Dud Fridge

[Steve L]

Setting out for France tomorrow (Monday). When loading the van I eventually came to the Fridge. A very strange smell was within, having supposedly been looking after 4L of frozen milk for the last two days. The milk has virtually thawed and the smell was ammonia having showered and carried out my daily ablutions I knew it wasn't me. No, Fridge has finally given up the ghost. I thought these things should last for years and yet ours is a mere 20 years old. Spent all day today installing (at great expense) a portable Fridge Freezer. So lookout when we return there will be a hardly used one on the market. Probably consult Cliff upon my retur for advice on replacements. Meanwhile have a good Jubilee everyone.

 

[PaulOH]

Gosh - maybe it was the temp or did you park in the sun? _Take it you were running a convection fridge off gas? Parked in the sun once, the interior reached 55C and the fridge was 10-15c cooler, so everything spoiled - fridge worked tho!!

Notes to self - don't park with the fridge wall to the south

 

[Reallyretired]

Gosh - maybe it was the temp or did you park in the sun? _Take it you were running a convection fridge off gas? Parked in the sun once, the interior reached 55C and the fridge was 10-15c cooler, so everything spoiled - fridge worked tho!!

Notes to self - don't park with the fridge wall to the south

This situation is easily avoided with a cheap computer fan or two in the top vent. I have two with a thermostatic controller set to come on at 30c and off at 28c. In very hot weather they will run continuously and avoid the build up of heat that otherwise occurs at the back of the fridge. Total cost less than £20 or you can pay a lot more and get a complete kit.

 

[Shrimp]

We have a fan to expel heat from the fridge, pops on/off as needed, works well!

 

[Richard n Ann]

Setting out for France tomorrow (Monday). When loading the van I eventually came to the Fridge. A very strange smell was within, having supposedly been looking after 4L of frozen milk for the last two days. The milk has virtually thawed and the smell was ammonia having showered and carried out my daily ablutions I knew it wasn't me. No, Fridge has finally given up the ghost. I thought these things should last for years and yet ours is a mere 20 years old. Spent all day today installing (at great expense) a portable Fridge Freezer. So lookout when we return there will be a hardly used one on the market. Probably consult Cliff upon my retur for advice on replacements. Meanwhile have a good Jubilee everyone.

Keep the fridge, remove the 3 way cooling module and fit a DIY compressor kit. I'm doing ours when I get round to it.

Isotherm GE-80 Air Cooling Unit Fridge kit

Cool up to 80l of space in one go with the Isotherm GE-80 Cooling Unit Fridge Kit, designed for motorhomes and boats. Shop All Isotherm Products

www.youboatmarine.com

^{_{Subscribers  do not see these advertisements}}

 

[Figaro]

Keep the fridge, remove the 3 way cooling module and fit a DIY compressor kit. I'm doing ours when I get round to it.

Isotherm GE-80 Air Cooling Unit Fridge kit

Cool up to 80l of space in one go with the Isotherm GE-80 Cooling Unit Fridge Kit, designed for motorhomes and boats. Shop All Isotherm Products

www.youboatmarine.com

That looks a good bit of kit
I wonder what the power consumption is ?

 

[Richard n Ann]

That looks a good bit of kit
I wonder what the power consumption is ?

2 to 3 amps depending on temperature

 

[SandraL]

Would you need 2? One for freezer and one for fridge.

Or could you mount in freezer and have "drop vents" to cool the fridge?
Perhaps control drop vents thermostatically to maintain fridge temp.

Keep the fridge, remove the 3 way cooling module and fit a DIY compressor kit. I'm doing ours when I get round to it.

Isotherm GE-80 Air Cooling Unit Fridge kit

Cool up to 80l of space in one go with the Isotherm GE-80 Cooling Unit Fridge Kit, designed for motorhomes and boats. Shop All Isotherm Products

www.youboatmarine.com

 

[Richard n Ann]

Would you need 2? One for freezer and one for fridge.

Or could you mount in freezer and have "drop vents" to cool the fridge?
Perhaps control drop vents thermostatically to maintain fridge temp.

Dometic do the evaporator in a tube shape which is the freezer bit. A lot more money though.