fridge fan benefit?
I have seem some threads here that talk about different kinds of add-on fans people have put on thier refridgerators. My question is why- is it to cool the actual unit down so that it doesnt run as wa...
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zonacamper wrote:
OK- to illustrate my ignorance a bit more- are there 2 different types of fans? An extrerior one to get the hot air out or away from the unit, and then an interior type that simple forces cirrululation on the inside of the unit?
If so, is one type more beneficial than the other?
thanks for the responses:)
I installed both. I mounted 2 computer type cooling fans at the top of the refer compartment, behind the top vent panel, upper access from the outside of the RV. These are mounted horizontally to the upper "radiator" cooling fins. They pull air through the compartment from the bottom and out the top. I used an 85 degree temperature switch fastened to the hottest ammonia line at the bottom of the heating unit to control the fans. If the unit is running, the line heats up and turns on the fans.
I put 2 inside the refer fastened to the cooling fins at the top of the fridge, found them on EBay. These are on a micro switch. When on, they move air all thru the refer and it does greatly improve the cooling on a full unit. It forces the air to the bottom of the unit. As a side benefit, I never experience icing on the fins anymore. The moving air helps with evaporation of the moisture in the unit.
I have pics of all this, just have to find where I stored them. BTW; I have less than 75.00 in all of it. We always have cold food and drinks running unit on 6 or 7 rather than 9 or 10.
