Date:         Mon, 30 May 2005 13:14:56 -0400
Reply-To:     Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
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From:         Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Re: fridge mod - prelim results
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA>
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I think there is plenty of air movement over the fins. I've often
thought of putting an auxillary fan (solar powered, cause that's when
the fridge needs the assistance most) in the access hatch for the vent
stack.

It's been my experience that I get a fair amount of warm air moving up
on the back side of the stove, but that it is partly hindered by the
curtains (and stove top when open). I figure that the access hatch grll
is near enough to the top and than an auxillary fan blowing the heated
air out at the point can only help.

The only reason I haven't followed through on this (outside of
laziness), is the pain of carefully running the wires so that they'll
be (mostly) hidden. Putting the solar sell on the poptop works out
pretty well too as the angle of the poptop (if I park correctly) lines
up the solar cell with the sun better.

On May 30, 2005, at 12:48 PM, Alistair Bell wrote:

> Last week i posted a description of my expt to improve airflow over
> cooling fins on back of fridge. I made a shroud to direct the flow
> "better".
>
> I found that my replacement fan, a muffing fan, came one and stayed on
> much more than the stock fan. I thought the shroud would help and
> provide better convection flow over fins.
>
> Well it seems to have had little effect on the duty cycle of the
> muffing fan. I am not giving up on the idea that the shroud helps flow,
> but now going to install another fan.
>
> I did have the uncomfortable thought that I have the muffin fan mounted
> wrong way up, but naw, I couldn't have :)
>
> I do get a good flow of air into the bottom grill below the fridge,
> checked with smoke.
>
> Alistair
>
>
> '82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94
> http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/