Date:         Sun, 23 Feb 1997 08:07:13 -0800
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From:         Ron Lussier <coyote@zuni.chaco.com>
Subject:      Re: fridge fan?

At 04:38 PM 2/22/97 -0600, Sean Bartnik wrote:
>Hey all,
>I have a quick question.  I know that the efficiency of the Dometic
>Westy fridge can be increased by installing a little fan inside the
>fridge to blow over the fins.  I have heard of some folks getting a
>teeny fan like this at Radio Shack.  
>
>I went to Radio Shack today and looked at their fan selection.  The only
>thing I could find that was close to what I heard about is a really
>small (about the size of a little matchbox) fan that's sold as a CPU
>cooling fan.  It runs on 12v DC and draws 0.9 amps.  I assume this is
>the fan that is referred to?  Does this fan flow enough air to do the
>job?  How would one go about mounting this fan and running the wiring? 
>
>I have seen a fan sold specifically for this purpose, it's made by an RV
>products manufacturer and sits in the bottom of the fridge and blows air
>up.  I've never seen it in person but I know it exists, I saw it on the
>packaging of a water tank filler.  Does anyone know where I could find
>this fan?
>
>I'm interested in doing this because of my upcoming camping trip.  I'm
>gonna have some perishable stuff in the fridge and I want to make sure I
>don't have any spoilage problems.  The fridge itself works fine, I just
>want to make it work better.

Camping World has a most excellent self-contained fan that takes 2 'D'
batteries and goes for about a month on them.  It *does* tend to keep the
fridge a little cooler, in my experience.  It also doesn't require drilling
a hole in your fridge.

C'yote
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