2oldgypsies
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Thinking about a Batt. operated fan for our refrigerator. We would like to hear any comments you might have on the subject.
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dennislanier
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I have personally not seen any need for one in our fridge. I usually keep ours running all the time during camping season (March-November) and clean in out and turn it off otherwise with the door propped open to prevent mildew. Seems like it would take up a lot of valuable space for a questionable benefit.
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Bearnkat
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Are you taking about one for inside or the refrigerator or one for the outside compartment? We're running both.
We purchased both of them at Camping World. The inside one helps keep the air moving around and the outside one comes on and off as needed in hot weather to help the refrigerator run more efficiently especially in hot weather.
In my opinion, both fans help.
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j2catfish
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For about the same cost, if you are talking about the inside fan, a computer cooling fan can be installed. It moves much more air, you don't have to replace the batteries, and if properly installed can be switch controlled for those times you don't need it.
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tonyandkaren
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We have one in the outside compartment blowing up on the coils. It really makes a difference in hot weather. It's a 12 volt squirrel cage from Radio Shack controlled with a thermostatic fan switch from a heating and air conditioning supply house. Click here for pictures.
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taxgod4u
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Here is what we did for the inside fan, use a computer fan. Connect the ground wire to an alegator clip, extend the hot so it can be shoved in the hot side of the fridge light socket with the pop in light bulb. Clip the alegator to the internal fins at top of fridge. The fan should have power any time the fridge is turned on. If the fan only runs only when the door is open then the hot is coneected to the wrong side of he bulb. the clip will hold the fan in place for travel.
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Hum see you live in phoenix...... Im in AZ as well...Hot outside temps dont help the frig any.. I put one in the top vent to draw the hot air out..... thats where I would put them and i would put 2 of them..easy to do..I was going to put the fan in the back of the frig pointing up, but the fan I got wouldnt fit right in that compartment.
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C Schomer
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I just THOUGHT my frid worked good til I put in the fan! I put a muffin fan in the back and it works so good I wish I would have used two with a switch to run one or both - on the blazin days. Craig
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pcm1959
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I did a lot of research on this forum and other rv forums. I have one of the battery operated cube fans inside the fridge to help circulate the air. I installed a flue fan in the top of the refrig exhaust flue compartment - to help in the draft and pull the air out. Most refrigs are not installed exactly as they should be and the natural draft of the flue (space behind the refrig) is disrupted by misinstallation resulting in heat build-up. The fan at the top of the flue helps pull the hot air out. I have read that the fans should NOT blow on the frig coils but simply pull the air out of the flue. You are trying to get the hot air out of the compartment - not cool the coils. These refrigerators generate heat naturally and its part of the process of the absorption refrig. PCM
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C Schomer
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I put mine in the gap between the condenser and absorber coils. I thought that looked like a good place so it can give the airflow a boost at the midpoint. Craig
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