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Old 03-28-2018, 07:51 PM   #19
suntansailor
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City: Sint Maarten DWI
Vessel Name: Au Naturel
Vessel Model: 2000 Mainship 390 Trawler
Join Date: May 2017
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NovaKool additional exhaust fan UPDATE

I ended up finding a local boat supply store (IWW) that sells the factory replacement Waeco (sp?) fans...12v 150ma, so used 3 of those...one replaced my dead factory fan, another positioned to cool compressor, and a third pointed upward to assist the hot air to rise to the vent at top of cabinet.

Made a tracking chart, and it looks like I am now able to lower fridge thermostat from 6 to 4 (7 being highest), while still having the fridge thermometer in the "sweet" range, and freezer now freezes ice cubes over night (never did that before).

The 3 fans each draw just 150 ma, so pleased that my 250w solar panel easily keeps up when anchored out or on the mooring. Pretty "cool" for a 18 year old NovaKool fridge. Now the Heineken's are really cold here in the tropics...
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