Upper Fridge vent blocked off...Why?
I recently purchased a 2013 Sprinter 316bik. It has a slide in the kitchen so the fridge is vented at the bottom (typical) and then it is vented thru the sidewall at the top, not thru the roof as it i...
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It is easy to see the reason for the metal. I did the same thing to my pop up.
First off, that is a terrible installation as refrigerators in slides usually are. The upper vent is nowhere near high enough.
The sheet metal is an attempt to correct the bad installation. Its intention is to prevent the air flow from exiting under the tube you see just above the metal. By partly blocking the opening the air flow will go higher past the tube.
The visible tube is where the ammonia vapor is condensed to liquid. More airflow equals more liquid. More liquid equals better cooling.
First off, that is a terrible installation as refrigerators in slides usually are. The upper vent is nowhere near high enough.
The sheet metal is an attempt to correct the bad installation. Its intention is to prevent the air flow from exiting under the tube you see just above the metal. By partly blocking the opening the air flow will go higher past the tube.
The visible tube is where the ammonia vapor is condensed to liquid. More airflow equals more liquid. More liquid equals better cooling.
