The problem with using a computer fan is the air flow is to directional. You really need a fan capable of moving air over all the fins. For an additional helpful solution consider adding a second fan in that vent near the swing out table to further remove hot air out from behind the cabinet space. This is additionally beneficial when the curtain behind the stove is closed blocking that vent up there. Keep in mind the installation of the this fridge in the Vanagon is not done as it should be or is typical in other RVs. They usually have the fridge guts in an outside vented area with air intake below and exhaust above. Using the fridge as it is installed in the Westy it does not do well in hot weather with the van closed up especially when parked in the sun. Dennis
Dennis
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Jim Felder Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2016 8:54 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Dometic fridge (external) fan replacement... I think the consensus is going to be that regular computer fans don't do a very good job. I am on my second fan replacement since I installed the Gowesty fan about a year ago. It's a complete kit; you will need nothing. It is quieter than the stock fan and your fridge will cool better with it. Jim On Sunday, August 28, 2016, Steve Williams <steve@williamsitconsulting.com> wrote: > Hi, > > The fan on my Dometic fridge started squealing quite loudly when it > starts up. Not so great in the middle of the night ;) > > I am just going to replace it with a computer fan. I've got a few old > PC's that I can butcher. I figure I can cut up the metal from a power > supply to make a suitable bracket. Looking at the orientation of the > existing fan, I'll have to make a 90 degree bracket which isn't too > challenging if I use a power supply to cut up. > > I can't be the only person that's had to do this. What size fan > (cfm?) did you use? What RPM did you use? I'm going to try to find a > fairly quiet fan, but really don't know what the cooling capacity should be. > > Thanks, > Steve Williams > |
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