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12/8/2024 at 8:22pm
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i dont know what your caravan is like, but if its like ours then the cupboards next to it have a gap at the back, can you get some sort of fan heater on just the fan setting to blow behind and get the heat to go out the grills?
in the mean time, rather than dump a load of food get a bag of ice and put that inside the fridge
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13/8/2024 at 7:12am
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Hi, as well as the other good suggestions, I would try it on gas first before throwing away food. They normally work better on gas than EHU.
What setting are you on? we tend to run at 3 (halfway ish) as for some reason I was told they run better there than being put on full at 5, don't ask me why, doesn't seem to make sense, but always worked for us.
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13/8/2024 at 1:15pm
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Caravan fridges work differently from domestic ones at home. They are silent as they have no moving parts and cheaper to make but they have a big drawback in summer, they can only cool to somewhere close to 20 degrees below anbient temperature. Fine until the temperature at the fridge goes above say, 24 degrees, (and remenber the heat it is getting rid of is warming the back of the fridge, so cooling fans are the cheapest option to get the heat out and cooler air in as fast as possible.
As already said, 12 volt DC computer fans often fit the bill and can be used manually or for a bit more sophiistication a thermostat or control box. Don't buy the kits, they are horrendously expensive (like everything leisure related) and parts can be obtained easily, so with a little DIY skills you will be pleased with the results.
For anyone going to the south of France or Spain however, my advise is to invest in a small compressor fridge as absorbsion fridges deffinately have their limitations.
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13/8/2024 at 7:34pm
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I seem to remember seeing some vans with fridge vents which can be closed, presumably for winter use,
Maybe worth checking that doesn't apply to yours.
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14/8/2024 at 12:02am
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I read a few years ago the facts regarding the effective function of a caravan fridge. When operated by means of 240 volt mains, the fridge should work effectively with outside temperatures reaching up to about 28 degrees celcius. Once the outside temperature reaches above this figure then the fridge will struggle to cope so the solution is to switch the fridge over to gas which will keep the fridge colder. However, one important factor to take into consideration is that if the fridge vents are on the same side as the entrance door and you have an awning erected then this will severely reduce the amount of air entering the vents so you need plenty of air circulation for the fridge to operate effectively even on gas. In terms of winter caravanning, when the outside temperature drops to 8 degrees celcius the fridge will effectively start to over-cool which the advice then is to clip detachable external fridge vent covers to the existing ones which will make the fridge perform more effectively during the colder season.
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