Hey david,

No, you must have misread my posts. On my previous van I did install the water port fan mod and thought it’s did improve the fridge working. I didn’t record any data for that set up, but I can tell you that the air coming out of the vent was warm air.

Alistair

> On Sep 11, 2019, at 11:16 AM, David McNeely <davmcneely40@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I believe that Alistair Abell has data that show that putting a fan in the
> city water port does not improve performance of the Dometic.  He frequents
> this list, so maybe he will speak up.  Since there is a fan to remove hot
> air into the van interior from behind the refrigerator through a vent
> behind the box, perhaps when the additional fan is running, it just pulls
> air from the van interior through the normal vent and on out, without
> increasing the air flow from behind the refrigerator.  Or worse, it might
> interfere with the air flow that would normally take place, leaving the hot
> air in place and not cooling the refrigerator or even preventing its
> cooling.
> 
> I did this for a refrigerator that was not performing, and could not tell
> any difference, but then my refrigerator (now junked) had other problems,
> like inadequate flame on propane due to a corroded internal propane line.
> So, YMMV.
> 
> mcneely
> 
>> On Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 7:40 AM Ryan Perry <rjdperry@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hey everyone!
>> I've got my stock dometic fridge out after less than ideal performance this
>> summer. I have decided to install an exhaust fan in place of my NEVER used
>> city water hookup. (I live in the south so the van sees fairly high temps
>> during the day)
>> 
>> I see that the 80mm fans look to fit. Was going to run a new wire from fuse
>> block and connect toggle over to the LED panel on the front. Want it to
>> look as stock as possible so was going to use the little micro toggle
>> switches. Problem is can't seem to find any switches that small or even
>> closely match the stock. Anybody know where to source these?
>> 
>> Anybody have good resources for any of these mods? Or more particular
>> modifying the GoWesty city water hookup as an exhaust fan?
>> 
>> Was also thinking about an internal fan for the fridge up top. Use the same
>> line and locate in the same place on the LED panel. Might be a good idea
>> while I have it out.
>> 
>> Thanks as always!
>> Ryan Perry
>>