Fridge project for the fall
Hello again all! Our camper has the typical (Although taller than previous I have owned) AC / LP RV fridge. However, our fridge is in a slide out. This summer we have done more traveling south than...
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2oldman wrote:
Don't stuff it with food. Use a small circulation fan inside. My Dometic is in a slide, no fans, and works great.
As long as what you put in there is cold going in, not much of a issue in my experience. A fan helps, but the taper of, and shape where the lids force gaps for air flow.
When I spent a month in 100+ weather I figured out just how many and what size of the square/rectangle shaped containers would fit. When I took a full 1 out I would replace with MT. With most of the cold air contained, and knowing which I wanted when opened so closed quick temp recovered much quicker.
During really hot weather I've seen folks remove the back cover and place a house fan blowing at the coils.
Big air flow is not as good as forcing the air to flow thru the right places.
CavemanCharlie wrote:
Some RV fridges don't work very well not matter what you do. Others are much better. Maybe you just have one of the bad ones. I don't like to post brand names on this forum though.
The technology of a absorption fridge is pretty simple. A little bit of work with the insulation and air flow can overcome the label.
