How To Make Your RV Dometic Fridge COLD! Computer Fan; www.amazon.com...
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@imatter46194 жыл бұрын
I put insulation around the slideout where the fridge is at. Put a shade on those vents Put a small fan in the bottom facing up. Replaced all 4 fans facing the fins with some bigger and stronger fans Put insulation on top and on the side were there was a 2inch gap. I just ordered a small fan for the inside of the fridge and a 10" exaust fan to put on the top vent. A Dometic mechanic basically told me.that these refrigerators work on a 2 to 1 ratio. Ex. If its 100 then the temp will be 50. My fridge is on a slideout but regardless a 5600 dollar refrigerator like mine should work fine regardless of the weather and it being on a slideout. It has caused me so much stress and frustration. But Im thankful for KZbinrs like yourself that have given me good Ideas.
@iboughtarv65704 жыл бұрын
Thanks! YT is the best for solving problems like this!
@chuckpeterson478 Жыл бұрын
You did the right thing. Baffles to force the air your fans pull through the fins would make things even better. Just bend some flashing as shown in other videos and you’ll be amazed. Good vid.
@davidnachbaur68052 жыл бұрын
I did the same thing for my old dometic 660 from 1983. Now get to 37 degrees from 45. Plus double check your rv level. It's only got to be off by a hair. At least, that's the way it is for mine
@jec_ecart3 жыл бұрын
Those are some beautiful fans.
@garygrow83734 жыл бұрын
I did this install several years ago and placed a small toggle switch inside. The fan is on only when needed and to conserve the battery as we boondock frequently. I also have a fan inside the refrigerator to move air across the fins. As others have mentioned, baffles do help but sometimes access is almost impossible.
@alschader34924 жыл бұрын
They used to have a solar fan to do what you’re doing the panel mounted on refer vent on roof . Also try to shade refer side when parked if possible. You’re a thinking camper.
@johnwillisd8499 Жыл бұрын
Heat rises it'd be hotter towards the thermostat cold air is always at the bottom of the refrig
@Steve211Ucdhihifvshi4 жыл бұрын
Also another huge tip, if you can keep the fridge full, fill up some bottles of water cold water is best as the fridge doesn't need to work as hard. Anyway the reason why is that if theres more cool thermal mass inside the fridge the less it needs to work to keep empty space cool. On our fridge freezers i will cycle frozen bottles of water between the freezer and fridge on really hot days putting the frozen ones on the top shelf of the fridge, drinking the cool ones and then of a night time (when the ambient temp. outside is cooler freezing cool bottles we drank all day.) that way we have lots of ice incase of a problem or a really hot day.
@imatter46194 жыл бұрын
Where those exaust fans or regular fans?? And BTW ive seen about 50 rv refrigerator videos and by far your looks to be the cheapest least complicated most efficient and least viewed video. Great Job. One thing though about those fans, are they on all day and night. Reason I ask this was that dometic told me that they dont need to be on at night when its cooler. I have my 5 fans on a thermostat regulator and set it to go on after it passes the 70 degree mark. This would be a perfect setup for me if somehow I could add a thermostat to the fans.
@iboughtarv65704 жыл бұрын
manuel meza Hi! They are computer fans, and yes, mine run all the time, but I’m plugged in all the time too. You could easily add a thermostat switch so that it would turn off like you mentioned.
@Debtfreehomesteaders5 жыл бұрын
Very clever! These Domeric refrigerator can be very picky. Keeping our fridge level has been our biggest help. Where did you pull power from off the board. Thanks for sharing! -Will
@iboughtarv65705 жыл бұрын
Thanks Will! That 12 volt power block behind the fridge runs some electrical on the fridge itself if it's running on propane.
@Hockeycoho3 жыл бұрын
SUPER helpful!!! thank you 😃👍
@iboughtarv65703 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@wim01045 жыл бұрын
the top vents on that model RV do need some help. our old RVs have a nice vertical stack, and all steel (aka rodent proof)
@RobertSmith-tq6mf3 жыл бұрын
You need to change out the white TY wraps to black. They are probably super brittle by now. Black ones last 10 times longer.
@iboughtarv65703 жыл бұрын
Yes, you're right. Thanks for pointing that out.
@perezm7144 жыл бұрын
Good job.
@raymondclark17852 жыл бұрын
There are hatch fans made for boats that have a solar panel on top and a switch for pull or push the air. I'm thinking of adding one to the roof vent. No wiring and it will run when the sun shines :)
@davidg.johnson7574 Жыл бұрын
Having it only run when the sun shines might not be good. What if it is a very hot day, like in Florida, and it is cloudy at the same time? Or you park you RV in a shady area and it is still hot outside? If you have solar panels, you must have batteries. Best to connect the fans to your solar battery and have an automatic thermostat attached to the fans.
@Steve211Ucdhihifvshi4 жыл бұрын
Only thing is with 3ways that they actually need heat, if you take the heat away from the boiler too much, it will run using more gas/electricity (we call propane gas) so you just have to be careful to help the exhaust exit without forcing it.
@TheDaydreamerHustle3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. I just got my blue fans and going to install them. Our last trip we had things go bad in the fridge so I’m hoping this works. Plus the LEDs look cool at night
@iboughtarv65703 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I hope it works for you too. It's been great for us, and yes, the lights are very cool! Blue will look awesome.
@stevebrookins39804 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Thanks for sharing. I will be doing this soon.
@suecrets51693 жыл бұрын
What a great job Thanks
@iboughtarv65703 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@badmarvinfl4 жыл бұрын
great video...I followed your directions exactly...and I'm getting 70 degrees in Florida after running it for a day...exact same fans, fridge fan next to thermostat....freezer freezes, but cooler section...no bueno.....I guess it's 'results may vary?'....btw, this is in a 2 year old Air Stream...
@iboughtarv65704 жыл бұрын
Hi Ed, sorry you're having trouble, especially with such a new RV. Can you feel the hot air being blown out of the top vent outside? What model fridge do you have in your Air Stream?
@badmarvinfl3 жыл бұрын
@@iboughtarv6570 sorry about long delay...we just did a trip and I used frozen stuff to help cool down the fridge for a day...I also bought a new fridge thermometer...which now seems to have been part of the problem...the fans worked great!
@iboughtarv65703 жыл бұрын
@@badmarvinfl Great to hear!
@msfitzsadventures5 жыл бұрын
Great job it does work ..
@davidg.johnson7574 Жыл бұрын
The weak point is those long screws attached with crazy glue. Driving down the road creates a lot of vibrations to break the super glue. And moisture and heat from the outside will also attack the crazy clue and weaken it. I can see the two screws breaking away from the vent very easily during your first (or second) RV trip. Might be better to make the mounting more secure by getting some longer stainless steel bolts and make the bolts go through the vent itself. Then you can add some ss washers and ss lock washers that will help keep the bolts and fans from wiggling side to side while traveling.
@johngardiner70714 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the great idea. Do you know how I would instal a thermostat inline to turn the fan on and off rather than leaving it on all the time? Thanks again.
@iboughtarv65704 жыл бұрын
I don't know, I'm sorry. I remember when I was planning to do this project seeing a guy somewhere on YT who talked about that, but I remember it meaning that I'd have to somehow tap into / wire in to the fridge. But installing a thermostat is a great idea.
@hardtruth20393 жыл бұрын
These fans are 2 speed (hi and low). Use an on off on switch and wire it properly and you get two speeds.
@cherylneuman20022 жыл бұрын
We want to renovate our Alpha See Ya. Do you have any videos showing your renovation? If so are they posted? Even pictures would work. Your color theme is exactly what I want. 😃
@iboughtarv65702 жыл бұрын
Hi there. Almost all of the pictures I have are in the 3 videos I have posted. The main thing was painted the walls a shade of white; painting the upper kitchen cabinets white, and the base a darker color. We used a high quality Sherwin Williams paint for the cabinets. Neutral color flooring. We removed some of the shelving doors as you can see to open up the shelves. We did very little to the upper bedroom area. We didn't paint up there. We didn't mind the area where we slept to be darker. Biggest 2 items are the flooring and the painting. Those 2 things can completely change the look of your RV.
@cherylneuman20022 жыл бұрын
@@iboughtarv6570 thank you
@patdavis38875 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info, I just finished my installation of the fans. They work, but they don't turn very fast.
@dennisjohnny99813 жыл бұрын
i know it's kinda off topic but do anyone know of a good place to stream newly released series online?
@jaysonriley32643 жыл бұрын
@Dennis Johnny I watch on FlixZone. You can find it on google =)
@iair-conditiontheoutsideai30763 жыл бұрын
I replaced mine with a residential unit the absorption refrigerators are garbage
@qwiklok3 жыл бұрын
Good idea, good comments, lots of improvements and siggestions. I'd redo the video without the cheap music. it takes away from the quality of the video
@feliciapierce57393 жыл бұрын
This is my problem with these refrigerators, 40 degrees is not a safe temperature for food. It usually does not stay at 40 degrees with propane either. Food should be kept at 32 degrees. I personally think these refrigerators suck.
@clutchcargo6662 жыл бұрын
If you want your food frozen, sure. Water freezes at 32 degrees. 39-40 degrees is optimal for a fridge. For the freezer, the closer to 0 the better. 9 degrees is the magic temperature that ice cream remains ice cream.
@madczechoutdoors10884 жыл бұрын
This would be great if my trailers had an access panel at the top like that. Which neither one does.
@elizabeth91225 жыл бұрын
I like it!
@leesmith92993 жыл бұрын
you should probably get yourself a larger thermometer
@iboughtarv65703 жыл бұрын
haha! it is ridiculous that's the only one I had!
@marksalot6555 жыл бұрын
When it’s hot, remove the bottom vent first to see how much difference it makes. The fans up top won’t last long in 100 plus degree exterior heat. Need a thermostat on there too.
@marilyngatson22893 жыл бұрын
Can you explain and show a little more of what I wire which wire to. I just want to make sure I do it right. No experience doing this. But definetly need these fans for my refrigerator since I live in an area where it is super hot and has been over 100 degrees for the past month and a half.
@iboughtarv65703 жыл бұрын
this is all low voltage wiring. You should be able to see coloring on the wiring identifying that you have the same wires from each fan. Use a 9 volt battery to test that it works. It's a safe way to test that you have your wires together correctly.
@murraymclean51774 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@BSSR1REF3 жыл бұрын
Had anyone thought you were having a fire with those red leds?
@iboughtarv65703 жыл бұрын
I had one kind but inquisitive neighbor :) kinda looks that way
@Redrider00073 жыл бұрын
Am I wrong or do you have the fans blowing into the compartment?
@iboughtarv65703 жыл бұрын
Hi. No, the fans are blowing air out of the vent on the top. So it's drawing the air from inside and pushing it out the top vent, creating an airflow from bottom to top over those coils.
@garyausher5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing, I'll be doing this next week. Only nit-pick I noticed: Black Zip ties are UV protected, white will disintegrate when exposed to sunlight or fluorescent light. Just wondering if you tried to disable the LEDs? Seems like it might be a distraction on those nights you want to watch the stars.
@iboughtarv65704 жыл бұрын
gary a. usher I didn’t try to disable the LED’s, but it was on the other side of our RV, so it didn’t bother us. It’s an easy way to check and make sure it’s working.
@chrisstevens70092 жыл бұрын
So not sure what i'm doing wrong but i bought the same exact fans (except the blue LED)....tried to test it with the 9v battery and neither fan works. Only so many combinations with 3 wires and i did ensure the 9v was working and had juice. I'm lost
@iboughtarv65702 жыл бұрын
Hi. Sorry you're having trouble. that is strange. Sounds like you did everything right. You stripped the wires properly I'm sure...There might be a better video on YT showing how to test something with a 9v battery. Hope you can get it resolved! The fan I had only had 3 wires, and they were marked pretty well.
@westtexasraider43605 жыл бұрын
I will be doing this diy fix this weekend, but was curious to see how I could make this run when a switch is flipped versus constant running?
@iboughtarv65705 жыл бұрын
West Texas Raider Hi. I didn’t add a switch, but I think it could be wired in between the power block (source) and your fans. Test it when connected to a 9 volt battery. Hope it goes smoothly for you! Thanks
@jamesnewman17162 жыл бұрын
When you put your fans in do they run all the time or are they wired into the same as fans on the Refrig?
@iboughtarv65702 жыл бұрын
Hi. Mine run all the time. Some have added a switch. they are not wired in to the fridge.
@Mikesroadtrip-ec5kp4 жыл бұрын
Where did you put the on off switch. Did you wire it up the stock way and just added a switch?
@djf_19974 жыл бұрын
I did not install an on / off switch. I'm plugged in at the RV park, so I just let it run all the time.
@tracieharris10684 жыл бұрын
I spent two hours trying to fish that line down-how and where did you get it down
@iboughtarv65704 жыл бұрын
Tracie Harris Sorry you’re having trouble with that. Do you have a ladder high enough to see down from the top vent? You should be able to see some kind of opening...I’m sure you’ve probably tried something like that. Tie something heavy to the end of your wire, or tape it to a stretched out wire coat hanger and carefully fish it down....🤔
@stewbuntu4 жыл бұрын
Why wouldn't you add the link to the fans in the description?
I just got these in the mail. Wired them up. But the speed is very low. Straight to car battery. Still jist enough to move the hair on ur hands. Did I wire them wrong or do these just not put much out?
@iboughtarv65705 жыл бұрын
Carson Klick They don’t push a lot of air like a normal fan. There is an extra wire for high speed. Make sure you have that connected and you should be good. It just has to generate some air flow over the coils in the back.
@henryclayton90505 жыл бұрын
Have you wired them in parallel?
@philc.92804 жыл бұрын
I'm a little confused. I can do this project no problem but how do you wire the 12 volt power so it goes on and off as needed. I don't want a fan on constantly 24 hours to unnecessarily drain my battery as I boondock often. Thanks
@iboughtarv65704 жыл бұрын
You’ll have to add a switch in between the fan and the power block. I didn’t because I’m plugged in all the time. If you could figure out a way to locate the switch inside, that would be convenient. Hope it works for you.
@philc.92804 жыл бұрын
@@iboughtarv6570 OK thanks. I wished I could figure a way to put a thermostat in so it would be automatic.
@kintzles4 жыл бұрын
There is a fan on amazon that has a thermostat and switch.
@Appfan424 жыл бұрын
@@philc.9280 Phil, you'll want something like this: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000PY7T7I/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 You can mount that on the fins and set at what temperature the fans will kick-in.
@OneNBK4 жыл бұрын
@@Appfan42 THANKS!!! I've been looking for one of these!
@Mikesroadtrip-ec5kp4 жыл бұрын
So do the fans run all the time?
@iboughtarv65704 жыл бұрын
Mine do because I’m plugged in all the time. But you could easily add a switch in between to turn it on and off.
@ninorcsinned34654 жыл бұрын
Make more!!!
@iboughtarv65704 жыл бұрын
Working on it! Thanks!
@Skiers_Snowboarders_Midwest3 жыл бұрын
You should definitely have the fans sucking in from the bottom and exhausting from the top... Heat rises
@iboughtarv65703 жыл бұрын
the goal is not to suck air in necessarily, but to push it out. the fans pushing the air out is what keeps the constant flow of air over those coils. because the warm air rises, the fans are there to push it out.
@Skiers_Snowboarders_Midwest3 жыл бұрын
@@iboughtarv6570 again, the fans on the bottom vent should be blowing in towards the unit. The vents at the top should have exhaust fans
@Skiers_Snowboarders_Midwest3 жыл бұрын
At least if your goal is to cool the unit
@connectasap Жыл бұрын
no clue@@Skiers_Snowboarders_Midwest
@Skiers_Snowboarders_Midwest Жыл бұрын
@connectasap trolling comments from 2 years ago... 🤣 And it's not rocket science, this is common knowledge on every RV forum.