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mariot53
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Jul 06, 2020

Refrigerator coil

So, this morning I decided to clean the covers on my fridge compressor. The coil is above the compressor, and a piece of plywood is in front of it seemingly preventing airflow. It appears to be factory installed. Does this sound like SOP? Would love to send a pic, but don’t know how to. TIA
  • That board is called a Baffle. It is there to FORCE the air THRU the Condenser fins. Without that board the air would just go around the fins.
    1. There is NO compressor
    2. That Coil is called the Condenser
    Last, your RV maker did a correct install for your refer. A LOT of OEM's do not install that Baffle. Doug
  • Thanks. The board is probably an inch from the the coil. The fridge is cooking fine. I was checking because the afternoon sun beats on that side of the camper, and I don’t want any possible air flow restricted. Meanwhile, I’m trying to figure out a shade for the covers. Thanks.
  • There are threads on how to post pics. There is a forum thread specific to "how to post" on the main forum page. Lots of info there. In short, you have to post a pic to a picture hosting web site, and link to that pic when you post a pic here. Complicated at first, but is super easy.

    Is the board touching the "coils" or the radiator looking thing? There is not a lot of airflow needed so if the board is a few inches away, maybe even as close as 1-2 inches, then it still might work fine.
    Does the fridge cool?
    The air moving away from the coils will need more space than the air coming in.
    Is there a fan?

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