Smokecreek1
Smokecreek1
Here is my required stupid question of the year ! As some of you know I replaced my old 3-way frig with a Dometic CF110 and went solar (with all the whistles and bells like extra batteries, new solar panels and 30 amp comp) on my 05 Granby earlier this year. Okay, I've learned how to use this setup and all works well, so here is the stupid question? A couple of months ago I was camped up in the high country on the Modoc NF and storm came in and I was parked just right or wrong and the wind came in thru the outside 3 way frig panels behind the new frig , then under and around the small spaces around the frig/freezer and into the back of the FWC (not a gentle gust but a Norther in intensity). Once I figured out where the wind was coming from, I blocked the spaces around the frig as best as i could and the rear of the camper warmed up! I use my set up allot and this is the only time this has happened since I went solar.
So here is the question-everything I have read about compression frig's says that they don't require outside venting, so can anyone think of a reason why I should not just block up the old outside vents/panel to stop the wind from coming in? Doing it this way is so much easier than trying to close all the openings around the frig or trying to change the position of the frig itself (it was put in my a lic. dealer); or maybe I could just leave it as is and hope I never get hit by a Norther again ! I use my FWC year round so I really don't want to be out in NW Nevada or the Sierras in January and have this happen again . Any comments!
Smoke
So here is the question-everything I have read about compression frig's says that they don't require outside venting, so can anyone think of a reason why I should not just block up the old outside vents/panel to stop the wind from coming in? Doing it this way is so much easier than trying to close all the openings around the frig or trying to change the position of the frig itself (it was put in my a lic. dealer); or maybe I could just leave it as is and hope I never get hit by a Norther again ! I use my FWC year round so I really don't want to be out in NW Nevada or the Sierras in January and have this happen again . Any comments!
Smoke