refrigerator problems

[Tim Hannink]

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Tom Warner
wrote:
>
> Tim if I truly had it, I would relinquish the King of Trivia Crown
to
> you. Anyone that references the Otter Tail Power Company must know
> what he/she is talking about. So my hat is off to you.....you win!

I had meant to link directly to the Department of Energy information
that some of these sites reference, but had some trouble finding it.
Here it is:
<http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/your...ndex.cfm/m
ytopic=10040>

> Now for the caveat and I dont know the answer. Will the
compressor,
> cooling system and insulation of a residential refrigerator take
the
> banging around that a motorhome will give it and is this the
reason
> for the RV designs? I notice in a new refrigerator the compressor
is
> always tied down for shipping.

The only info I can offer in regard to this is one of personal
observation. The mounting of the compressor in my marine fridge
looks the same as a normal refrigerator; the feet that are part of
the compressor frame connect to the frame of the refrigerator with
rubber isolation bushings. I honestly expected a more sophisticated
mounting system for something that will endure the punishment that a
boat will see in high seas.

Thanks,

Tim Hannink
Winter Park, FL
1981 FC-33SB