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Subject:Re: Dometic in 100F ambient?
From:Mark Drillock
Date:Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:48:52 -0700

Leave the existing original type fridge fan alone after making sure it
is working and not noisy due to bad bearing. Add the exhaust fan and
control it with a switch.

The original fan is on an automatic thermoswitch and this fan is needed
much of the year. The added exhaust fan is only needed in warmer weather.

Mark

Michael Diehr wrote:

> If I'm understanding it, we are talking about two different mods --
> one is to replace the existing fan (which blows air across the fins
> in back, but does not exhaust the air), and the other is to add a fan
> that blows air out of the van altogether, using the city water port.
>
> I'm wondering -- should you do both mods?  Or could you simply
> combine the mods and just move the existing fan (with wiring) to
> serve as an "exhaust out the city water connection" hole and be done
> with it?
>
> On Aug 14, 2007, at 7:05 PM, Loren Busch wrote:
>
>> RE:On 8/14/07, Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> You guys might want to read this post:
>>> http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?
>>> A2=ind0212C&L=vanagon&P=R17292
>>
>>
>>
>> I tried Karls fan fix but with pretty negative results.  Radio
>> Shack may
>> have changed part numbers but my version of that part number was
>> not an
>> exact replacement, was a little longer.  And after installing it I
>> found it
>> very, very loud.  YMMV...
>
>