In a message dated 10/05/2008 9:45:32 A.M. Central Standard Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

My  fridge normally gets very cold and will even freeze up around the ice
cube  tray.  However, on hot summer days, the fan will run constantly  trying
to cool the fins to the cut off temperature.  My intent is to  help the fins
dissipate heat faster with a greater air flow and thus help  the fridge stay
cool on hot days.  Is my logic flawed?  I don't  want to go to a lot of work
for nothing.

Harold,  I have installed a 4" ~ 5" computer muffin fan in the place of the
City Water  Outlet on my van and it helps tremendously in keeping the fridge
running in hot  weather.  The City water outlet is pretty much right where the
highest  concentration of heat is behind the fridge.  I have done this mod to
many  of my customers vans and all report improved functioning of their
fridges.   What I did was to cut the back off of the City Water Outlet then mount the
 muffin fan to the back of the housing.  How I mount the fan depends on the
size and configuration of the fan.  Some I have glued some I was able  to use
two of the City Water Outlet's mounting screws, diagonally opposed.   Then I
either wire it up to a switch on the sink front next to the LED  panel or mount
a micro switch on the City Water Outlet so that when the door is  opened the
fan come on.  The door is held open with a popcicle stick.   Power for this
fan is picked up at the LED sink front panel.  One  thing to note is that I may
not be good to run this fan consistently as  there is a possibility of cooling
the fins at the rear of the fridge too  much.  So then I was then thinking to
connect that fan to the thermocouple  switch at the rear of the fridge.  Jury
is still out on this idea.

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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