Date:         Tue, 7 Sep 2004 14:27:59 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
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From:         Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
Subject:      Re: Westy fridge fan on, but fridge is off (I think)
Comments: To: Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@YAHOO.COM>
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Malcolm,

I re-insulated my van a few years ago with pink fiberglass and a vapour
barrier. After that I took 2 trips to Dinosaur Prov. Park in ALberta
where it was stinking hot :), well 40C and bright sunshine. The van was
not in the shade and got blasted on the fridge side despite my efforts
to shade it. the fridge fan didn't come on, but the fridge worked well.
Then I installed the muffin fan and now it runs a lot :)

The stock fan is a flimsy bit of work.

ab


On 1-Sep-04, at 5:22 PM, Malcolm Stebbins wrote:

> Changing the topic slightly,  I put foil backed bubble insulation (2
> layers) in behind the fridge
> in the van wall and this summer, my fan NEVER came on (that I heard)
> even though we drove through
> HOT Wash DC.  Malcolm