

| Subject: | Re: new dometic model |
| From: | pickle vanagon |
| Date: | Sun, 26 Aug 2018 14:43:37 -0400 |
Here is a simple fix for ventilation issues for fridges in a vanagon: https://www.dropbox.com/s/y06792hj6472s0b/20180826_142843.jpg?dl=0 Put a quality (low current, quiet, efficient) fan on the side grill vent. You'll also find people who install an outdoor vent by repurposing the city water port but since the intake air doesn't change, I find the side vent preferable. (It only is important to put the hot air from the fridge outside the van if you are concerned that the hot fridge air will actually meaningfully increase the temperature of the whole van so that the intake air temperature at the bottom of the fridge is increased. Unless you are taking measures to keep the van warm---in which case it's cool out and the fridge is working fine anyways---this will not be the case.h When this fan is on, you can feel warm air coming out of the side vent and cool air being drawn in the bottom intake (at the bottom front of the fridge). I really doubt the other campers get significantly more cooling on their fridge fins than you get with this simple setup. (I also have a fan in the stock location). Another plus about this fan location is that it can be easily replaced without removing the fridge. In terms of performance: I couldn't make ice on a summer day before, and now I can. Granted I haven't tried it at 100 degrees yet... On Sat, Aug 25, 2018 at 1:53 PM Karl <tdiguru@westyventures.com> wrote: > Yep, the Florida has the aforementioned outside vents. How's it work at > 100 degrees? ;) > My comment was primarily directed at the retrofit fridge for a T3. > > > On 8/25/2018 6:37 AM, Jason wrote: > > I have a newer Dometic in my LT Florida. It works great, will freeze > > lettuce if you're not careful!  The auto-igniter is nice too. The LT > > also has larger vents for the fridge. (To the outside and one in the > > back of the counter) I run it on 120V with a step up transformer > > mounted in the back cupboard. >
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