Date:         Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:55:13 -0700
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Insulation behind Dometic fridge?
Comments: To: Richard A Jones <jones@colorado.edu>
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On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 7:50 PM, Richard A Jones<jones@colorado.edu> wrote:
> Loren wrote:
>> It seemed to help but not near as much
>> as the vent fan I put in that pulled the hot air out.
>
> I've seen the bubble-wrap outside layer.  Others have
> changed the fiberglass inside to fancier stuff.  My
> only observation, with a Vitri installed, but the original
> fiberglass still there, is that with an infrared thermometer
> I can't see any difference anywhere on the inside walls,
> which lead me to think the insulation doesn't make much
> difference.
>
> But several different reports from "people who know"
> indicate that replacing the city water intake with a muffin
> fan to exhaust heat from behind the fridge makes a very
> big difference.
> See the third pix down:
> http://jones.colorado.edu/MoabApril09/seven.html
>
> Richard
>

Thanks Richard et al.

I have installed a city water fan. Seems to help. But....

Based upon helpful lister input, and my gut instinct, I'll bet that
w/o insulation, IF left parked on a hot day with sun bearing down on
driver side, the poor little Dometic would be pushed to the limit.
Right now it's 87F with 40F in Dometic. And that's w/o rear fan/city
fan on. (aux battery flat) When sun hits side, I'll see how much temps
rise.

We have a heat wave going on right now so wouldn't want to be yanking
the fridge. But if the mood strikes, would be interesting to compare
results.

Neil.

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