Executive wrote:
Canadian Rainbirds wrote:
That looks pretty effective but would be no help in our case. Our fridge is in the slide and does not have a roof vent.
My mistake as you referred to the top vent thinking it was a roof vent. If your fridge is not cooling properly then the simplest solution is a small room fan, about $15/WalMart and bungee cord it to the outside vent. I don't think it matters much. Just before mine failed, I had to do just that with the lower vent. Having the air passing across the tubes cooled it enough to maintain the temps inside the box. You have to be plugged in though so that may be an issue for you. The fridge does NOT have to be removed. You might find some strapping Mexican lad that would help/pull the box forward enough for you to get in there and replace the one that's not working. If you replace one, you should replace both. Also, make sure the replacements are ball bearing fans....Dennis
Here is the fan I used. YMMV
The "TUBES" do NOT have to have air flowing over them. It is the CONDENSOR fins at the top of the cooling unit that is critical for the fresh cooler air to flow thru and remove the heat. Roof top vent, not much problem. SLIDE installed refer with upper and lower doors, it "can" be a problem due to lack of clearance at the top of the fins and then flowing out the upper door. You MUST have some type of baffle/wood separator between the inner part of the outside wall and the Condensor fins to make sure the air flow thru those fins. IF there is a gap between the fins and the outer wall, you will not get the best flow of cool air thru the fins. the MORE air that flows THRU the fins, the better it will cool. Doug
