It gets hot. I could easily see over 165 on a 100 degree day.
I've had the whole interior of my car be over 165 on a 100 degree day
(Sitting in the nevada sun with the windows closed....).
And I know that there is noticeable heat in the back of the fridge. So i
have no doubt, that it "Can" get past that, or at least near that.

Candles melt in my car. It's inconvenient.

-Craig
'85GL turned WESTY
BOSTIG in the back
'87 SUNROOF Syncro

On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 9:49 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all.
>
> Searching but to no avail.
>
> If anyone has a quick answer, it would be much appreciated.
>
> What's heats have people measured behind the Dometic 182 on a really
> hot day. Say over 100F.
>
> I'm installing 1" rigid board insulation to 2" thick. On average,
> there's now 1" between fridge cooling fins and the Dow Styrospan. This
> stuff is rated to 165F. I found a caution in Dow's knowledge base
> saying the foam starts to expand when heated beyond 165F, but I'm
> being overly cautious here as I need to be sure this stuff won't be a
> fire hazard.
>
> If I have to, I'll add a layer of 1/2" cement board between back of
> fridge and insulation, but that will reduce clearance at rear and I'll
> have to find a way to secure it. (heavy)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Neil.
>
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>
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