Fridge Vents / Fans

[Ninian]

Hi, I'm sure someone will have fitted fans to their fridge vents, but I would like to here if a rising thermostat was used to control the fans and expel the heat. Where did you get the components.

 

Thanks.

[Cliffy]

 

 

I asked a similar question on this subject the thread is on the current page below

 

http://www.outandaboutlive.co.uk/forums/Motorhomes/Motorhome-Matters/Assisting-the-fridge/38855/

 

 

[747]

Some good info here:

 

http://www.caravantalk.co.uk/community/topic/56976-fridge-vent-fans/

[Guest Joe90]

On my previous van I bought two of these, and cobbled together a mounting frame, they have temperature sensors which I fixed to the condenser unit, controlled by a simple switch to turn them off which was the most tricky part of the job, picking up the 12 volt supply from the rear of the fridge, then routing wiring to the inside of the van to a switch with integral light to indicate when in the on position..

 

http://www.ebuyer.com/546792-arctic-f8-pro-80mm-case-fan-afaco-08p00-gba01?utm_source=google&utm_medium=products&mkwid=s33HJTcq6_dc&pcrid=51508048139&pkw=&pmt=&gclid=CjwKEAjw8qetBRCj6vKH8IC_kwoSJADGQ8dSeArSXbAkN5lDPnCvrf60QN6A6_LcZAp-LNToJa6MLhoCnFnw_wcB

 

With our current van I have not bothered, instead just taking the top vent off altogether when the fridge starts to struggle.........it's worth knowing that Dometic state that integral insect screens within the covers effectively cuts down the ventilation area by 50 %, so just taking of the top vent allowed the heat to escape far quicker, and the internal fridge temperature soon settled back and stayed within 0 to 5 degrees, and that was when we had that very hot spell in the 30s in France a couple of weeks ago.