How effective are those little fan/airfilters you can purchase at Campworld and Walmart. Do they improve the cooling capabilities of the RV fridge? or should I save my money
Ted and Kath
2006 Ford F150 4X4 Crew Cab,5.4,3.7L
2006 Jayco 26BHS
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Herdingdog wrote: How effective are those little fan/airfilters you can purchase at Campworld and Walmart. Do they improve the cooling capabilities of the RV fridge? or should I save my money
I loved mine in the motorhome (used two) and I love it in the TT (the little blue ones with 2 D batteries, right?). I bought a tiny little bungie cord--maybe 5-6" long and it holds it in place. I think it keeps the fridge evenly cooled.
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2008 Jayco 218
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Herdingdog wrote: How effective are those little fan/airfilters you can purchase at Campworld and Walmart. Do they improve the cooling capabilities of the RV fridge? or should I save my money
I loved mine in the motorhome (used two) and I love it in the TT (the little blue ones with 2 D batteries, right?). I bought a tiny little bungie cord--maybe 5-6" long and it holds it in place. I think it keeps the fridge evenly cooled.
It does help keep the frige more evenly cooled. Think about it, your home frige has a fan to circulate the air for even cooling.
Papa Bob
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or are you inquiring about a fan on the OUTSIDE of the refer to blow on the coils? Either way they don't cost much, just a few gallons of gas, and just might so some good so you might as well go for it.
Dick_B
2003 SunnyBrook 27FKS
2003 3/4 T Chevrolet Suburban
Equal-i-zer Hitch
One wife, two bikes (both Electric Schwinn's with motor assist)
As everyone has said they work great.I also put a fan behind the frig in the back to blow over the coils.frig runs less.Fan will come on at 80 degrees.Camping World has these also,about 25.00
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if your refridgerator does not have a fan inside, the cool air will settle in pockets, cooling will not be even.
I installed a 110v 1.6cu ft fridge. Plenty of airspace around it as recommended by the manufacturer. Setting was on #4 when I connected it, so left it there. Placed a refriedgerator thermometer inside, and gave it a day or so to cool down. Temp was at 33 degrees on the middle shelf.
This is a freon (I think) based fridge, has the small freezer box in a top corner, and cold settles to the bottom. I moved the thermometer to the bottom, waited a few hours, and temp was again 33.
I put two 12packs of already chilled sodas in the fridge, some on the door, some on the shelves, none on the top shelf. I allowed overnight for the sodas to acclimate, and looked at the thermometer on the bottom shelf. It was 36 degrees. I gave it another half-day to cool, checking in the evening, and temp was the same.
I moved the thermometer to the middle shelf, and the following day, temp on middle was 38. Out of curiousity, I put thermometer on top shelf, and it was 33 (after two hours with door closed)
I dedeuced the sodas absorb the cold, and the cooling power of that little freezer box was being taxed to its limit. I bought a Fridgecool at Camping World ($12.99) and measured again with the same methods, over a few days.
The interior temperature of the fridge was now even throughout. I put the fan on the bottom shelf, blowing the coldest sinking air back to the top, and the fridge got to about 35 degrees consistent on all shelves.
Yes, the little fan inside the fridge is a good thing, get one.
btw, a fan on the coils to aid in heat dissapation would help some too.
A fan inside, outside, or both will help your refrigerator work more efficiently. We have one both inside and out.
Inside, we have a computer muffin fan mounted above the light and wired to it.
In the outside compartment, we have a fan that blows upward and comes on by thermostat when the compartment temp reaches a certain point.
We used to use one of the battery operated fans, which worked well and lasted for quite a long time.
Barney
2004 Sunnybrook 30FKS TT
Hensley "Arrow" 1400# hitch
2002 Ford F250 Super Duty, 7.3L PSD
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