In a message dated 08/11/2005 12:27:24 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: On the flip side, the heat from the fridge did keep the van interior a bit warmer. I'm wondering if perhaps the crazy Westfalia engineers designed things this way on purpose, to vent some heat into the van interior to keep it warmer on cool days? Or is it just poor design...
Piss poor design plain and simple. NO OTHER RV vents the fridge to the interior of the vehicle. The fridge should have been sealed off to the vehicle and vented to the exterior. I have installed a 3" ~ 4" pancake fan in the city water port as previously described by someone on this list. This has been the single most beneficial thing that has improved the Dometic operation in warm weather. The amount of heat being blown out of that port will amaze you when you think that all that heat was previously being contained in the van and trying to exit through the skylight if you remembered to keep it open. Once the interior temperature surpasses 80 degrees F the fridge ceases to work, no more possibility of heat transfer ~ no more cooling ~ plain & simple ! Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 Westy, '90 Carat, '87 Wolfsburg (Forsale) & Lionel Trains Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley _Frank Condelli & Associates_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html) _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm) _BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm) a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 08 ~ 11, 2006 |
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