent components. Nor is that sort of thing checked at the end of the line or during dealer prep.

If you can't find a way to re-route it from underneath, you are probably out of luck.  Since it is obviously a factory defect, you can request that the manufacturer make a warranty repair even though it has expired, but don't be surprised if they say No. Few RV makers make exceptions like that.