mushroom vents - what lies beneath...

[Carrie]

My last boat safety inspection reccomended I clean the 'cobwebs' fro the vent above the cooker . I'd had a mouse/mice living in the gap between the roof and the ceiling for a while and they seem to have spent their time chewing up the polystyrene insulation and bringing in nesting material. It/they disappeared as suddenly as they arrived but the vent was full of chewings!

[Sir Percy]

That's pretty gross. More so, the thought of any of that crap falling into your cooking. I think I've read a post on here advising against a vent above the cooker because of drips.

Do you not have a collar to go between the ceiling and the roof?

[Carrie]

Yes, I expect there may have been some extra flavouring in my cooking. Apologies to anyone I've fed over the years! I'll try to fit some plastic collar in all the vents - maybe I can make them from water bottles?

[Ray T]

I've fitted these on our boat. I have to fit a scew in the vents to jam them open at BSC time.

 

[Sir Percy]

Yes, I expect there may have been some extra flavouring in my cooking. Apologies to anyone I've fed over the years! I'll try to fit some plastic collar in all the vents - maybe I can make them from water bottles?

 

I like your style. That which does not kill you...!

 

Section of a plastic bottle - not a bad idea, worth a go.