Richard,

Thanks for the link to the Vitrifrigo  and usage report, I plan to
install one in the next 2-3 months (after I finish mounting the Propex).

Couple of questions from your pics:

1 - are you supporting the side flanges somehow ? Looks like you only
put two screws through the side panel, is that enough to support the
weight of the fridge?
2 - what is the front flange for ?
3 - how do you prevent the fridge from sliding forward or backwards ?
4 - the last two pics show a panel, is that a future mod (like
covering the fridge with it ?

Regards,

Hugo

On Oct 27, 2008, at 5:21 AM, Richard A Jones wrote:

> Jake wrote:
>> Can you report on your Vitrifrigo?  I just finished mounting
>> mine in the Westy cabinet.  Haven't installed the aux batteries yet.
>
> Here's my Vitrifrigo installation:
> http://jones.colorado.edu/jones/Vitrifrigo/
>
> In my experience, in hot weather the fridge runs
> 4 minutes and then shuts off for 8 minutes.  This
> is 85-90+ in the van.
>
> When cooler, it runs 4 minutes and stays off longer.
> Cold nights it runs every 45 minutes or less.
>
> It is rated at 3.2 amps, so 4 on/8 off would mean
> ~1+ amps.  So, worst case, ~24 amps per day.
>
> I think Karl (or others) have estimated something
> like 18 amps/day.  I'd agree with that except in
> hot weather.
>
> I have a second Interstate group 41 battery--the
> Frank Condelli solution.  It is probably around
> 60 amp/hours.  It ran my van for 36 hours a few times.
> The last two trips I've had trouble around 30 hours,
> but I think it is not getting fully charged, so I'll
> have to look into that.  Should start out about 12.5 V
> or a little more; it was 12.2 or so.
>
> Fridge is great.  Last trip--Buses in Ruins--I had in
> the freezer a steak, some chicken, some other stuff--
> and ice cubes.  I had ten days worth of food in the
> fridge section and it wasn't quite full.  :-)
>
> Richard