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When it came, the top 2 panels were fixed in place. I took the right side one off to sort the plumbing and left off as the fix was often and it created an extra shelf. The left is off just so the fridge can have more ventilatin.Assuming you do have a couple of vents behind the fridge, which you will need even if running it on electricity, then I think all you need to do is improve the sealing around the sink. It doesn't have to be totally air-tight but if you were to cut a bit of plywood so it fitted around the sink snugly and fixed that to the vertical divider between the cupboard on the right and the fridge I am sure it will be safe to run on gas.
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That is your current issue in a nutshell, the "vent" shown is only an exhaust flue. there is NO ventilation for the fridge at all from outside. you need to get the fridge refitted properly with air vents cut into the van side wall. otherwise the fridge cannot work correctly even on electricWhen it came, the top 2 panels were fixed in place. I took the right side one off to sort the plumbing and left off as the fix was often and it created an extra shelf. The left is off just so the fridge can have more ventilatin.
There is only one vent outside
Only leccy from now on
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I think hou neeed to stop drinking it,. A fridge that size should only use 100-200 gms in 24 hours.Thanks for very valuable information.
Leccy it is from now on.
PS. I only ever used gas once anyway and it used 3kgs overnight.
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On some the lower vent is through the floor behind the fridge so can appear to have no lower vent. The upper vent is always visible though.That is pretty horrifying! So unsafe and very dangerous.
I also advocate the installation of carbon monoxide alarms.
Yorick - look at any caravan or commercially produced motor home and you can see the 2 rectangular fridge vents, one above the other.
Your fridge will will work much better with proper external vents and then be safe to use with gas but also get a carbon monoxide alarm!
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Not always sometimes the top vent is on the roof.On some the lower vent is through the floor behind the fridge so can appear to have no lower vent. The upper vent is always visible though.
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Depends on how old the fridge is, ones made in the last 8 or 9 years have a thermostat on 12v so yes, older fridges don't have a thermostat on 12v and use on 12v is to keep the temperature down while travelling but will not cool sufficiently if the fridge has not been pre- cooled on mains or gas.Does the turning down malarkey work on 12v?
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Right now, I'm somewhere between Cadiz and LanzaroteChanging the subject , Hi Yorick, where on the continent are you, just interested as we are off 1st sept to Brittany.