Date:         Sun, 28 Aug 2016 09:08:57 -0600
Reply-To:     Steve Williams <steve@WILLIAMSITCONSULTING.COM>
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From:         Steve Williams <steve@WILLIAMSITCONSULTING.COM>
Subject:      Re: Dometic fridge (external) fan replacement...
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com>
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Hi,

Thanks very much for the response.  I hadn't even thought to look at
vendor's sites for a replacement.

Looking at the GoWesty fan retro-fit, it just looks like a good quality
computer fan.  Is this what you are on the 2nd one of?  Or was the first
one just a "regular" computer fan?

At a minimum, the GoWesty web page gives me all the specs I was looking
for.  I actually don't like how they mounted it, but it does give me
info about orientation.

Cheers,
Steve W.

On 28/08/2016 6:53 AM, Jim Felder wrote:
> 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
> <mailto: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
>