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SNIP>>>(RE your May 2 post) Gary, where in your Norcold did you mount the
muffin fan, and in what
direction do you have the air flow moving? Thanks! Ted Hugger
Ted, in my galley down the fridge is mounted athwartships with its back facing
forward to the forward cabin. We mounted the fan at the back of the fridge
under the port V-berth as high as possible (maybe two feet above the deck) and
set it to blow in bringing the cool air from under the bunks but I think
either direction would work well. Due to poor installation the only air
circulation previously was the little grill under the front of the fridge and
the plywood wall behind the fridge in the forward cabin would actually get
very warm. Now it doesn't.
<<<Gary Ritzman>>> M/V Dharma Albin 40 Mercer Island WA
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Ritzman (<mailto:>)
> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 4:14 AM
> 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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