Date:         Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:16:07 -0500
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From:         Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Mini Fridge
Comments: To: Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MYMTS.NET>
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---- Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MYMTS.NET> wrote:
> Impressive!  Am i reading that right?  After three hours, solely on propane, hardly any change in interior temperature, and you're almost at freezing?  Any tips?  Interior fan to circulate air or something?
>
> I can get that kind of cooling with shore power but propane takes longer - or so I assume since i haven't kept track like you did :)  And I never use 12V.

Actually Jeff, he had an ambient temperature drop from low 80s F to mid 70s F, and achieved a refrigerator temperature of about 36 F.  mcneely

>
> Jeff
>
> On 2013-06-10, at 8:33 PM, Alistair Bell wrote:
>
> > time to trot out my old data on my fridge performance?
> >
> > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/08/11/westy-dometic-fridge-performance/
> >
> > alistair
> >
> >
> > On 2013-06-10, at 6:25 PM, Jim Felder wrote:
> >
> >> Right. I recently got back from a week on the Gulf Coast. 90-100 degrees.
> >> Food did fine.
> >>
> >> Jim
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 8:12 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Sorry, this is simply not the case. We have camped many times for a week
> >>> or more in 90-100 degree weather and kept our food including milk fresh
> >>> for up to a week. That is with 4 different Dometic RM182 over the the
> >>> last 20 years in various vans. You do have to be smart about how you use
> >>> the things.
> >>>
> >>> Mark
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Karl Wolz wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> McNeely,
> >>>> The Dometic, according to its own specs, is good for about a 30 degree
> >>>> drop.  That's marginally adequate in 70 degree weather (like in the Black
> >>>> Forest), but not so good in about 45 of our states this time of year.  I
> >>>> installed extra fans inside and out after cleaning and resealing the
> >>>> firebox, etc. before taking it out and gaining much storage space.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >

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David McNeely