Adding cooling fan to refrigerator?
Our Dometic frig is the two door stile. It is in a slide out so it has a outside vent high and low. Inside the exterior wall and behind the frig at mid heigth are two cooling fans that come on when ...
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Irelands child wrote:
I 'abandoned' the rattling original fan in place as I could not reach the screws. I'll pull it off if I ever have to pull the reefer. I then Installed two ~45cfm computer case fans - should be enough vs that clunk that was in the fridge compartment, but since it was a 4 fan pack, have a couple more, just in case.
The original thermistor switch on the fridge cooling fins had died (these are generally cheap junk) so I ended up going to Home Depot and picking up an attic fan switch. Works perfectly.
This is what I used @$13.99USD with free shipping (also a one day $5.00 rebate on them as well):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103052
The 1 amp fuse is plenty of capacity for these two at something like .15 amps each.
Photo also shows the new 'attic fan' thermostat which is set at about 100*F.
I also have a bypass toggle switch just in case plus the wiring 'cleaned up' since the photo was taken.
Nice job!
The third fan I added is on a switch. I just let it run and the temps stay very constant. With the temps in the 60's to 80's the two factory fans have yet to come on. When I get to So Cal I am sure they all three will be working.
