Date:         Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:12:11 -0700
Reply-To:     Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vitrifrigo vs Norcold: noise and power?
Comments: To: Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
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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.
>