Refrigerator fans

[Howard O. Truitt]

Ryan,

Glad it worked for you.

I question blowing theair out the access panel. Hot air naturallyrises up the back of the refrig. to the exaust stackblowing the fanair up over the coils adds to the natural upward movement of the air and in theory should cool the coils better. You need to be careful not to blow or suck the air to close to the heating chamber. The electric element or gas flame does not need to be disturbed. It needs to heat the amonia to boiling to produce the gas for cooling. Also the heating compartment and the propane jet may need cleaning and adjustment. I think a lot of folks replace refrigerators when they only need a good cleaning and adjustment by a "good qualified technician".

Howard Truitt

Camilla, Ga.

86 PT40

----- Original Message -----

From: "ryanpwright@gmail.com"

To: "WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com"

Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 12:28 AM

Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Refrigerator fans

Ah ha! Appreciate everyone's replies - Howard's was the key. I found
that thermostat exactly where you said it would be and traced the
wires. They went into a wiring loom, but came right down and were
hiding amongst some others, disconnected and taped up. I put a big DC
fan in there blowing air out the access panel, and now my fan switch
in the coach works just like it's supposed to.

Huge thank you to all! This was much, much easier than trying to trace
the wires from the fan switch back through the coach, which is what
I'd have had to do without this list. You folks are one of the big
reasons I bought a Wanderlodge. So glad to have this community
support.

-Ryan
'86 PT-40 8V92 (with a refrigerator that should work in hot weather,
now - we'll find out tomorrow!)

On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 10:46 AM, Howard O. Truitt
<"truitt44%40bellsouth.net"> wrote:
> Ryan,
> Since we both have 86 PT40's lets assume they we are set up the same.
> Get a mirrow and light and look up on the inside of the outer wall of the
> refrigerator access opening. See if you see one of the small quarter size
> pancake thermostats. The wire from the refrigerator on/off switch runs to
> this thermostat and then to the fan. If you turn the refrigerator fan
> switch on the fan will not come on until the thermostat calls for it. I
> bought my replacement fan from BB in 2006. Hope this helps.
> Howard Truitt
> Camilla, Ga.
> 86 8V92 PT40
>

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