dougrainer wrote:
JRscooby wrote:
dougrainer wrote:
Also, Are any of you or your friends refer installed in a slide room? THAT is also a different situation that usually calls for a separate exhaust fan blowing out the top door. Doug
I can not disagree with this, but just for my understanding, could you tell me why this is true?
Simple. The normal install for a RV refer is to have the cold air come in thru the bottom outside door and convection the air thru the condenser and up and out the roof vent. Normal convection air gets this done. Larger RV refers need an addition fan to help blow the air up and out, which the refer maker installs if needed. Now, when you have the refer in a slide out, the air flow IS going up, but must make a 90 degree turn and out the upper vent door since you do not have a roof vent in a slide room. Most OEM's do a poor job of making the upper wood cabinet with the required wood baffles to help turn that air and out the upper door. So, a lot of the hot air stays caught behind the upper refer and allows poor ventilation and cooling. Sooo, what I do is modify the upper back of the cabinet to seal off any place that can trap air. I then add just 1 12 volt refer fan just inside that upper door blowing out to force the hot air out the upper door. Also, when you remove that upper door and you can see most ofthe condenser fins, that is also a problem. That is why it is critical to make sure you have a wood baffle as close to the back side of those fins to make sure the cooling air goes thru the condenser instead bypassing between the sidewall and the condenser. THIS is the most common OEM error on baffling the refer cabinet. Doug
Thank you. Have the same issue with popup. But with the baffles I put in I only need to run the fan when the outside temp is over 100...
