Auxiliary Refridge Fan

Looking for advice or,experience with the fan unit from RV Cooling Unit Warehouse, Model # SDL01.   The one with 3 fans, mounts on cooling fins in box, hard wires thru drain tube.  $72.95 on Amazon.

Many thanks, Mike

I cannot provide any such advice or experience.  But for the majority of PC owners that have their fridge in a slide-out, having such a thing might be a very good investment to improve ventilation.  It seems the slide-out offers less "chimney effect" than when the fridge is not inside a slide-out which effects fridge performance during extremely hot temperatures.

I don't know about the unit you are investigating but we live in a really hot area and have never had problems keeping our refrig cold.  We have a 2350 with slide.   That being said, we came to the PC from the Class B world and our Roadtrek refrig would really struggle to cool down on very hot days sitting in the sun when parked.   I installed a little 12 volt fan I bought at Radio Shack (remember??) that was designed to cool electronic gear.   It really helped.  I mounted it at the bottom of the fins and just directed the air upward.  That refrig was three way (110v, LP, 12v dc) and I just wired it into the 12v coming into the refrig on the back.   Worked great.   

Ron, All the models with refer in the slide-out have fans built in.

The models that vent through roof, do not have fans but as Doneworking says, can benefit by a small inexpensive fan. My old 2551 would not work well without an extra fan.

Ron, All the models with refer in the slide-out have fans built in.

The models that vent through roof, do not have fans but as Doneworking says, can benefit by a small inexpensive fan. My old 2551 would not work well without an extra fan.

Interesting!

So, for us with roof-top ventilation, it wouldn't be a bad idea if camping in extreme heat, to have a small 12V fan to pass more air upward through the cooling fins behind the fridge.  I will have to keep that in-mind.  It surely makes sense to have one to turn on for such conditions.

Thanks!
Ron Dittmer

This post has created a few more questions for me. Sailor's request is for information on a fan unit that mounts on the inside of the refer. Unless I'm mistaken, I have read about fan units mounted on the backside. Can someone shed some more light on the subject?
Doug

This post has created a few more questions for me. Sailor's request is for information on a fan unit that mounts on the inside of the refer. Unless I'm mistaken, I have read about fan units mounted on the backside. Can someone shed some more light on the subject?
Doug

There is a product that attaches to the fins inside the fridge.  I am looking for the link, but cant find it.  In the meantime. here is a thread from a class B forum that I bookmarked .  Kinda interesting.

http://www.classbforum.com/forums/f8/gas-absorption-refrigerator-mods-to-improve-performance-8484.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email

Barry T

The problem is not inside the refer it is the fins in the back that need the air circulation to cool better.

Looking for advice or,experience with the fan unit from RV Cooling Unit Warehouse, Model # SDL01.   The one with 3 fans, mounts on cooling fins in box, hard wires thru drain tube.  $72.95 on Amazon.

Many thanks, Mike

A fan like that only keeps the inside the refrigerator temp uniform.  That's especially true if like most RVers, you tend to overpack the refrigerator because there's not a lot of room in it.

While it *may* help keep frost off the fins, that's unlikely since frost is due mainly to humidity inside the refrigerator and not due to air movement.

The problem is not inside the refer it is the fins in the back that need the air circulation to cool better.

Keelhauler, I am very aware of that.  I think the OP was asking about a contraption that attached to the inside fins and I have read articles on such.  On occasion, I use the small battery operated, squirrel cage fan inside the fridge to circulate air.  Not sure if it makes a difference.  Been so long since I had an absorption fridge, I'm gun shy. 

Cheers...
Barry T