Fridge Vent Fans Recommendations (1 Viewer)

[peterc10]

Vento and other names are the same product.
No mine is in the top vent, it must suck air through not blow

Thanks Andy. Do these work even if you are using the fridge on gas? We spend most of the time off grid

 

[Allanm]

Ours is usually running on gas and yes, they work fine

 

[Techno]

Thanks Andy. Do these work even if you are using the fridge on gas? We spend most of the time off grid

It operates on auto temperature sensing or manual on/off so the heat source of your fridge is not relevant.

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[Snowbird]

Before deciding whether you need fridge fans or not, first ask yourself a few questions.
1) Where will I be travelling to. If Bridlington, Skegness or Anglesea chances are you will not require fridge fans or for that matter even a fridge. Throw the fridge out and use the space for a woodburner.
2) If on the other hand you are a little more adventurous with your travels and go to southern Spain or heaven forbid North Africa then your fridge will struggle to keep the Boddingtons cold without a fan when tempretures get up around 30c.
3) Depending on the mentality of your motorhome manufacturer and whether he has given any thought to what his product is going to be used for and where he has put the fridge, like on which side of the van, ie, if its on the same side as the habitation door, which we all like to keep on the sunny side of the street, the fridge will struggle to keep cool in full sun.
4) I have even seen fridge vents obscured by the habitation door when open.

 

[Allanm]

Well, the 3 way switch on the control panel now refuses to operate in the Auto position now! ....and we haven't been away in the van since I bought the kit.
Hopefully my replacement kit will come before we leave for France in a couple of days

 

[Techno]

Probably the temperature set point is too high to bring it on

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[goldenline]

I use this Allan. It comes with its own temperature sensing controller
Auto /off/ on
http://www.rainbow-conversions.co.uk/fridge-vents/vento-12v-electronic-fridge-fan-126-p.html

Thanks for the info Andy I think I will order one of these rather than mess around with diy
Alan

 

[goldenline]

Have ordered the vento fan as Andy ( techno 100) advised but found them on a site I use quite often in France. They are a lot cheaper than the sites I tried in England especially as they are priced in euros
Not sure about postage .
www.leader-loisirs.com

 

[sallylillian]

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On Andy's good advice I bought one of these kits and m now about to fit it. It seems to me that I should take the 12 volt from the TEC tower, but does it have an aux 12 volt out?

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[Rouflab]

Dont buy Brunner Vento Units I have had TWO go belly up in a matter of weeks see my other posts

 

[sallylillian]

Dont buy Brunner Vento Units I have had TWO go belly up in a matter of weeks see my other posts

Mine have been running for 2 years, roughly 6 months per year, still working.

 

[Allanm]

I didn't get to send my Brunner fans back because we went away after fitting the new, different name replacements. I chucked the old ones.
But, I needed new fridge fans for our latest van, with temperatures well into the 30's most of the time here, I ordered another Brunno kit from Amazon.
I fitted them last week and they seem to be working fine. I'll keep an eye on them and report on how well ( or not) they work.

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[Allanm]

Well, quick update on the Brunner Vento fans, seems these are just as bad as the first set. Noisy as hell when they start up on auto, so they are going back and I just had a CBE fan kit delivered. Hopefully these will be fine.

 

[sallylillian]

Mine failed due to a jet wash I think but you could hear them at night even though I mounted them on rubber bushes. So got some new PC fans of the same size and fitted them. Total difference in noise...none and they are in the Brunner frame. The new fans were E20 so 2/3rd the cost of the whole Brunner assembly. I think you get what you pay for. So I have also sorted the controller which means I now have a super quiet working fridge fan system. I will be interested in your CBE comparison

 

[Lazyboy]

Got a couple of these
.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-x-Pack-...273195&hash=item25c22db65d:g:RhYAAOSw9NdXs4GD
No noise at all. Just wired into an illuminated switch, so either on or off and the light reminds me to turn it off at night if I forget.
When I say no noise I mean no noise, you cannot hear them. Different sizes available.

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