Date:         Tue, 27 Apr 1999 09:08:16 -0700
Reply-To:     kevinm@RED.PRIMEXTECH.COM
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From:         Kevin Mikkelson <kevinm@RED.PRIMEXTECH.COM>
Subject:      Re: Dometic Improvements Adding Fans
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Bill,
Is this the same info you posted last year? If so, it was very helpful to
me.  I used your research to aid me in adding a Fridgemate fan last year as
a second fan behind our refrigerator.  Our main objective was to make
things quieter at night, the original fan was too loud and ran too long at
night to make sleeping enjoyable.  My original intention was to add two new
Fridgemate fans, one to replace the stock fan and a second fan like yours
near the upper coil.   After removing the refrigerator I found the original
fan mounting bracket was lose, explaining the excessive noise.  I just
tightened the fasteners on the original fan and easily installed the second
fan as you described.  I wired the two fans in series, how did you wire
yours?   I assume your third fan with a switch was wired in parallel, but
what about the other two fans behind the refrigerator?
It's been over a year now and its is working great, it is much quieter, the
fans run less, and the refrigerator is colder.

Kevin M.
Bothell, WA
'89 Westy

At 08:55 PM 4/26/99 -0700, Davidson wrote:
>Marshall,
>If you're going to apply more heat, ya better figure on a better ventilation
>system too. As it is, the fridge is stuffed in a pretty tight place, the
>passive vents are too small, and that small fan is inadequate (IMHO). I
>figured that I would tackle improving the ventilation first to see what
>improved performace I could get. So here's what I did:
>
>Regarding adding 12v fans to the back of the fridge:
>First I have to acknowledge Derek Drew because I got some of my ideas and
>much of my inspiration for working on the fans from his article
>"Refrigerator Madness." Thanks Derek! Derek includes lots of other good
>stuff besides adding fans to the Dometic. You can find his article at:
>ftp://gerry.vanagon.com/pub/technical/Refrigerator-Manual.txt
>
>
>And now for "Refrigerator Fan Insanity":
>I spent A LOT of time figuring this out so I am happy to help others save
>time by sharing my experience. However, I will assume that you will figure
>out some of the details since it would take so long to remember and
write........