Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 11:40:42 -0700
Reply-To: Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
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From: Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
Subject: Re: Outhouse fan
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I'll go halves with you on that thermometer in the interest of
refridgerated science... and Mark--- we'll need to see photo evidence
of this mysterious "frost" you refer to. And what is this thing you
call "ice"?
On Jun 16, 2007, at 11:23 AM, Michael Elliott wrote:
> Mark notably has the magic Dometics. He and I have gone round and
> round about these things. I've done a lot of testing and my
> Dometic, which is clean and works fine, has never achieved what I
> consider satisfactory cooling when the temps go over 90F -- I like
> my temps under 50F for the food and it can't do it.
>
> He reports ice on the cooling fins in his, which I would expect
> from moist air and cold fins, so I want hard data. To prove his
> Dometic's magic-ness, he's gonna need to stick a thermometer in his
> reefer and tell us what the temp differential is between the
> outside air and the Dometic's interior.
>
> Mark, I'll buy you that thermometer if you'll meet me at Denault's
> before you leave on what I bet is a sweet trip. If your reefer
> keeps the air temp on the middle shelf below 50F during the middle
> of a 95F+ day I'll stand you to some cold IPAs at Henneseys.
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> KG6RCR
>
>
>
> Jeffrey Vickers typed:
>> Mark! You have one of the few fusion-powered fridges that VW must
>> have snuck into production back in the 80s. I've done all the
>> cleaning, inverting and mods that can be done including a Camping
>> World fridge fan inside and I really can't hope for more than a
>> 35-45F difference between air and fridge temp. At the end of a 90F
>> day its almost 50F in the fridge. I'm tempted to try venting the
>> fridge hot air, but even more tempted to get a Norcold since I plan
>> on installing a good sized aux battery under the rear seat as well.
>> Jeff
>> On Jun 16, 2007, at 10:42 AM, Mark Drillock wrote:
>>> I have camped in 90-100 degree weather MANY times and the stock
>>> Dometic works fine. The fins ice up in a day or so and are
>>> completely frozen solid in a week. I do have an outside vent
>>> mounted behind mine. This was done to keep the heat from the fridge
>>> from making it even hotter inside the van but also helps the
>>> Dometic cool better.
>>>
>>> I am planning to camp next week where the forecast is 109-111
>>> degrees all 5 days we plan to be there. I will let you know if this
>>> exceeds the Dometic's operating range.
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>> Jeffrey Vickers wrote:
>>>
>>>> I think it would be better to vent the airspace behind the fridge
>>>> rather than introduce air into it. I don't use my city water hookup
>>>> and I've often thought that a tiny computer fan in place of the
>>>> hookup might do the trick. You'd need to prop the little city water
>>>> door open a bit when using it. I also have the GoWesty pump and fan
>>>> upgrade which is a MUCH better fan and cools the fins much better.
>>>> Really quiet. Bottom line is that nothing is going to keep the Dam-
>>>> etic cool when the temps get up past the 80s. I could sell you my
>>>> fridge and all my upgrades later this year when I get a Norcold...
>>>> = )
>>>> Jeff
>>>
>
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