Hey Karl - are these numbers with the fridge installed or on a bench?  If it
is installed, it is about as good as you are gonna get, IMO without
supplemental fans to remove the hot air from the back side of the fridge.
If on a bench, then I think you should be able to expect better perfomance
provided that the rear of the fridge is well vented.

A great way to remove the hot air from behind the fridge is to use a fan to
vent the hot air to the *outside* of the van using one of the openings for
the camper hookups (like City Water).  (Credit to Mark and Craig Drillock
for that idea).

Brent Christensen
Santa Barbara, CA

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Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 8:51 AM
Subject: [Syncro] Fridge experts: need advice

> After running three fridges side-by-side, I picked the one that ran the
> coolest on propane, cleaned the burner well, and installed it in my van.
It
> was cooling 40 degrees below ambient. I also installed a new propane tank
> yesterday, and the fridge was cooling exceptionally well (empty) at 40-45
> below ambient. Then, last evening it began to cool less, like 30 degree
> difference. I first checked the regulator and readjusted to 11" W.C., very
> slight improvement if any. The fan on the fins comes on occasionally,
there
> is an ice film where the ice-trays go, the door seals well, but I can only
> get 45 degrees (measured digitally about 2" in front of the cooling fins)
at
> 75~80 ambient. Am I expecting too much, or is there something else I am
> missing here? Thanks in advance for any input!
>
> Karl
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