Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 12:24:43 -0400
Reply-To: Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@HEWITT.COM>
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From: Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@HEWITT.COM>
Subject: Re: Fridge Fan ?
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Hi Sean,
I'm guessing from your e-mail address and the fact that you report
90 F as "cold at night" that you're in Arizona. Your fan thermocouple may
be working just fine. If my van is sitting in the sun with the fridge
running on propane and the temp is 90 F --- my fan is going to run full
time. As the sun goes down and it cools off the fan will stop. I suggest
turning your fridge off and letting it cool --- perhaps overnight. Put the
fuse in and light the fridge. Assuming an ambient air temperature of 90 F
it should take some time before the fan comes on (as I recall from a post
last week it goes on when the thermocouple hits 140 F and off when it
cools to 125 F). If there's a time between ligithing the fridge and the
fan going on then your thermocouple is probably acting as it should ---
you're just in a really hot place. The other way to check this is see if
the fan goes off as the sun goes down --- if you come out in the morning
and the fan is off you're OK.
Cheers,
Doug
Sean Garrett <SEAN.GARRETT@ASU.EDU>
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10/07/2002 11:45 AM
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Subject: Fridge Fan ?
OK my fridge fan is perplexing me more...
the facts:
1. 1981 Westy in process of restoration, phase 2 (running with interior
restore happening now).
2. When it is cold at night (below 90 F) if I connect the fuse under the
drivers seat the fan does not come on no matter what setting the fridge is
on (gas, 12v, 120v).
3. When it is hot during the day (above 90 F) the fan runs when I connect
the fuse under the drivers seat no matter what setting it is on (gas, 12v,
120v).
4. There is another wire (2 total) that is not fused (in line fuse
installed) under the drivers seat. It seems to have no effect on the
behavior above. 1 & 2 happen whether this wire is connected or not.
5. The fridge does cool on 120v. I checked it briefly while I had the
whole
cabinet out of the vehicle last January
6. The fridge fan in the back was replaced when I did have it out with the
recommended replacement at camping world.
Is it possible the thermo switch is bad but in a different way, that is to
say its "kick on" temperature is lower than it should be????
I want to try to figure the "whole" problem out before I pull the fridge.
I
am think there may be another grounding issue I am not addressing.
Sean Garrett
1981 Westy (his)
1995 Eurovan Camper (hers)
sean.garrett@asu.edu
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