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Gary, where in your Norcold did you mount the muffin fan, and in what
direction to you have the air flow moving?
Thanks!
Ted Hugger
Sequin, GB32-126
South Freeport, ME
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> Subject: Re: T&T: Muffin Fan (added to Nordcold)
>
> SNIP>>>: I want to put a muffin fan in my Norcold 110V/12V
> SNIP>>>refrig/freezer
> to keep the lower portion of the refrig cooler....Is there a
> way to wire a 12 V fan to work? Jim Cobb
>
> The muffin fan is a very valuable addition. Rather than mess
> with the Norcold wiring you can simply tap into the 12 volt
> wire coming into the back of the fridge. This means that the
> fan runs whenever there is 12 volt or 110 volt power to the
> fridge (assuming you leave both breakers on) but we consider
> that a good thing. Since you are mostly on 110 volt there is
> no downside re battery draw. At anchor the muffin fan draws
> so little juice we don't worry about it.
> The fan made a big difference in the running time of our
> Norcold but that is in large part because our Norcold
> installation has very poor air circulation.
> BUT remember this: As stated many times on this list the most
> important thing if you are running on 12 volt is to install
> heavier wiring. That also made a significant difference. As
> info our Norcold is now 17 years old and still going strong
> despite 3500 hours on the Lehmans.
> <<<gary Ritzman>>> M/V Dharma Albin 40 Mercer Island WA
> PS I'll expect a cold beer if I see you on the water!
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