I heard my fan only once (I own my West for 2 months only). He was surprised
to hear the noise the first time. It was around 80F outdoor. If I understand
well, this fan is started from a thermoswitch. What is the the temperature
setpoint the fan is suposed to start?

----- Original Message -----
From: "mark drillock" <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 8:01 PM
Subject: Re: Not again the fridge!!!!

> The fan behind the fridge must be working to get the best performance
> from the fridge. Is it?
>
> The rear fans tend to burn out over the years even if the fridge is
> seldom used. This is because the fan turns on by a temp switch that is
> active even when the fridge is not in use. If that side of the van is in
> the sun the fan will tend to run.
>
> Mark
>
> Germain wrote:
> >
> > 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
>