hmm... well maybe it's time to take mine out, flip it and check all the connections. (though I mostly run it on LP) Could it be that the stock 81' model (182a ?) is a less efficient design than a later model ? Maybe I should start with the venting mod at city water hook up. What size (cfm) fan did you use? TIA, Neil. On 6/16/07, Mark Drillock <drillock@earthlink.net> wrote: > I have camped in 90-100 degree weather MANY times and the stock Dometic > works fine. The fins ice up in a day or so and are completely frozen > solid in a week. I do have an outside vent mounted behind mine. This was > done to keep the heat from the fridge from making it even hotter inside > the van but also helps the Dometic cool better. > > I am planning to camp next week where the forecast is 109-111 degrees > all 5 days we plan to be there. I will let you know if this exceeds the > Dometic's operating range. > > Mark > > Jeffrey Vickers wrote: > > > I think it would be better to vent the airspace behind the fridge > > rather than introduce air into it. I don't use my city water hookup > > and I've often thought that a tiny computer fan in place of the > > hookup might do the trick. You'd need to prop the little city water > > door open a bit when using it. I also have the GoWesty pump and fan > > upgrade which is a MUCH better fan and cools the fins much better. > > Really quiet. Bottom line is that nothing is going to keep the Dam- > > etic cool when the temps get up past the 80s. I could sell you my > > fridge and all my upgrades later this year when I get a Norcold... = ) > > > > Jeff > > >
-- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. |
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