

| Subject: | Re: Fridge....should it stay on... |
| From: | mark drillock |
| Date: | Wed, 25 May 2005 18:04:13 -0700 |
As I said, I never use 120 volts so I can speak to how they should perform on that power setting. How does it work over a few days on propane? Mark Michael Elliott wrote: > Well, my fridge is, I think, working and my experience is more similar > to Stan's than yours. > > The thermal switch on the back works (tested it), it kicks in the fan > when the waste fins get hot (tested), the rear fan works - put on a > larger Volterra one; I have an internal CPU fan on the cooling fins; > I've installed a waste heat fan on the (now unused) city water inlet > thing, I have 1'' of additional white styrofoam insulation behind the > reefer (smooshed into the two spaces where the original yellow > fiberglass lives; and the internal rear vents on the cabinet are > unobstructed. > > Running on 120VAC, the thermal probe I have taped to its back wall > says it gets down to 39F in the evening. During the day, 50F is more > like it. Propane performance is similar. > > If it's not working up to its full potential then maybe I am > overlooking something. >
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