RV Refer Cooling Improvements - Part 1
This is an attempt to rectify a less than professional RV refer install by the manufacturer. My RV temps were getting into the high 40s and 50s when ambient temps reached 100+F. After doing some r...
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Parts 2 and 3:
Part 2: 2 Refer fans mounted to a piece of sheet metal that will then be set in place and screwed into wall siding. 12V switch to manually activate fans. There is also a thermostat that was installed at top of absorber coils (122 degree F). Fans were mounted at top end of absorber coils...about 2 feet above lower baffle.
Part 3: Lower baffle installed (where 12V switch was mounted) at lower end of absorber coils. As air enters side wall vent, it is forced to flow over coils as it rises. As it rises, it is again forced to flow over condenser fins at top of refer.
Now to wire it all up and test it!!
Part 2: 2 Refer fans mounted to a piece of sheet metal that will then be set in place and screwed into wall siding. 12V switch to manually activate fans. There is also a thermostat that was installed at top of absorber coils (122 degree F). Fans were mounted at top end of absorber coils...about 2 feet above lower baffle.
Part 3: Lower baffle installed (where 12V switch was mounted) at lower end of absorber coils. As air enters side wall vent, it is forced to flow over coils as it rises. As it rises, it is again forced to flow over condenser fins at top of refer.
Now to wire it all up and test it!!
