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After meeting and talking to RS54O at the 2018 Cambridge meet about the fridge fan mod that he had made got me to thinking, "I could do that". So I did a little research and came across Aaron Calders "how to" post (How to: Fit thermostatically controlled fridge cooling fans). So armed with the knowledge of both Eribarists I had a go.

I didn't have to source all the individual components or (thankfully) take the worktop off, instead I bought a complete kit from Ebay costing £42.95 + post (Werbung: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CBE-Tornado-D...872.m2749.l2649). I also wanted to make it future proof by not drilling any extra holes for the control unit in the van so sacrificed one of the double sockets under the counter top next to the fridge and replaced one socket for the control unit putting the now spare socket in the panel under the bed.

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To fit the fan I made a frame for the unit to sit on which in turn sits on the metal cowling in front of the fridge cooling fins. The frame is secured with three screws through the frame of the mesh cover into the fan frame. I then drilled a hole for the power cable (to the right of the fans) through into the kitchen cupboard, connected to the control unit then brought the whole thing alive by connecting to the vans 12v supply and a 10Amp inline fuse ( The terminals have been insulated since the pic was taken). I finally tested the unit was working in auto mode by using a heat gun on the fans to activate the thermostat.


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Quote: eribaMotters wrote in post #2

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It would be worthwhile sourcing a couple of 80mm computer fans

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Quote: Aaron Calder wrote in post #4

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Where is the fan temperature sensor? Does it activate on external or refrigerator housing air temperature?

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Just a quick thought - if you drilled through to the area behind the fridge from inside the van - you did put some sealant in the hole afterwards didn't you?

Quote: rambling robin wrote in post #6

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you did put some sealant in the hole

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