Fridge fun

[busbuddy]

So I fitted a cbe fan kit to a neighbours van the other week and I bought one for my van at same time, renewed the thermal paste as well
I'm away racing this weekend and the fridge is set as normal on gas, got the dial where we need it years ago and leave it alone, fridge went to -4 and freezer went into laboratory deep freeze with an outside temp of 26 degrees
Have had to relearn the fridge settings and try to cut frozen cheese
Recommend anyone with an older fridge (over 15 years) to do the re-paste treatment

 

[Figaro]

Yep, new paste makes a big difference.
When I took my ali fin plate off it was difficult to see where the original paste had been !
Might have been a Friday afternoon build in the Dometic factory

 

[joe and sue]

?? Paste, can someone please explain what, where & why, pics would help,
Ours is 20 years old original equipment, so may be a god idea.
Thanks
Joe

 

[Figaro]

At the back of your fridge is an aluminium plate with fins held on with 3 or 4 screws.
Unscrew and remove the plate, behind are the cooling pipes and the paste convects the cold onto the fins to cool the fridge.
Over time the paste dries out or in my case may not have been there in the first place.
You can buy the paste from ebay for a few £`s it`s usually described as computer heat sink paste.
Spread paste over the back of the ali plate with particular attention to the pipe runs and screw back.
Simple to do and very effective

 

[monzer]

?? Paste, can someone please explain what, where & why, pics would help,
Ours is 20 years old original equipment, so may be a god idea.
Thanks
Joe

Have a look at this thread which I have copy and thermal pasted

3way fridge thermal gel replacement ?

As previously discussed have received the tube of thermal gel and dismantled the fridge cooling fins which shows no sign of the old gel.Where does the gel (copper paste ) go.. between the screws or where it goes around the black tubes? Also does it go on tubes before the freezer plate slides...

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[joe and sue]

Have a look at this thread which I have copy and thermal pasted

3way fridge thermal gel replacement ?

As previously discussed have received the tube of thermal gel and dismantled the fridge cooling fins which shows no sign of the old gel.Where does the gel (copper paste ) go.. between the screws or where it goes around the black tubes? Also does it go on tubes before the freezer plate slides...

www.motorhomefun.co.uk

Thanks for taking the time to explain, will have a look next week,
Joe

 

[joe and sue]

At the back of your fridge is an aluminium plate with fins held on with 3 or 4 screws.
Unscrew and remove the plate, behind are the cooling pipes and the paste convects the cold onto the fins to cool the fridge.
Over time the paste dries out or in my case may not have been there in the first place.
You can buy the paste from ebay for a few £`s it`s usually described as computer heat sink paste.
Spread paste over the back of the ali plate with particular attention to the pipe runs and screw back.
Simple to do and very effective

Thanks
Joe

 

[Chris51]

If you have the RM212 older fridge there are 3 screws joining the 2 fins together around the pipe smere paste around pipe where fins touch and screw together again.

 

[sylvester1954]

Know a chap who apparently has quite a good knowledge of fridges, spends some considerable time inside them l gather.. goes by the name of Johnson.. .. Boris Johnson to be precise...

 

[fat haggis]

Orders some paste I’m sure it will be a big improvement 15 year old Hymer

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