Knowing that noise might be an issue, I also mounted mine carefully, using mechanically-compliant supports and hardware bits. I can hear the thing outside the van, a dozen or more feet away. You may have done a better job than I did, have a quieter unit, or camp in noisier conditions? -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano Bend, OR KG6RCR
On 8/27/2009 7:39 PM Loren Busch wrote: > I believe what is being said about the Vitrofrigio being quieter than the > Norcold. > But sitting here next to the Norcold that I've been sleeping with for the > last week I can say that mounted with Sorbothane pads underneath and rubber > grommets on the screws on the front panel I have virtually no noise, a very > slight hum if I listen for it. So as long as I don't set my tea kettle > wrong on the grill (and sometimes take it off) I get no vibrations that wake > me in the night. > |
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