Fridge Ventilation Fans

krull

I have the usual Electrolux 3 way fridge, When used for extended periods, no matter what the power source, it appears to lose interest after a few days, and doesn't cool like it should. The cooling unit was replaced last year under warranty, but didn't make a huge improvement.

This year I made myself a cooling system:

Electronic thermosat kit from Maplins £5 (you have to solder it together).
120mm computer cooling fan from Maplins £6
A secret push on/off master swith that you operate by poking a knife through the cooling grill.

Tried it last week for 10 days and what an improvement, The themostat turns the fan on when the temp above the cooling fins reaches 30 degrees.

I would recommend it. In our case the Fiamma handle parks across the vent grill which doesn't help.

However I will be making some alterations:
Fan is oversized (only runs for 10secs) and quite noisy, so will change it for a Maplins 80mm Ultra Quiet one

geraldandannie · Moderator

I like this idea. Thanks!

Gerald

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davesport

Excellent post Krull.

Do you have the part numbers for the thermostat kit & 80mm fan ?

Kind regards Dave.

geraldandannie · Moderator

Autoquest

I would be very interested in this but how did you get access to the rear of your fridge?

Did you remove the fridge or can you remove the vents from the back and get in from there?

davesport

G & D

Thank you.

Dave.

mangothemadmonk · NW Rally Co-ordinator

I use one of

Autoquest

Are they easy to retrofit though?

DTPCHEMICALS

For years i have used a simple 12 volt fan from halfords and a bracket made from mecano strips and use the grill screws to fix, the lead pasese thro a window and into a cigar lighter I disconnect over night
Cheers
Dave P

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