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Subject:Not again the fridge!!!!
From:Germain
Date:Wed, 4 Jun 2003 19:49:32 -0400

Hi all

I did some test on my fridge (Westy 87) and I am very disapointed on the
efficiency of it. I let my fridge (empty) running all night long on propane
with the thermostat at maximum. I put also a small fan from Fridgemate
inside it.  Last night, the outdoor temperature was around 50F. In the
morning, my fridge was about 25F (so far so good). During the day, the
temperature hit around 72F. The van was park all day long with all windows
closed (may be the temperature hit 82F inside the van, it is hard to say).
However when I did a check at the end of the afternoon (around 6 pm, 72F
outdoor), the temperature was 65F inside the fridge. Is it something wrong
or this is the best I can get from this kind of fridge. Is there any defrost
cycle on those fridges (it could explain the high temperature)?

Any comments are very welcome.

Germain

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