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07-22-2021, 12:41 PM #11
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bobter3.....Where did you get the fans? Are they an upgrade or OEM?
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07-22-2021, 12:43 PM #12
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bobter3...Just noticed you are in Valley Head, WV. We'll be in Moorefield, WV around August 13 - 15 to visit some friends.
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07-22-2021, 02:06 PM #13
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I guess you could say they were an OEM upgrade. This is where i got mine from https://www.camperid.com/norcold/nor...990849996.html I got the ones that were matched to amp and output. And GD reimbursed me for them! It wasn't bad to put them in, just a bit of an awkward angle.
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07-22-2021, 08:30 PM #14
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bobter3....Thanks again. I really do appreciate you taking the time to get me that information. Happy camping!
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07-28-2021, 03:14 PM #15
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07-28-2021, 07:48 PM #16
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We had a similar issue with our Dometic 2882 (8 cubic ft) fridge. My fridge installation did not have the baffle that you, and others, have described (in picture). I found an open air space above the fridge that allowed hot air to collect there. After filling that space with insulation, and adding a second fan to increase the air flow across the fins, it seems to be operating much better. Gets colder and stays colder, even in SC summer weather. To add the fan, I was able to access the fan location through the top vent and the wiring through the bottom vent.
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07-28-2021, 07:48 PM #17
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Oh, we also added a slide topper over it back in April.
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07-29-2021, 11:47 AM #18
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07-29-2021, 08:47 PM #19
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I whole-heartedly agree with your opinion. That is why I installed a switch on our Norcold that bypasses the thermal switch that makes those condenser fans run. The sensor is at the top of the condenser coils.
I connected two wires in parallel with the thermal switch and ran them down to a SPST (single pole single throw) that I mounted in a drilled hole in the condenser mounting bracket (that I can reach without a ladder). When it gets hot outside I turn this switch on which makes the fans run ANYTIME the fridge is calling for cool. We can usually reduce our setting one or two numbers to get the same temperature and a cool condenser runs more efficiently.
One caveat: If you are boondocking or if the power goes out don't forget to turn this switch OFF. With this switch off as well as most everything else our fridge can go about 36 hours on a single lead-acid battery before it starts complaining about low power.Frank and Char + Maya, Newport, Michigan. 2016 Solitude 379FL/2006 F250 6.0 diesel w/dually conversion. 4th rain-sense roof vent, two ceiling fans, Kodiak disc brakes, Carlisle G 14-ply tires, Water Miser x2, final dump valve, water header tank, fridge cond fan switch, outside range exhaust, elec hot water anode, filtered drinking water, triple battery box,
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