hmm...

well maybe it's time to take mine out, flip it and check all the
connections. (though I mostly run it on LP)

Could it be that the stock 81' model (182a ?) is a less efficient
design than a later model ?

Maybe I should start with the venting mod at city water hook up.

What size (cfm) fan did you use?

TIA,

Neil.

On 6/16/07, Mark Drillock <drillock@earthlink.net> wrote:
> I have camped in 90-100 degree weather MANY times and the stock Dometic
> works fine. The fins ice up in a day or so and are completely frozen
> solid in a week. I do have an outside vent mounted behind mine. This was
> done to keep the heat from the fridge from making it even hotter inside
> the van but also helps the Dometic cool better.
>
> I am planning to camp next week where the forecast is 109-111 degrees
> all 5 days we plan to be there. I will let you know if this exceeds the
> Dometic's operating range.
>
> Mark
>
> Jeffrey Vickers wrote:
>
> > I think it would be better to vent the airspace behind the fridge
> > rather than introduce air into it. I don't use my city water hookup
> > and I've often thought that a tiny computer fan in place of the
> > hookup might do the trick. You'd need to prop the little city water
> > door open a bit when using it. I also have the GoWesty pump and fan
> > upgrade which is a MUCH better fan and cools the fins much better.
> > Really quiet. Bottom line is that nothing is going to keep the Dam-
> > etic cool when the temps get up past the 80s. I could sell you my
> > fridge and all my upgrades later this year when I get a Norcold... = )
> >
> > Jeff
> >
>

--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.

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