Fridge fan quieting

myredracer wrote:
It might help if you post what brand it is. Is it obnoxiously loud or you're just not used to the sound? I believe some have replaced the fan(s) with a quieter ball bearing type.

We have a Norcold fridge in our slide and I have never heard the fan(s) running, even close up outside. I do hear the burner when running on propane tho.

Dometic RM1350SLMX

Video here:
https://youtu.be/3GgHtzFgX4M

It is loud enough that you can hear it while watching TV movie with volume up.
Not getting used to it after 3 months almost full time. It is a new trailer so trying to make it a warranty issue, but early indications are not positive.

The fan on our new Norcold must be thermostatically controlled, it runs only in hot weather. Side vented in the slide.

For the OP, I'd look for new replacement fans with ball bearings.

It might help if you post what brand it is. Is it obnoxiously loud or you're just not used to the sound? I believe some have replaced the fan(s) with a quieter ball bearing type.

We have a Norcold fridge in our slide and I have never heard the fan(s) running, even close up outside. I do hear the burner when running on propane tho.

All 4 fans are outside. There is no inside fan. That is what is confusing me.
This is a new trailer...
Will check into Richards suggestion

thx

Byrogie wrote:
My fridge fan is louder and whinier inside the trailer than outside.
There are 4 fans, fridge is in a slide, so side vented.
Anybody done a mod to reduce the sound?

If you wire two of those fans in series, you will cut the fan speed in half and reduce some of the noise.

Richard

I had a side by side Dometic that had fans inside and out. One of the inside fans was getting quite noisy. To replace it was a big job and the ice maker was acting up so it got retired at 9 yrs old. So if it is an inside fan you may need to replace the fan.