Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2016 11:34:49 -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...
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Hi,
Thanks very much for the additional information!
Have a great weekend
Cheers,
Steve W.
On 28/08/2016 10:11 AM, Jim Felder wrote:
> My first replacement was installed when I first got my camper. I had to put
> all the camping equipment back together, and that fan didn't work. I have
> no idea how long the original had not been working, but it wasn't working
> when I got it. I replaced it with a Gowesty fan, the one they sold the
> time, which was exactly like the OEM fan.that one lasted about six years
> and started squealing. I replaced it with the metal fan that you see on the
> Gowesty site. It's much quieter and works better. I don't know when they
> introduced that model, but it has been since I put the original replacement
> and 13 years ago
>
> Jim
> On Sunday, August 28, 2016, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote:
>
>> While you have the reefer out, you may want to consider adding a fan
>> inside to circulate the chilled air. I’m told it can make a significant
>> difference in temperature inside. I used a small laptop sized fan mounted
>> at the back next to and blowing across the heat sink.
>>
>> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008P72QYS/ref=oh_aui_
>> detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
>>
>> It doesn’t move a lot of air, but it does move some. It also doesn’t draw
>> much current. For a buck, I thought it was worth a try. (I have 2 buses
>> with identical RM182a reefers in them . One has the fan, the other
>> doesn’t. I’ll have comparison data after the WetWesties ReUnion on Sept
>> 9-11.)
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>> On Aug 28, 2016, at 8:08 AM, Steve Williams <
>> steve@WILLIAMSITCONSULTING.COM <javascript:;>> wrote:
>>> 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.
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