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Dometic refir not cooling well
09-03-2007, 04:36
Post: #20
Dometic refir not cooling well
Curt, I used a led lighted toggle switch to power my fan. Got the fan
from Radio shack 12 volt about $30.00, has a good hummmm. Powered it
from the 12 volt input to the refer. (I would have used a leaf
blower if that what it took the make the friggin-fridge work)

Of interesing note is the gas heater element has a heat stack that
passes next to the evap coil. the stack ends near the middle of the
fridge, below one other coil????? I dont know if it is intended to
passivly heat the other coil????? create heat convection and draw
more air over the evap coil??? all I know is with the fan, every
thing stays cool. (I'll leave amonia refrig engineering to Albert
Einstine the theory inventer)
I think an exhaust fan at the roof would work better with limited
space. When I tried putting a fan over the coil, the results proved
minimal improvement. That method seemed to just recirculate the
trapped hot air in the fridge mechanical area.

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GregoryO'Connor
94ptRomolandCa
118f and shaking from a 4.7

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Curt Sprenger"
wrote:
>
> Scott,
>
> A computer or electronics cooling fan works well. Get one about 4",
> depending on the space between the frig. coil and the outer wall.
You can
> usually find them at a surplus electronics store for about $5.00.Or
you can
> send me your address and I'll mail you a fan. I used zip-ties to
anchor it
> behind the frig., and installed a cheap household heating/cooling
thermostat
> from H-Depot, and leave it set to about 85 degrees to turn on the
fan. I'm
> about to install a second fan that will be switched and will be
used only on
> the very hot days, like today when it gets to 104 degrees here in
sunny CA.
> More air flow is better. Keep in mind that the fan will run when
the coach
> is parked, unless you turn it off...a drain on the batteries.
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Dometic refir not cooling well - Scott Forman - 09-02-2007, 03:48
Dometic refir not cooling well - trekkersmith1 - 09-02-2007, 04:00
Dometic refir not cooling well - Curt Sprenger - 09-02-2007, 05:20
Dometic refir not cooling well - Scott Forman - 09-02-2007, 05:30
Dometic refir not cooling well - freewill2008 - 09-02-2007, 07:24
Dometic refir not cooling well - freewill2008 - 09-02-2007, 07:31
Dometic refir not cooling well - freewill2008 - 09-02-2007, 07:37
Dometic refir not cooling well - Scott Forman - 09-02-2007, 07:47
Dometic refir not cooling well - Howard O. Truitt - 09-02-2007, 08:46
Dometic refir not cooling well - sfedeli3 - 09-02-2007, 09:41
Dometic refir not cooling well - Scott Forman - 09-02-2007, 09:48
Dometic refir not cooling well - Scott Forman - 09-02-2007, 10:31
Dometic refir not cooling well - Gregory OConnor - 09-02-2007, 12:50
Dometic refir not cooling well - Ryan Wright - 09-02-2007, 18:30
Dometic refir not cooling well - Howard O. Truitt - 09-03-2007, 01:32
Dometic refir not cooling well - Howard O. Truitt - 09-03-2007, 01:36
Dometic refir not cooling well - Scott Forman - 09-03-2007, 01:41
Dometic refir not cooling well - sfedeli3 - 09-03-2007, 02:51
Dometic refir not cooling well - Curt Sprenger - 09-03-2007, 03:57
Dometic refir not cooling well - Gregory OConnor - 09-03-2007 04:36
Dometic refir not cooling well - Howard O. Truitt - 09-03-2007, 05:23
Dometic refir not cooling well - Scott Forman - 09-03-2007, 07:27
Dometic refir not cooling well - Curt Sprenger - 09-03-2007, 07:34
Dometic refir not cooling well - Scott Forman - 09-03-2007, 08:11
Dometic refir not cooling well - Curt Sprenger - 09-03-2007, 09:06
Dometic refir not cooling well - Bob Lawrence - 09-03-2007, 13:39
Dometic refir not cooling well - bumpersbird - 09-04-2007, 04:43
Dometic refir not cooling well - Troy Tikalsky - 09-04-2007, 07:14
Dometic refir not cooling well - brad barton - 09-04-2007, 14:54
Dometic refir not cooling well - Peter T. Arnold - 09-08-2007, 07:11
Dometic refir not cooling well - sfedeli3 - 09-08-2007, 23:57



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